they're both light weight, take a little while to get used to but once you start using mercs and break into them, they're really great! The black ones look real good to me, but the red ones are pretty good too! Just that they are a bit too flashy at first when you wear them, but then later they kinda fade and the color starts looking nice. These 2 are, in my opinion at least, great shoes, even though they're kinda old now.