Now those would be worth trying out, not a bad price for what they are. Now the reason I wanted steal plated bottoms, I have a habit of stepping on things that litterally ruin anyones day. Come on I was 13 and was walking around with a friend on his moms place and managed to get a jaw bone stuck in my foot and Doctor litterally had to use pliers to pull it out. Then another time simply off in a ditch somewhere taking a leak and ended up stepping on some kind of nail and that getting stuck in my foot. If its there to be stepped on I will step on it, plus a little less flex if things get hairy..