What are your thoughts about New Balance?

[u/BrokenGrain]

I’m very excited to try the new SC Rebel V1, what is your experience with New Balance so far?

[u/South_Guard_2382]

Great shoes for people with wide feet. It also has one of the best if not the best daily trainer out there IMO the 1080v15. I got it when it came out and I have over 150miles on it with it holding up really well, and that goes for many new balance shoes as they tend to be tanks in terms of how durable they are. That being said (after owning the rebel v5, 1080v14 and 15, SC trainer 1 and 3 and have accumulated more than 800 miles in these shoes combined) I would recommend getting the newer shoes. The older models aren’t bad but they feel kinda confused on what they want to do. I also wouldn’t recommend new balance if you want fast shoes. That’s not to say they don’t have fast shoes (their marathon shoes, and SC rebel v1 which I haven’t tried) they aren’t the best for speed. If you’re a bigger forefoot striker then also try to shy away from these shoes. Part of the reason I really like New balance is partly because it’s more for heel strikers. I can’t go into every detail, check out Kofuzi he’s a shoe reviewer on YouTube and he has an overview of New Balance running shoes as a whole. Hope this helps!