Customer Reviews New Balance Fresh Foam Cruz v1

To look at this show it funky and honestly quite pretty but that’s where the good news ends. There is an Internal pad mid heal that seems unusually placed. Makes me feel I constantly need to pull a sock up. The shoe is so narrow I lost feeling in a few of my toes and had to stop working out as I was in fear I would do damage. Nice shoe for fashion not for working out, such a shame!

Great aesthetic looking shoe, but fits very narrow and would recommend ordering up a size.

I LOVE the look, but they have a weird foam cushion thing in them that really hugs the back of your foot. I traditionally wear only converse, and was looking for something a bit different. But after wearing them for a few minutes, my feet hurt too much to keep them. I even ordered a half size up as recommended by others. I'm disappointed, because the look is SO great! Returning...

They fit weird. The shoe felt very shallow, and the tongue feels out of place...like I didn't know what to do with it. They were super cute, but had to return because the fit just didn't work for me.

This exact brand in this size and similar style fit differently. These were not wide enough at the toe, and so the fabric pulled tight across the top of my foot as well, even though I have ordered a half size bigger—twice.

I loved the look of these but just couldn’t convince myself they were worth keeping. They are extremely small. I wanted something supportive to wear on days I walk a lot so wouldn’t have to use my good running shoes. I normally go half a size up anyway because I like wiggle room but I went up an additional half size to allow room for swelling for when I run/walk a lot. At a full size larger than normal they were still too small! If you get these I recommend you go up a full size. If you plan to run in these I would go up at least a size and a half. These could be fine for casual wear but I do not think they are nearly supportive enough for running or extensive walking. They are advertised as running shoes but they are really only made to be worn casually.

Great color on the linseed variety. Cute style, too. The problem is the fit. Too tight and short. Sadly, I'm returning them. The size 12W isn't available in Linseed, otherwise I'd try it.

Very hard to get on as they do not open up wide.

I wanted to love these. I ordered an 8.5 but normally wear an 8. Style wise, they are great. But the fit was not. 8.5 was too small. Plus, I tend to pronate a little bit (can get away with most shoes), but these really had zero support on the inside of the toe box.

I really like these shoes. I normally wear an 8 (w) in New Balance but not in this style. I tried the 8.5 (w) and while the length was perfect they were still too snug. I wear orthotics which made the fit even tighter.

These sneakers were extremely difficult to put on due to the instep being very high and not having open lacing. Took me about 5 minutes! I am returning them.

This shoe ran small for me by at least a half size. I ordered 1/2 up from my FlyKnits. I really thought I was going to like the floral pattern because i basically wear black and white and frequently pink, but as funky as I am, I didn't like the mis-match between but the L & R shoe. Sorry to say they are going back.

Believe the reviews that warn this show runs small! For the first time ever in my size 5 life (I am 62) I'll be exchanging for a larger size. Impossible to wear this with even a thinly padded athletic sock. I have always worn a 5 in New Balance until now, so I trusted the brand on sizing and not reviews. Mistake... FYI, if you are expecting a traditional athletic shoe (leather or leather-with-mesh) the feel of this shoe is very different. It really is foam, not just cushioned with foam. (I wonder if the maker expects the material to stretch with wear, and maybe that's why they sized it small?) Cute shoe, but if you're buying it for running, I'd be concerned with its durability. That said, it's very lightweight, and the monochrome design is nice style change from neon-colored athletic shoes.

These are more of a slip-on than lace-up shoe. The laces are almost completely for show. I had a very hard time getting the shoe on because it is very tall for a sneaker type shoe. It was almost like pulling on a boot. Once I had the shoe on it felt very comfortable, but getting it on and off was more trouble than I want. I am returning.