They're fantastic. I use my pint to commute and I feel so much more locked in. Drops don't feel sketch anymore since my feet aren't sliding off the tiny pint footpads while deweighted. On the XR they're great too, helped me climb my first sizeable curb. I let my friends use my boards consistently. Most of them ride normal while I ride goofy so the minis allow us to still feel locked in on street and trails but swap boards when we want to.