Customer Reviews Reef X-S-1

The Reef X-S-1 in the "murdered" (black-on-black) color scheme is an EXTREMELY comfortable sandal that is great fun to wear and looks really, really stylish, masculine, and sexy. I can traipse all over shopping centers and such on a 95-degree day without the least discomfort or between-the-toes chafing or any such minor tortures. Plus, it's absolutely thrilling at age 51 (I do look quite young, admittedly) to be stopped by twentysomething women who tell me how sharp my sandals look with my black T-shirt and black shorts and my, frankly, reasonably muscular gastrocnemii. Oh, I didn't mean that the women offering compliments actually said 'gastrocnemii', just that they are pretty decently muscled calves. Plus, will it hurt you to learn a nice Latin word?

The Reef X-S-1 in the "murdered" (black-on-black) color scheme is an EXTREMELY comfortable sandal that is great fun to wear and looks really, really stylish, masculine, and sexy. I can traipse all over shopping centers and such on a 95-degree day without the least discomfort or between-the-toes chafing or any such minor tortures. Plus, it's absolutely thrilling at age 51 (I do look quite young, admittedly) to be stopped by twentysomething women who tell me how sharp my sandals look with my black T-shirt and black shorts and my, frankly, reasonably muscular gastrocnemii.

The X-S-1 is a terrific-looking sandal that I enjoy wearing. The glossy, jet-black pattern is really eye-catching, and a lot of heads turn to look at them. Despite my 50+ age, I feel almost like a teenager when I wear them with an ultra-unique T and reasonably short denim shorts. My rating of "moderate arch support" is based upon the fact that my feet require no supplementary arch support.

These are a little more pricy than Fannings but the are worth it. These sandals stay firm after wearing them a while where I find Fannings to feel loose strength. I have purchased over 10 pairs of Fannings over the years but I will be sticking to these from now on.

Recently purchased Reef X-S-1. Have worn them almost every day. Having worn Reef Fannings exclusively for years I just wanted to try something new. I can confidently say these are the most comfortable sandals I have ever worn. Great arch support and cushioning, even more so than the Fannings. I highly recommend them. The only thing I can not comment on is long term use but I have never had any issues with any Reef products.

I am extremely happy with my Reef sandals. I already owned a pair of Slap II when I bought the X-S-1: truth be told, I bought the X-S-1 solely because they looked sharp. The two pairs of sandals fit differently, though both are extremely comfortable. When I wear the X-S-1, I feel like my feet are pointed downward; when I wear the Slap II, I feel like my feet are pointing straight ahead. Also, the straps on the X-S-1 are more snug. I'd have to say that, even if the X-S-1 looks sexier, the Slap II is a superior walking sandal.

I've had probably about 10 pairs of Reef sandals and wear them most days. This one definitely provides more cushion for your heel. So I've found them to be more comfortable for long walks. I don't like how the plastic spring system extends beyond the inner and outer sole at the back. I've had them for a few weeks now and they are holding up nicely. These definitely run small so get a size larger than you normally wear.

These are the most expensive Reefs I've ever bought and it was money poorly spent. What they amount to is platform sandals. I figured they'd have some give to them but that's not the case. Lacking is the soft feel of the the Fanning and in it's place is hard plastic. These are evidence that more is sometimes less.

I've owned at least 10 pairs of the Mick Fanning Reefs, which these are based on, and they're awesome slippers. They're my everyday walk-around, I wear them to work, to class, everywhere. So when I saw that they were combining the design with awesome running shoe technology, I had to buy a pair. Unfortunately the quality was nowhere near what I've come to expect from reef. After 3 months the support was completely gone, the "shock absorption" areas were flat, the footbeds had developed HUGE cracks in them, and the thong pulled out of the shoe! I figured if I spent more I'd get a good quality reef product with some cool tech. What I got was a Walmart quality product, with a lot of flash, but no substance. Very poor.

I bought these for my fiance in July of 2011. He found them very comfy at first. They have been worn outside 1-2 times a week for small things, they have been worn inside about 10 minutes a day. There is very little to no wear on the bottom of the shoes, which is good. Except the tops/sides are coming apart and wearing out. The strip between the toes is wearing out and coming up in layers, the sides are peeling etc. This is not what I would expect from shoes at this price. These shoes have not been worn excessively. If I had purchased these elsewhere, I would think they were a knockoff, they are not up to Reef quality or possibly Reef has slipped in quality. This was his first pair of Reefs, as he usually wore Nike. He won't be buying Reefs again.