Customer Reviews Ryka Influence Mid

I have had Rykas before when I taught Zumba and loved them even though they were tight on my feet; they were my normal size 10. I have an old pair size 10.5 M and they fit excellently. I bought these in the same size 10.5 M because of the ones I had and the size chart which said they were a European size 41. Perfect! I got them and tried them on to find they were too snug. Looking at the box, it says that the European size is 40.5. Very disappointed. I have noticed that the same size chart is used for different brands. Disappointing especially when shoes sell out quickly on Zappos and it’s often the case that the size you need is sold out by the time you realize the error. The European sizes are far mor accurate for me. I hope Zappos improves and updates their sizing of each individual brand.

I’ve been wearing these for a few months and even passed the break in period. And they hurt my toes. Don’t give me ankle support and they broke down so quickly. It’s a waste of money!

This shoe is not well designed overall. I love the tread because it allows for fluid movement across carpets which is an important feature if you are doing dance aerobics on a carpeted surface. The drawbacks include no lacing to the top of the shoe, a very thick and wide tongue and an inability to stabilize the top of the shoe with the velcro strap. This shoe would be better if it could be fully laced, the velcro strap was eliminated and the tongue of the shoe made significantly smaller. Overall very uncomfortable and not supportive.

I bought these to teach Zumba in. They had zero support at the front of the foot. They also had no cushioning. Also for a shoe that is advertised as a mid, I felt there was no ankle support in these. Over all they felt cheap and killed my feet after 30 minutes of teaching. I was so disappointed as I had the previous model of the Influence Mid and they were awesome.