Customer Reviews Ryka Devotion X Walking Shoe

Toe blister after one wear

Comfy enough sneakers, but too sort mecfh uppers, so foot slid around, and entire frojnt of shoe was too wide and loose feeling. I really need an 11 1/2, as 11 is a bit snug, and 12 seems too big.

I wear an 11.5 and have fairly narrow feet so had some heel slippage at first. This made my knee and hips feel so much better! I never would've bought this if I'd known how weak the elastic was. Little over a week and one snapped. There's no way to fix it without destroying the shoe and I can't wear these without tying that set of holes.

At first glance this seemed like a great looking pair, but there was a strange discoloration on both shoes. The logo on the left shoe was white with the shoelace holes partly colored by a pinkish stain. The logo on the right shoe was stained slightly pink. Even the sidewalls of the sole had that weird discoloration. These shoes felt a little large length-wise but I would have kept them had they been perfectly white. Not sure if this was intentional? I needed a totally white shoe as shown and described in the shoe description. I needed these shoes for an upcoming event and do not have time to reorder.

I have problems with heel slippage, and the material inside the heel was loose and folding up while trying them in the house.

Not enough toe width.

I needed a narrow instead of medium but narrow wasn't offered. Also, there seems to be extra fabric that causes wrinkles on the toebox. I liked the look of the shoe except for that. Sorry to have to return it.

These are absolutely beautiful sneakers, even better looking in person than they are online. Unfortunately they slip on the heel and the style is too low cut to be a good walking sneaker for me. So I'll be returning them.

Rykas are usually good for me. These were too roomy. I am used to a very padded heel to hold my skinny ankles in place These had little padding. Tongue had not enough padding for my liking. I should have stuck with Influence... which I am very afraid they are discontinuing. Dear Ryka, please do not discontinue Influence.

They did not fit my foot well. The tongue is too short and very little padding and it doesn't pull my foot back into the heel, making it slide forward. My toes seem to slide around on the slick surface of the shoe insole. I did not find the insole comfortable and when I added my own, it seemed to make the shoe too tight.

These are nice shoes but just not for me. I supinate and these shoes did not support my feet enough.

Disappointed. Shoe seemed half size too big in length.

Almost everything was good - except the heel area. I could just step out of these it was so roomy.

They were more like slippers than supportive sneakers.

Comfortable but much too long for a 9.5.

Other reviews I read said that they were light and comfortable. I don't feel they are lighter than any other shoe out there. The biggest problem I have with them is the tightness over the bridge. I have had to look up how to lace shoes differently to hopefully have them feel better. They feel a little better. I also keep trying to stretch them using my hands. I miss my other Devotion shoes, but it doesn't look like they are making those anymore. Why do they do that? Frustrating. I'll keep looking. Trying to find good shoes to Jazz in.

fit, size, and support - all good. Just not what I'm looking for.

The heel felt too wide and very hard and unforgiving. It felt like my heels were sliding around a bit, even when I tried various ways of tying the laces. I was comparing them to the feel of my Hoka Clifton 8’s and they were much less comfortable. The “metallic” color was very attractive, but not enough for me to keep the shoes.

Honestly, over a month in on these shoes, and I still don’t know. Upon initial try-on, they were fine—they fit, they were comfortable, they don’t look ridiculous like some other shoes. One reason I bought them was for the removable insoles, so I could use the ones made for me by my doctor—I have bunions and 1 flat foot, 1 not-flat foot, issues that were causing foot and ankle pain on one leg. I bought them primarily to be work shoes—I work in a lab and am on my feet a lot. After about 3 hours at work the first day, my one foot was very uncomfortable, then just hurt. After a couple days of thinking I just needed to break them in, I gave up on my insoles and tried the ones that came w/ the shoes. That was better, but then I wasn’t getting the support I needed and my ankle started hurting again. So after a few days, I tried my insoles again. Seemed mostly ok, still some foot pain from standing so long, but maybe that’s just inevitable. Then we went on vacation—I used these shoes once, to walk a short distance to and fro, and my foot was again in pain. Tried wearing them first day back to work…and as soon as I let work, I drove to DSW and bought some Hey Dudes. Ahh, comfort. (I tried buying a pair of Hey Dude on this site, but they were too big and then I read sizing could vary from style to style, so figured I was safer doing it in person). I’m going to try again w/ the Rykos I have, since they’ve been worn repeatedly, and in a lab, and so aren’t all nice and perfect any more for any return…I’m just a bit confounded—they’re tennis shoes, they’re supposed to just be comfortable. Obviously I don’t buy them often, or maybe I’d know better. I was replacing my last pair because they holes and I thought I’d try a new brand…

Not sure what’s going on with Ryka sizing but for me this shoe is way off, ordered twice and it’s still uncomfortable.