HOKA  Stinson 7 Trail-Running Shoes - Men's

Love the shoe. Stable. Helps with gate, back, Plantar Fasciitis. However, build quality is horrible. Within a month, cracks formed around the outer edge of the seam. Heal formed hole. This is my second pair. I thought my first was just a "lemon". Not even used for trail running. I only wear them for easy daily hikes and dog parks. Would I purchase again? Yes. I bought another pair and rotate wearing them. Really hope Hoka improves their build quality.

These Hokas are superbly comfortable shoes. I use these on walks and hiking. I purchased the Casterock/Cabernet color as this most closely matches my university's colors. They will worn when I march with the Alumni Marching Band and when I attend other university functions. Of course, I'll continue to wear these while out hiking.

Very disappointing quality. I loved my first pair of speed goats by Hoka. I put them thought the ringer and wore them until they were smooth on the bottom. I decided to replace with a pair of Stinson because I liked the cushion. The first pair started falling apart after 2 weeks the soles were separating. I returned them to REI and they shipped me a new pair, The new pair started coming apart almost immediately as well. Unfortunately I just decided to wear them as I don't want to be that customer, and hoped the would hold up. These shoes are now unwearable after 8 months. Something has clearly changed at Hoka as far as quality but they remain at a premium price. I reached out to Hoka and they said I would need to mail them in for warranty approval. After 8 months of wearing them there's no guarantee that will be approved. When paying 180 for a pair of shoes I hoped they would last at least a year hopefully more. It is hard to find companies that truly stand behind what they make and put out a quality product these days, and Hoka does not. Unless you want to spend time and money shipping your new shoes around the country I would avoid!

After just 3rd use of running, the upper side mesh tore and separated. Very disappointed. Now doing a warranty claim.

After 25 miles, shoes fell apart. I'm not sure who's making these shoes, but it appears they've been put together with Elmer's glue. Seems to be a common problem with this model. Don't waste your time with these, and I'm a big Hoka fan too.

The build quality of the upper is bad. See picture.

I wanted to love these shoes but they are not good for trail running may be for every day use if that, I had a wood stick go right through the sole and this was the first time I wore them on the trail I would love to add pics but this site won't let me and my previews review fas not posted overpriced to my opinion.

These shoes start out great, and padding and comfort are excellent; however, the materials in the heel section wear out very quickly. I wear socks every time I wear these shoes, and after 6 months of intermittent wearing, I already have a hole in the heel materials. For the price of these shoes, I expect them to last longer and wear better than they do.

I have owned 10 pairs of Hoka Stinson 7s, and generally love them. A recent purchase in the color of Druzy/Anchor have a clear defect - the upper fabric is coming apart at the seam with the base. This is unacceptably poor quality for a $175 shoe! I looked at the reviews here to see many customers have had this same issue. I only purchase from REI online, so I called their customer service and the options for resolution were sub optimal. I need to take the shoes into the store (not convienient), or I need to mail them at my expense back for them to evaluate if it’s a defect or “wear and tear.” Given my loyal purchase history of this exact model several times with REI and the fact that this is clearly  known defect with this model, I am unhappy with the resolution. They offered a 20% off coupon for the trouble - which you can’t use on Hoka products, literally the only thing I buy from REI. Unless I get a full refund promptly, I will be taking my business elsewhere. Very dissatisfied with REI’s poor customer service here!

Been wearing stinson atrs for a few years now and gone through severely pairs of different years. I'm usually pretty happy with the shoe but let down by recent issues. My last pair started to come apart at a seam when it was almost new. Never had this happen before. Maybe quality control has gone down. They wanted me to ship it back to them at my expense for store credit. Nah I'm good. I'll return to rei and stop buying this brand. For the high price of these shoes you should expect atheist basic quality control to be met or provide support. Not happy with purchase and will buy a different brand in the future.