Surely his production methods have evolved. It was a little banged up when I gotit and some things didnt align properly which made it a little difficult to put together and left a couple of sharp edges. These shoes are beautiful, but the size runs small. They actually sent me a hand written letter apologizing for the mistake and replaced the for me. This was a good buy I think I paid like $10 for 5 jibblitz. Love how light they areAnd how easy it is to get on and off Even on the smallest setting there is a big gap between the bottom of the headphones and my ears. Battery life not a problem on 6+ hour rides. The material wipes clean easily. In fact, all year round since I live in Florida.