Customer Reviews New Balance Fresh Foam 860v12

The laces are not as good as my M860B11. They keep loosing up. My past 3 pairs I never double tied.

I wear these shoes for walking and casual wear. They are attractive, comfortable and well made. Nice shoes but nothing extraordinary. I have several pairs and wear them fairly frequently. They fit to size. A nice shoe for a fairly high price.

These are good shoes. I would give a 5 star except they are not true to size as past New Balance have been. I have worn New Balance shoes for over 15 years and have not had an issue until now on sizes. I had to return and re-order for a larger size.

This shoe is lovely and is like walking on a cloud. My only issue is that its sizing does not match other NB shoes. This shoe runs small, both in length, and width. I'm normally 10.5 EE. With 840's that size is a perfect fit and match my rockports and brooks, but with this shoe, I needed to order an 11 to match the toe length and am still not 100% happy with the width of the shoe. X-Wide is too wide, but the wide is just a touch narrow. I'll stick with these because I love the ankle support, but I wish NB sizing was consistent. Don't say it's EE if it's E, don't say it's 10.5 if it's a 10...

A great looking shoe, but a bit heavier and stiffer than my previous New Balance purchases, including the New Balance 680v6. The 680v6 was lighter and more comfortable right out of the box. I have only had the Fresh Foam 860v12 for a few days . Hoping they break in soon

I was not sure if I wanted to get the new version NB 860's based on reviews. I really liked my old ones which became very comfortable. I did go ahead and buy the new version v12 860 and I am very happy with them with the (exception of the tongue not staying put. ) why do companies change a good thing?

I have been wearing 860s for years now and love them. This is my third pair. These are a little tight but should break in soon. The biggest issue I have was paying for 1 day shipping ($25) and receiving them almost a week later. I needed them for a trip and they arrived the day after I left. Should probably ask for a refund on the shipping,

I've been a 1080 guy but I have a thing with over pronation so I tried the 860. They aren't nearly as comfortable as the 1080 but my knee issue have been less severe after a good jog. I had some unfortunate rubbing on the ankle but other then that I like them.

I was on vacation when they arrived. My first trial yesterday they seem a bit wider than I had thought. The length and comfort are fine. When I compare to my other orders, they were not wide

Great shoe comfort and support been looking for a shoe like this for quite some time. However the laces that came with this shoe are too short. They don't carry laces and told me to return them. Look i didn't buy a pair of shoes to return them. It's not uncommon to buy large wide shoes and have short laces but this is ridiculous.

I use these for walking primarily. Light weight, nice colors, roomy toe box. My only complaints are there is no arch support so I had to buy inserts, and the price, imo, was mighty high.

These are great shoes and I usually buy 2-3 pairs a year. Then I structuring in these are fantastic and something I would expect. Funnily enough, the laces on these particular model seem shorter than the ones in the past. I have a high volume foot and that is the only negative.

Great arch support. Overall Good for walking. I wish they would reinforce the top of the toe. My big toe keeps cutting through the material after several months.

I have been wearing the 860 for several years and like the shoe very much. However, a problem I have with Version 12 is that the tongue of the shoe slips to the side while I am wearing the shoes. I have not had this problem with previous versions of the 860.

This shoe is well made but, could have a little more cushion.

Love the shoes. I ordered E width, which used to fit me fine. A tad narrow this time; next time I'll try to order extra wide (EE width?)

3 miles every other day on rough ranch roads. So far, they're holding up.

I actually purchased the white color, very cool, and a nice classic look with jeans, would have gave them a 5 star rating but the length is a little tight.

This style fits and allows me to walk without foot pain due to arthritis in my foot. I now have four pairs. I did like the older version Fresh Foam with the soft back that is higher on the tendon in the back. But all in all the shoe is great.

I got fitted at a running store for my foot dynamics. This shoe was the most comfortable and corrective shoe I tried on and purchased 2 pairs. The v1 and v2, for the gym and to wear around in the office.

Please use holes in sneakers for laces not slits. And laces provided are much to long.

I have been wearing the 860 for at least the past 5 to 6 years. My last 2 pair were V9's, and for all previous versions I wore a Size 11, 2E. I ordered the same size for the V12's but have found them to be slightly smaller, not so much that I decided to go up a half-size, but where the previous versions has a little extra room in the toes, I would characterize the V12's as being more snug. I'll also note that the heel 'tab' (the 'flare' at the heel of the shoe) is taller by about 3/4 inch.