Vivo forest tracker esc durability

This pair got delivered March 10th and I’ve been wearing em daily since. Only minor issues that have popped up are a loose stitch and a little delamination where the crease is.
Overall super comfortable and they don’t have a weird heal slip I get from Lems.

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I'm onto my second pair of ebay Tracker Leather AT. I don't see any issues beyond normal wear. If they are fake they are very purposeful about it as all packaging and appearance is legit. Maybe they are just bootleg distribution, off the back dock of the factory or something like that. I got ~600 miles (100days) out of the sole which is in line with any of various medium tier work boots I've used, and also belleville minimalists, which I've gone through many pairs of. Mostly rocky ish desert terrain with some urban concrete/asphalt. I rarely have wear issues with boot uppers, but usually right around 600 miles seems to be it for any sole. I'd be interested in trying to resole these as they fit extremely comfortable. I tried Jim Greens and they just didn't work for my feet or walking style or whatever.

There's still a little bit of life in these but after that many miles the remaining sole also becomes super soft and flexible and I start feeling strain in my forefoot or arch doing daily work miles. I go to a new pair and the issues resolve for a while. this has been my experience daily wearing barefoot boots for the last couple of years at ~6miles a day according to iphone. Also I added a basically flat foam insole to absorb some of the impact stress without altering the zero drop properties much at all. I've used wool felt insoles for a while and they compress very fast and then provide no cushioning at all. so far so good on the foam hopefully it'll last a while.
 

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Vivo has a 50% discount until May 4th, using VIVO50.
At that price, I'll try a pair.

No half sizes.
I tried their sizer widget and it said my 8-1/2 W Altras equate to a 7, which seemed off. I measured my longer foot and got an 8 -- off we go.
 
Not related to durability (though I can say that my Tracker AT have hundreds of miles on them and my wife's many many more, as she wears them virtually every day outside of summer, and they both look great still), but is sizing on the esc off?

I do have short feet but usually US 8 / EU 41 fits well.

My forest tracker AT are 41 and perfect. My magna trail flow or whatever their name was likewise.

The esc 41s arrived today and they are a good half inch longer and thus dont fit. Did I get a lemon /mislabeled one or do they run a size larger?
 

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