Customer Reviews Avia A5020M

Great shoes, I use them for Summer and Winter treadmill walking. This is the second pair of this same model. Avia changed the style a bit and did not make the blue. I really wanted another pair and Zappos still had some. First pair is not worn out yet so I'm good to go a few more years. Their cradle heel feels funny first time you put them on, but after a few times wearing them you will really like it.

The shoe is pretty standard. I got the widest size and I love how my toes are completely free. All of my others shoes, my toes are either tight around the sides or tight on the top. I recommend getting extra wide shoes.

The shoes fit, so the sizes seem pretty spot-on. They are very comfortable and breathe well. Overall I love the shoes, except that the pad insert that my foot rests on started creeping up my heel during normal wear, but only on the right shoe. I used some rubber cement to permanently attach it & that fixed the problem, but I've never had a shoe do this before.

Inexpensive, comfortable, and well ventilated makes this shoe a bargain for those of us who weigh a bit more than the average person. They allow for the foot expansion of a wide somewhat wedge-shaped foot. The toe box is generous in that regard as well. I purchased the shoe in two colors for versatility and to give each pair rotation for proper 24 hour aeration, which greatly extends the life of most shoes anyway. The shoe also yields enough interior height to allow for your choice of comfort or stability increasing orthotics. The generic sort of style of this shoe makes it acceptable anywhere an athletic shoe would be worn. The plastic insert for the top two lace holes should be of a more rigid type however, as the laces can cut through it within a couple of months if you cinch it too quickly i.e.: rushing to get out the front door!