I have two pair (pairs?) of Rocket 7's. Both custom, although I think you guys are right about the second pair not being truly custom, since I never used a crush box for them. Anyway, I've been trying to contact the people at Rocket 7 for over a month, to get the older set of shoes repaired. The topmost metal loop on each shoe broke (I have a temporary fix in place), plus I just discovered that the carbon just above the heel on each shoe is CRACKED! Noticeably cracked, that is. But with no one responding from Rocket 7, I'm not sure if I'll be able to get them repaired. What originally steered me to Rocket 7 was the fact that they make shoes for Speedplay 4-bolt cleats, without the need for an adaptor. In frustration, I contacted D2 last week, but they only make shoes with 3-bolt (Look) cleat patterns. I see that Bont supposedly makes shoes with the Speedplay drilling, but I've never actually seen a pair in person and never even heard of them until I did a Google search. Anyway, I really do like my Rocket 7's, but if they're not around anymore, or not making "low end" $800 shoes anymore, I have to look for alternatives.