Customer Reviews New Balance 608v5

Very cheap feel to them, foot went right to the ground and felt like I was walking on concrete. Pass.

This shoe is the first time I've ever had to do a return with Zappos, and I've been a customer for a while. It's not Zappos fault, it's New Balances. I got the shoes (Size 13 - EE) and slid my foot in fairly easily, but the first thing I noticed was the lack of cushion right at the ball of the toes. It felt like I was slightly pushing down on rock (and this was while sitting down). I immediately pulled them off and pressed in the area with fingers and there was next to no give in the cushion. I considered that maybe these need to be broken in, but I've never heard of that for the foam before. I placed them back on and as I was tying the laces I noticed that the toe box felt about a quarter inch too narrow to the point where the box was pressing against the the ball of the small toe (from the outside). I chose to ignore it and start walking around in them and the cushion felt even worse. While walking in my home with them I quickly became aware of abrasiveness of the back of the shoe against the ankle (I did have socks on). I know for me this is usually a problem with new shoes and that's the thing I have to get used to for about a week before longer wear, but this was the worst I had ever felt before and thought I was going to have blister issues after just five or ten minutes, so I immediately removed them after wearing them for 1 1/2 minutes instead. I wear primarily certain brands, of which New Balance is one, so I'm really surprised at the feel of this shoe. I am going for a Skechers brand shoe instead of this one, and hope that someone else who buys these will be much more pleased (they will at least be clean).

True to size, but not enough cushion inside. We returned this shoe.

run narrow and looks like grandpas shoes

My grandson just loves his new nb tennis shoes.

I have been wearing the 608 style for many years. I am now 80 years old. I just bought this shoe in larger size as usual but I noticed that the 608v5 has a different configuration (pattern)on the bottom than the usual 608 as I bought in the past. I put in an extra pad in the shoe as usual but when I walk in the street I feel like I have small lumps in the bottom of my feet. Very uncomfortable. I will not wear them any longer. Why did they change the bottom. It wasn't broke so why did they change it?

Left shoe was too small. I order 13 4E from Zappos all the time. Asics have always been true to size both length and width. I have had success twice with New Balance and two failures with New Balance...both times the left shoe was too small.

If you e worn New Balance 608s in the past you wont be happy with these. They've completely cheapened them and they will not fit you the same. Ive worn 608s for about 5 yrs . Never again. They've been ruined by the new design!