Thanks for the advice. I'm a town walker (no car = no need and vice versa). I do the countryside sometimes. Actually, I loved Brasher boots. Kept me alive in India and Nepal - some serious hiking there friends. Some city hills are just nuts - The trek up to The Alexandria Palace. Up to Greenwich meridian. Some of the hills in Glasgow are mental too. Always the heel of the foot some reason that gets sore. Titanium plates and screws are not a hassle. They just stick out a bit!