It "looks" formidable, being pretty thick, which should give the opportunistic thief second thoughts about trying to get my bike. I like that it folds up into a storage bag and I didnt have to drive around with an empty car top carrier on the roof for a week. It took approximately one hour. Cute but narrows downward to toe part! 5 size up to a 9 or your toes will be over the ends of the shoe. Even the shoelaces are shorter (no kidding! In summary, a great value for the money. The sound quality is pristine and clear and the volume control for the speaker or the microphone is easy to use and very intuitive. It also helps if youre on a Samsung device to go to the Advanced Sound Settings and customize the sound for earphones. The hardest part of the installation is contacting Verizon, and I recommend doing this installation in the daytime because of the need to contact Verizon.