For normal feet, there is certainly no problem when wearing. But if you have sensitive ankle parts, the stems should be made softer and not as stiff. Another option: You order 2 sizes larger and attracts 2 pairs of socks on. I'll try to get through oiling the stems soft. Why Amazon buys his boots in England and not in Italy where they are produced, to me is not obvious because of the longer transport routes. One more addition: after a few weeks wearing time, I realized that the sole has good heat dissipation features. Dressed with warm feet you already at ambient temperatures by a few degrees within 2 km cold feet. As a countermeasure, inserting a fußgerecht cut corrugated cardboard is recommended. The first hook to the eyelets could save - they've never been used.
