Ive been skateboarding for four and a half years and for almost two years now ive owned a pair of Globe Shoes Chet 4 Black Gum. They have been abused in every way imanginable and they are just now starting to fall apart but than again all shoes especialy skate shoes are going to fall apart so what do you expect. I got mine for under $35.00 so for skate shoes that is cheap and yet they last. It is definatly worth it, I recommend you should get a pair today! infact right now! I've been wearing (daily) a pair of Globe Shoes Chet 4 Black Gum for just under a year now. That's a ton of walking and skating (lite on the tricks). But all of a sudden the rubber is coming unglued from the upper. The treads going in spots, but that seems as well to be a recent thing. So that's most of a year and their dying.