Customer Reviews New Balance 608v5

Seems NB has nearly eliminated narrow shoes. Has to take this as a constellation prize. Looks good, is comfortable, but just a bit wide for my feet. Oh well.

I bought these for my 18 year old as comfortable as they are he says he expected them to look different he says they look like old man shoes but having wide big feet you can't beat the price point it would be nice if maybe you guys modernized the outside design of the shoes big footed young men would thank you

These are nice, attractive shoes. The problem is the they seem to run large and are extremely wide. I been wearing your double E, size 9 1/2 tennis shoes for over 25 years and they've been a perfect fit. In these shoes my feet just slide around regardless of how tight I lace them, or the lacing pattern.

I have used 608 going back for decades. Previous versions had a broad spectrum of color patterns to choose from. And of course the option to purchase a wider width makes this NB model second to none. The V5 is by far the worst version of the shoe that I have tried. Not only was there such a diminished number of color options but the shoe itself was redesigned to be less-than previous versions. Especially noteworthy was the disastrous choice to change the design of the outsole from a single piece of rubber to 3 separate pieces of rubber. My experience with V5 is that the 3 separate pieces made the outsole more susceptible to pealing off of the midsole. Hope that a V6 comes out soon and New Balance restores the care and design that were present in previous versions of the shoe.

top was rubbing on toes bought a different color and did not have a problem must have been defect.

I've always used this size and this model in recent years. This pair, however squeak very loudly when I walk. It's annoying. I have no idea why it does this. They'll probably just sit in the closet.

Nice looking shoe, but very little support. Zero arch support and the heel support seems to be minimal.

The spongy feel of the insole and side support of this shoe did not work well for this gym rat. I'll go back to my old pair for training. This new shoe might be better as a casual walker.

I ordered a size 12 as my feet have expanded and my arches have fallen with age. My current shoes are a size 11 Wide and my toes are punching the ends of the 608s. I recieved them in a timely manner but when I tried them on my foot floated in them and I couldn't tie them tight enough to snug them up. I opted to return them and was disappointed to be charged $20.00 for doing so. I would not recommend buying from this sight unless you know your size.

Not sure if sizing is right one shoe is way loose than other. So they don't wear comfortable so may be returning.

Shoe looks great,but even though designated model 608,shoe length longer and fit is different than original 608 model.

Very disappointed in the comfort of the inner sole. It feels like your feet are standing on a slab of concrete. Don't know what happened to New Balance. Never used to have this issue. Been buying this brand for years.

Shoe did not fit properly. Also the description said suede upper. Most of the upper is man made. Would be nice if the inside told you that is was mostly man made. It just said fabricated in Indonesia

I really wanted these to work for me. They were really cute, and they seemed to be the closest to some of the "classic" New Balance shoes I used to wear. But as soon as I tried them on, I knew they weren't going to work. There is a thick seam right over where my bunion is on my left foot, and I knew that spelled trouble. In addition, the memory foam in the insoles has a very strong chemical smell to it. I had forgotten what that smelled like, but remembered when I had ordered a memory foam topper for my bed once, I had the same problem. I had to return them due to these 2 issues.

The on-line said extra wide but the shoes came in EE. I wear an E and they are really too wide for me. Now I won't buy on-line. If it said EE in the listing, I would have looked for a different shoe.