When I crashed and broke my hand doing about 24 mph I was wearing my Specialized mountain comps-They took about half the damage of my fall (along with my ankle) and came out pretty well. The buckle broke-but thats like a 15 dollar replacement. Overall the shoe has held up for daily riding/ messengering for about 8 months and hasn't fallen apart yet. It's also got a nice solid sole that has hardly any flex, but still has the walkability of a mtn shoe