Customer Reviews New Balance 857v2

I have walked thousands of miles and enjoyed the cross trainer series of New Balance since 1995... my feet have never felt better until the 857v2... WORST SHOE EVER!! There is absolutely no cushion or flexibility... I have developed metatarsalgia since wearing this shoe... do to the shoes hard inflexible sole. The v2 shoe should have it's own different series number not related to the 857... WORST SHOE EVER!!

If you would sell on-line at the same price you sell in the store, it would be very helpful. Also there is something wrong with your system if an order cannot be cancelled a few hours after it was placed when your warehouse hasn't even picked it yet.

You remove the arch from the insole. I have very flat feet. The insole arch was a key fact on comfort in the sneaker for me. Along with having the plastic foot brace and rollbar for stability was a great sneaker in previous models. Very disappointed in the remodel on this Iiconic sneaker. Go back to the drawing broad on this 1!!

Very good fit and comfortable. But the soles on the right shoe have come unglued on the last 2 pair I have purchased. I have been wearing NB shoes for over 25 years but recently the quality seems to be deteriorating.

Purchased shoes on 12/01/16 (10 Months) and the sole has come unglued. I rarely used these shoes!! Went back to the store of purchase and the response was they only guarantee for 6 months. WHAT!! Very disappointed for the price paid. Probably no one will read this response or do anything since most companies just forget you after a purchase.

After reading all of these bad reviews, why would I want to buy these shoes?

Have been a New Balance customer for years. These V2's are not as good of quality compared to previous in the 857 series. 1) They are narrower and also have less stability in the forefoot so your feet will roll to and over the outside edge of the shoe. This has been confirmed by my PTs, podiatrist, and the people who make my orthotics. 2) If you wear orthotics, V2's are best in wider sizes, which they run out of. 3) We also noticed that even in the original 857's, the black shoes are narrower, and thus your foot will be more crowded and apt to roll to the outside as well. 4) In addition, the stability stitching part of the outside forefoot of the shoe is slightly in a different place than the white shoes, which in turn accentuates the lack of stability compared to the white ones. New Balance 850 Series have been my tools of trade as a PE Teacher with psoriatic arthritis by years, and they've been the ones my doctors have been in agreement as the best for my situation. They also say they are much better for me than any of the other New Balance lines as well. Will have to switch to some other brand if these V2's continue to be in existence. New Balance used to have a winning formula. Their newest version(s) can be considered as good of an idea as "New Coke"

The 857 is a complete dud and failure....It runs smaller in the width and has a different last than the previous models in the 850 series.....Change is only good if it improves the model not make it worse....BRING BACK THE STELLAR 856 MODEL which was a huge success with the NB customers!

Not everything needs to be "improved". The original version of this shoe worked so well to reduce the roll of my ankle and to cushion a damaged heel. After wearing the V2 for half a day, my heel hurts so badly that I can barely walk. Very disappointed in New Balance customer service response. NB read these reviews! There is a problem with thie heel!

Personally having been diagnosed with small fiber peripheral neuropathy 10 years ago, the New Balance 850 series was ONLY shoe that provided me any degree of normal mobility without too much pain. Sadly, that now is gone. Clearly, the only reasons for these changes had to be based on saving money. Probably eight out of 10 members of our Neuropathy support group wore the NB 850 series shoes. We are all now looking elsewhere... Wish us luck - Sad Day !!

Why did NB change a good thing? I loved the original857's but these "new and improved" felt like the accountants told the designers what was a good idea When I walk I feel and sound like I've got wood planks tied to my shoes. My feet and ankles alwayshurt when they never did before. At first I believed they would soften after a few days. Nope. headed back to NB store for a refund/exchange. I can't stand the pain any longer. I'm on my feet 9 -10 hours a day. I hope someone at NB reads this and wears them for a week on hard floors to understand.

The v1model was wonderful. These soles especiallly the heels are hard like dress shoes maybe harder. I walk on hard floors every day and my feet, knees and shins hurt from the hardness of the soles. My plantar fasciitis is killing me. Only 5 days in and I want out! Even on wood floors there is no grace. When I walk it sounds like I am wearing dres shoes. When I switched back to my v1 857's the pains were nearly gone in just one day. I can't recommend these unless perhaps you walk on super deep padded carpet. Bring back the comfort of the v1's, pleaaaaase! I'd hate to look to other brands for shoes.

The soles are much more harder than the previous models (856 and 857). When you're walking on a hard surface it sounds like you have taps on your shoes. I've been wearing the 856's and 857's for years and my plantar fasciitis hasn't bothered me at all but after just 3 days of wearing these V2's at work, my plantar fasciitis has started to flare up again. I am very disappointed with this V2 series.

The soles on these new 857 V2s are much harder than the previous 857 and 856 models. I dont know why New Balance feels the need to constantly change these shoes and mess up a good thing. I walk a lot at work and I have had great luck with the 856 and the 857 models but I've only been wearing these 857V2s for 3 days and my feet are killing me. This was a total waste of money in my opinion.