Customer Reviews New Balance 1540v3

This is a harsh shoe. I wouldn't recommend it for longer walks, and there's definitely about a 2-week break-in period. Great look and great build quality, but not for those with joint pain.

Second pair of 1540v3s that started falling apart after two months of wear. Quality is nowhere near in line with cost and won't be buying another pair.

This new model is not the same. I was completely in love with the 1st 2 series of this shoe. I see people complain about the short tongue, that is not an issue for me. The shoe does not feel stable as the previous series. The toe box is large enough but for whatever reason the shoe manages to irritate my large toe. I cannot wear the shoe for long durations or do any physical activities for that matter because my toe starts hurting. It's the oddest damn thing. I thought after the break in period it would go away, nope. The pictures I see posted all have holes where the large toe sits. My feet become sore after prolong use. Like I said, the 1st 2 series were amazing. I never see companies take customer reviews into consideration and reimplement the previous models but this is an expensive shoe so I hope this at least helps some people from waisting money. The Brooks Addiction used to be amazing but they did the same thing New Balance did with their 2nd series. Just introduce some new colors and leave the original damn design alone. Ridiculous....

felt maybe 1/2 size too small. also the block pattern on the sole creates pressure points across the balls of my feet, very uncomfortable

Serious NB fan. Looking for an alternative to their 940V3. This was not it by a long shot. Anti-pronation and arch support along with stability virtually non-exit. A lot of money for an average shoe and the description is misleading. Save your money.

good looking shoe, but uncomfortable for me in the toe box.

Horrible. Not sure what New Balance is thinking. The quality of their shoes is going down. Even though I ordered a wide shoe, it was very tight. The last pair I got was the exact same size and width. Somehow this particular product was way too narrow. Not worth the price by a long shot. Thank goodness Zappos has a pain free return process. I’d buy again from Zappos but they didn’t have the Hoka Arahi 5 that will buy in lieu of the NB 1540v3.

I ordered a size 9.5 4E, which is how I've ordered my other NB athletic shoes. But this 9.5 is larger and the 4E is now too wide, which has never happened before. Unfortunately, I have worn them outside in the hope they would break in a bit, but not so. And now I cannot return to try a size 9 wide.

Sadly I have to return this item, because it is too short and too narrow for my foot. I've had my previous pair1540V2 (size 10.5 4E) for several years and they were super comfortable, however I can't even get these on properly-- even after loosening the laces. I'd try sizing up in length and go to a bigger width, but they aren't available for purchase at this time. All I can hope is that they can return to a version 2 style in 2022, because these just won't work for me.

I sent them back as they felt loose and when I'd try 2 socks it got tight and painful.

I thought I would try a size 12 since that is closer to my foot length but alas, it was tight and uncomfortable. Also, the "2 day shipping" turned into 7 days thanks to Zappos using USPS. Poor decision.

ugly overpriced narrow clunky garbage

They are a different color than the same size I have but I'm experimenting with socks so I don't have to pull the laces so tight it hurts my instep while leaving the shoe too loose and hurting the side of my big right toe.