Customer Reviews New Balance MW1400v1

The supplied laces are a little too short for this shoe. The laces need to be longer to utilize the ankle post. ( if that's what they are called).

The fit as to width and length were right on the money. I wear a 12 4E in the New Balance sneaker and the same size is also reflected to the tee in their boots! Totally pleased with the boot - feels like you are walking on foam air pads - Very, very comfortable. New Balance is always consistent with their sizes in boots and in sneakers - Finally a shoe you can count on!!!

I am grateful for the extra wide width. It fits!

My shoe size is 9 EEE. I bought a 10 1/2 EEEE, they fit great.

My son has wide feet/ fat feet and it was difficult finding shoes that fit his feet. These fit him perfectly and he says that they are comfortable and easy to get on and off.

I need the motion control and the roll bar built in the shoe. Over pronation Is my problem. Bad knees these help. Not real warm, went a half size up need to wear heavier wool sock and toe warmers. I live in the country so between working on the property and fishing in the cold I need these shoes. Black is the only color with insulation ugly for a hiking shoe but I have no choice. On the plus side they fit and help my knees.

These are expensive but well made shoes with mild insulation (fine down to 0F and 4-6" of snow IMO), and for a boot-like shoe, fairly comfortable out of the box. For some reason most boots come with poor padding and arch support. This one isn't bad out of the box, better than most that you'll find, but will still benefit GREATLY from a decent shoe insert. I had to send my first order of these back because the sizing was too small. I've been a 11.5 4E for decades now but New Balance, and other manufacturers, have been doing odd things with their sizing since about 2016 or so and despite claims of making the toe box roomier they've been shrinking it. I have several other New Balance sneakers that I've found fit just fine if I get a half size larger (so a 12 4E) than I really am BUT these boots were still too tight on my toes even with a 12 4E!! So these 12 4E's are more like 11 4E's in terms of fit. And that is without any extra inserts or orthotics, just my socks on. If I added a cushier insert or thick orthotic my foot wouldn't even fit in the shoe at all. So I've re-ordered a new pair but had to go up a full size and a half (no 12.5 4E) to 13 4E!! I think that'll be too big with just socks but I planned on adding a thicker cushion insert anyways so it'll probably work out to be just fine. Kind've irritating this stuff keeps happening though (every other year since 2016 the shoe size is off in a different way!!) and they always blame the customer too if you actually go to the New Balance store to get fitted in person BTW. At least at first. Although the guy did admit my feet were indeed a size 11.5 4E when sized and seemed to do a good job of acting baffled that more recent New Balance shoes' sizing is off. You'll see similar comments from people all over the web on reviews for New Balance shoes since then.

I plan to return this item. I first tried the brown and like the fit, but not the looks of the boot. I don’t like that boot makers put black bumpers on the toes of this style of boot. We’re not out the kicking rocks down the trail, why put those ugly black bumpers on everything. I exchanged the brown for the black. The bumper strip was less obnoxious on the black. Unfortunately, I missed the Note in the Description that explains that the black color is insulated. The insulation changed the fit of the boot and they now feel too tight and uncomfortable. Back they go. I appreciate Zappo’s return policy, but I really want a new pair of walking around boots do the winter season.

In my dreams, there exists a perfect (5 star) hiking boot. These come close and at an affordable price. I felt noticeably more stable in these than with my old low cut hiking shoes. I do need to use slightly thicker socks for these 12B's due to having 12A feet, so the advertised width is probably "true". Style? Not much here, but the fit and stability are the priority. Recommended.

Very comfortable. I wear a 12 shoe and boot, but I needed the 13 for this particular boot.