Customer Reviews New Balance 1540v3

I had 6 pairs of 1540v2 over the last 6 years. They were fantastic for me after flat foot reconstruction due to the neutral last. I'm disappointed to see you can't buy 1540v2 anywhere in my size this year. I tried every single place I could. I ended up going with this 1540v3 and while I was told the last is the same as v2 it definitely is wider and the tongue is too short to allow you to use the last shoelace notch. I had read that complaint in the reviews before I bought these and now I see it's true. the shoe lace slips over the tongue and you can't use the last notch because of it and since the shoe is wider nothing feels like it's giving me motion control. Why can't you just engineer a good 1540v2 again and keep the darn thing available to your loyal customers? You've gone and fixed something that wasn't broken.

Overall the quality has dropped significantly. The insole and padding have lowered in quality. The sole of the shoe started to come loose after 8 days of wearing. The fabric on the inside of the shoe came unglued as well after 2 weeks. It was my favorite motion controlling active shoe and now I am going to have to find an alternative. This shoe needs to be dropped to a 70$ shoe.

I have purchased the 1540v3 several times now as it is the only shoe I have found with RollBar technology which solves a flat arch problem I've had for years. The shoe is handsome and practical and I will continue to buy them when needed. Problem is, the 1540v2 was WAY better! The V3 wears out (interior and exterior) sooner (3 months vs. 6 months, under average use), has accent strips across the top that come unglued within days, have laces that fray very easily, and are quite obviously made of cheaper materials. Twice I have complained and twice I got an auto-response on the NB refund procedures. In addition, the price has gone from just over $139 to now over $180 in a very short period of time. Conclusion: I will continue to buy the 1540v3 out of necessity, glue the pieces together when needed, buy new laces when needed, and replace them every few months. If I had any other option, I would take it. Meanwhile, my original v2's are now gardening shoes, but are intact, never came apart, and have their original laces! But if there is a v4, that turns out to be even more cheaply made with even lighter weight parts, higher price and, I can only guess, higher profit margin, I will skip it and spring for orthotics.

I bought a his and hers pair of this shoe because it said made in USA on the site, like the 990V5. I was super disappointed to find out both were made in Vietnam.

Very disappointed. I received the shoe and it didn't look like the picture and wasn't Made in the USA. It was made in Vietnam. I sent it right back.

I use the shoes every day. Riding my bike, walking, rowing machine

I jog with this shoes. I have version 2 . They have a long tongue. The version 3 has a short tongue. It cuts through your ankle . I looked at the Zippos web site, lots of people complain about the short length of the tongue. I hope New Balance will come soon with a Version 4 with a longer tongue similar to Version 2. I will use my old version 2 shoes. V3 version is not a good design.