Customer Reviews New Balance 1260 V7

Like style of shoe and it does fit my very narrow foot which is hard to find. Had to order a half size larger as my usual size was too short. I use these for walking. Good cushioning and comfortable.

This shoe was not for me--to be specific, not for my narrow foot. I wear a AAA and these of course only come in a AA. They were narrow enough in the heel but too wide in the front part of the shoe. They looked silly on my narrow foot since the sole extends on the side beyond the body of the shoe--for stability, I assume. Also, I had to go up a size and a half so the length would be correct. As a plus, they were much lighter than previous New Balance running shoes I have owned. Fit is everything, however, so back they go.

Fantastic color on a pair of comfy sneakers which I will use for walking only.

A very cute shoe and overall nice. There was good toe room and good arch support (I have flat feet). The problem I had and caused me to return them, was I could feel that after wearing them for any extended period of time, my bunion whould be rubbing too much on the side :(

The 860 v8 is way more comfy than this model - which was recommended to me for more cushion than the 860! This shoe felt stiffer and had a "speed bump" of cusion inside, near the ball of the foot.

I have an unusually narrow and thin foot size 8&1/2-9 narrow. These New Balance 1260V7 have a nice narrow fit, but was 1/4-1/2 size short, my toe was right at the tip of the comfort zone of a 9 narrow, need to decide if it's too close, so you might want to order 1/2 size-up. the support for arch is "meh," nice snug heel fit. I saw complaints about not having enough room in toe box because of the "pointy" shape of toe box, compared to other shoes (ie Brooks, much more room in narrow width toe box). Was it worth how much it cost? not sure, haven't decided if I'm gong to keep them or get next size-up or try a pair of Brooks narrows, I've tried Brooks narrow shoes that have had a slightly better fit and arch support and cost slightly less (Brooks Ghost from 2 years ago, but I didn't like the new design for 2018 at all, they have a couple of different styles w/narrow width). I'm not sure if I'm going to keep these New Balance because my toe tip is so close to the edge of the comfort zone in tip of the toe box, because I don't think my heel would have a snug fit if I go-up 1/2 size for more room in toe box. I'll have to try w/different pair of thinner running socks, maybe thinner running socks would be better than the thick-bottom Gold Toe Maxspun socks I normally wear because my feet are so narrow and thin. The New Balance narrow 1260V7 were a fairly comfortable narrow fit, but I've had Brooks narrow shoes that fit better and had more arch support and had more room in the toe box, but the Brooks were slightly less narrow and I had to wear the Maxspun thick socks w/those. Hope this was helpful, esp. for anybody that has a hard-to-fit narrow foot. If I do not buy a narrow shoe, I have to put inserts/orthotics in the shoe, I did not need to do that w/these narrow New Balance shoes.

Huge & make my feet look huge.

The NB 1260 has been a good shoe for some time now and a winner in my book due to the excellent width choices. However, it does run a size short and depending on your foot may feel tight in the width if you are not sizing it correctly. I measure a Women's 6.5-D but in this shoe, I need an 8-B to get it to fit properly. If I were not wide in my forefoot I would probably need a narrow. Going longer gives a great heel to ball fit and with all the width choices you should be able to find just the right one for you. Just remember, when it comes to most athletic shoes you can't go by the size on the box anymore. You must try them and most run short so just size up from what you measure. But about the new nylon material... due to the flexibility, it's good for a run but I would not suggest living day to day in this shoe. The upper is just not supportive enough for all day every day wear. My opinion. Take it for what it's worth to you. I prefer stronger shoes.

Unfortunately these hit my arch in the wrong spot in the right side shoe. Made my foot go numb. Probably not the shoes fault just my awful feet.

I wanted to like theses because they're made in the USA, sadly, I didn't care for how low the shoe felt on my foot. I walk my dogs daily and had worn out my Brooks Ghost 10s. Looking for a replacement. Really liked the cushioning in the Brooks and the NB didn't feel as good on my feet.