Customer Reviews New Balance 928v3

I have been wearing this shoe ever since version 1 came out a long time ago. We walk a lot, and I have replaced them regularly (every 6 months or so). This will be my last pair of New Balance shoes. This version has been redesigned and has more material at the toe box, and the heel cup has been redesigned and my heels slip in the shoe even using the plastic heel retention lacing holes. If you have worn these shoes before, my recommendation is to look elsewhere- because the fit and feel is nothing like previous versions. I have literally had dozens of pairs of these shoes (versions one and two in both black and white- mesh and full leather) over the years- and these ones are headed to Goodwill since I cannot return them. Hugely disappointed.

Width is critical for me, so I was very disappointed that the 6Es I bought were noticeably narrower than 4E MW677BK pair I want to retire. You can just look at them side by side and see it -- and believe me, I feel it. In addition, they are long -- probably a true size 10, rather than the size 9.5 they are marked.

I have had these for some time. Initially, I assumed that the length was correct and that I just needed to tighten the laces really tight. Tonight, I used a tape measure and discovered that the length, though marked as an 8, is really a 9. No wonder I had to tighten the laces so tight. The shoes aren't the size that they purported to be. It seems like a big shoe company like New Balance could size their shoes properly. Apparently not.

I am used to NB 990 sneakers, so these feel very strange and I don't like the feeling although some people may. It feels to me like there is a horizontal bar at the sole, so the shoe "rocks" when I walk. I guess the forward rock could be considered helpful for walking but I don't like it. Unfortuneate I found this out on a long outside walk so I can't return them.

I've been wearing New Balance 928 for years. Ordered these in same size and width and they are not the same wide width. So sad.