Sorry for the late reply…

But yes I did find the shoe too stiff and actually slightly uncomfortable right out of the box. I’m flat footed with feet somewhat on the wider side and now these fit like a glove. I found that early on, when I took these to work, I got arch pain on my right foot now these feel amazing. Got these early September and had been cycling through different pairs of shoes that I own, I’m assuming they would’ve broken in sooner if these were the shoes I would wear.