Customer Reviews Hoka Bondi 8

My left ankle was rebuilt and my right is arthritic. I’ve spent hundreds of dollars looking for a shoe that will feel good to walk in and provide stability to help alleviate most of my pain. These shoes have made it so I can walk almost normal again. I’ve purchased a second pair.

I keep buying shoes, trying to find that pair that will enable me to do my errands (all on cement floors) without crippling me for the next two days. (Big foot issues.) After hours of perusing Hoka's offerings and reviews, I decided to try the Bondi 8. Since manufacturers still haven't figured out that women with wide feet really resent that the manufacturers snub us by really limiting their wide shoes for women, I now shop for men's shoes and found that the men's 8.5w fits me perfectly (used to wear women's 10ww or equivalent). (And don't get me started on "unisex" sizing; guess the manufacturers are just feelin' a bit lazy.) Anyway.... the Bondi 8 in men's 8.5w, as I said, fits perfectly. HOWEVER (you knew that was coming), as springy as it is, it offers nothing in metatarsal cushioning and arch support. So I've spent $60 more for insoles that arrive today and I hope beyond hope they'll do the job. Still, I'm very soured on shopping for women's wide shoes -- hear that, Hoka and Skechers and OOfos and Brooks and Birkenstock and Kork-Ease and Born and all the others?

Normally a true 10.5 men's with average width. In fact some 10.5 fit me large. These were marked 10 .5D and fit very tight and uncomfortable. I will probably try them in a half size larger and possibly the E width only because my wife has a pair and loves them. Otherwise, I would not spend the $$$ because first impressions were not favorable.

I love these but they broke down in less than 4 months. There is a hole in the back of the shoe. I like to walk (not run) and I barely wore these. Disappointing considering the cost.

I am not a fan of this new release the bottom edges are so wide and edges are cutting in the side of my foot. The heel cup depth is so shallow if using an orthotics not enough room and have to lace all way up which is very uncomfortable just to keep heel in place. Very dissatisfying for the price

The length and width of the shoe felt right, but there was a part of the outer sole that pokes up around the arch and it was not wide enough there. As a result, the hard outer sole jams up into the arch on every step creating pain. Tried two widths at the same size and both had the same issue. If it was not for this painful bit in the arch they would be outstanding shoes, but that flaw makes them unwearable.

Too Small; not true to size.

The shoe felt comfortable but was too bulky. It was difficult to drive my car. The shoe was so bulky that I had trouble feeling the brake and accelerator and it was so wide that it touched both pedals at the same time.

After only 2 months of wearing them to work 5 days a wewk, a hole where my pinkie toe is has appeared. One would expect a betyer build quality for a shoe at this price point. Sad sad quality Hoka.