The Recon has been a longtime winner because it is known to outperform boots twice its price.  For 2008, that fact has never been more evident as the Recon received the most significant makeover of all our styles.  Its refined court shoe-inspired outer with metal lace hooks is packed with our new 4D-molded tongue, innovative hybrid liner with ¾ footbed and ankle supports, stabilizing internal cuff, and our rugged high-traction cupsole with self-cleaning tread.