Customer Reviews New Balance 669v2

When I ordered these 16 months ago they were my third pair of New Balance 669's, and intended to go on the shelf until my second pair was getting worn out. Yesterday I went to start wearing them, only to notice for the first time those silly enormous loops on the back. I'm a dorky guy, but that goes far beyond what I am willing to tolerate. My other pairs of 669's were MW669CB and MW669BR. Neither had any sort of strap. This pair is MW669LC2. The pictures show the strap, so I guess it is my fault for not looking closer that these 669's were not so very different from my two earlier pair (though I wonder if the pictures showed the strap at that time). Anyway it is far to late to return them, so I guess I have to see how carefully I can cut off those straps.

good looking shoe, a little tight at first, they got wet and then felt better.

I will try have bigger, hopefully feels wider

Everything was good

Very little arch support. I need a wide toe box but normal heel width. The whole shoe from front to back is wide so too loose in the heel for me.

Had to send back. Too small.

Overall happy with these shoes.

I like the NB walking shoes because they are very comfortable. My only issue is the nylon top starts to tear in about 6 months after daily wear.

these seem quite a bit smaller than other shoes in this size..I could not “fit” my orthotics into the footbed.

right shoe was shorter than left, causing right toe to bump against toe of shoe.

Too small

Skip these and get the 608's. I wear these at the office because if I wear business dress shoes my plantar's fascitis flairs. These fit weird, they felt a little tight at the tip of the toes but wider than normal across the wide part at the base of your toes. My feet would pop out of these and I really couldn't stand long in them without my heels bothering me. They are also quite heavy. I have underpronation and when I walk in these shoes they would cause cramps in my feet an id have to "roll" on the outer edge of my foot to make it go away, similar to cracking your knuckles or elbow.

I was hopeful that the WW size would work for my very wide (not fat) feet. Didn't work, but wow they would have been comfy. I have to return them.

I Was skeptical after first 30 mn walk at slower pace. Felt more like boots. Logged only 5 1/2 miles walking and 2 separate 25 minute weight workouts . They tightened my calves . Not good with torn Achilles history from 15 years ago. Decided to try these due to Brooks inventory issues . I’m definitely returning to Brooks now the inventory looks better in 4E. Seriously, if you have wide feet, history of orthopedic issues with feet such as fracture or damage to adjoining tissues, avoid lower cost NBs.

The sole of this shoe, MW669LK2 is too thin didn't provide support even with good orthotics. Previously used New Balance running shoes for over 30 years, thicker in needed areas.