New Balance # containment thread

[Puddy Smally]

Part of me wants those 480 highs (the 480, and really the 440 fit my feet the best), but the reasonable side of me realizes that much and that thick of fabric around the ankle doesn’t work the best for me.

Ahhh I love them so much though! Reminds me of the high tops people were skating in the 80’s.

[Atiba Applebum]

Part of me wants those 480 highs (the 480, and really the 440 fit my feet the best), but the reasonable side of me realizes that much and that thick of fabric around the ankle doesn’t work the best for me.

Ahhh I love them so much though! Reminds me of the high tops people were skating in the 80’s.

Weren’t the high tops skated in the 80s the Jordan’s?

[Puddy Smally]

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Part of me wants those 480 highs (the 480, and really the 440 fit my feet the best), but the reasonable side of me realizes that much and that thick of fabric around the ankle doesn’t work the best for me.

Ahhh I love them so much though! Reminds me of the high tops people were skating in the 80’s.

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Weren’t the high tops skated in the 80s the Jordan’s?

I believe so, it was before my time so I’m not entirely certain. I’m pretty sure Nike was what was primarily being worn.

Before I ever truly skated I stole a book “Action Skateboarding” from the middle school library. It was supremely corny, very 80’s/early 90’s, but the shoes and wheel graphics captivated me.

Anyways, that’s what the 480 highs instantly make me think of in the best possible way.

[Made In China]

For anyone interested, this is how the 600 is wearing for me.
I’d say these are just a few days shy of a month skating 2-3 sessions per week 2-3 hours per session.
I do a lot of kickflips and these are holding up great. No rips or tears on any of the mesh parts. Grip is still great. Probably one of my favorite shoes in recent years.
I typically try not to promote or publicly endorse shoes from brands the shop doesn’t/ can’t carry, because honestly it doesn’t do me any favors, but damnit these are so damn good!

Are there any plans in the near future to get NB at your shop? I'd order from y'all.....

[MOE SYZLAK]

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For anyone interested, this is how the 600 is wearing for me.
I’d say these are just a few days shy of a month skating 2-3 sessions per week 2-3 hours per session.
I do a lot of kickflips and these are holding up great. No rips or tears on any of the mesh parts. Grip is still great. Probably one of my favorite shoes in recent years.
I typically try not to promote or publicly endorse shoes from brands the shop doesn’t/ can’t carry, because honestly it doesn’t do me any favors, but damnit these are so damn good!

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Are there any plans in the near future to get NB at your shop? I'd order from y'all.....

I’d love to carry NB# and have been trying to navigate all the red tape to make that happen. I’ve definitely been putting my money where my mouth is by buying more than a few pairs, skating them, wearing them at events and filming in them. If it were up to me I’d already have them… the majority of brands that I can currently carry are the ones that seemingly aren’t doing well on their own. Hopefully in the future something will happen and I’ll have a shoe that can compete with Dunks.

[Crabby_Bastard]

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Part of me wants those 480 highs (the 480, and really the 440 fit my feet the best), but the reasonable side of me realizes that much and that thick of fabric around the ankle doesn’t work the best for me.

Ahhh I love them so much though! Reminds me of the high tops people were skating in the 80’s.

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Weren’t the high tops skated in the 80s the Jordan’s?

Jordan 1s, Pony, Converse, and NB high tops were all skated in the 80s. Pony were the oddest IMO but Neil Blender would skate them.

[Made In China]

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For anyone interested, this is how the 600 is wearing for me.
I’d say these are just a few days shy of a month skating 2-3 sessions per week 2-3 hours per session.
I do a lot of kickflips and these are holding up great. No rips or tears on any of the mesh parts. Grip is still great. Probably one of my favorite shoes in recent years.
I typically try not to promote or publicly endorse shoes from brands the shop doesn’t/ can’t carry, because honestly it doesn’t do me any favors, but damnit these are so damn good!

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Are there any plans in the near future to get NB at your shop? I'd order from y'all.....

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I’d love to carry NB# and have been trying to navigate all the red tape to make that happen. I’ve definitely been putting my money where my mouth is by buying more than a few pairs, skating them, wearing them at events and filming in them. If it were up to me I’d already have them… the majority of brands that I can currently carry are the ones that seemingly aren’t doing well on their own. Hopefully in the future something will happen and I’ll have a shoe that can compete with Dunks.

I figured this was the case, but I was just curious and wanted to ask you directly. There's two other smaller shops local to me that don't carry NB, or a lot of other bigger brands even, and I wonder if they're in this same boat. I have no idea how this stuff works but maybe some of our friends over at NB who post on here can help you expedite things?? 

[MOE SYZLAK]

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For anyone interested, this is how the 600 is wearing for me.
I’d say these are just a few days shy of a month skating 2-3 sessions per week 2-3 hours per session.
I do a lot of kickflips and these are holding up great. No rips or tears on any of the mesh parts. Grip is still great. Probably one of my favorite shoes in recent years.
I typically try not to promote or publicly endorse shoes from brands the shop doesn’t/ can’t carry, because honestly it doesn’t do me any favors, but damnit these are so damn good!

[close]

Are there any plans in the near future to get NB at your shop? I'd order from y'all.....

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I’d love to carry NB# and have been trying to navigate all the red tape to make that happen. I’ve definitely been putting my money where my mouth is by buying more than a few pairs, skating them, wearing them at events and filming in them. If it were up to me I’d already have them… the majority of brands that I can currently carry are the ones that seemingly aren’t doing well on their own. Hopefully in the future something will happen and I’ll have a shoe that can compete with Dunks.

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I figured this was the case, but I was just curious and wanted to ask you directly. There's two other smaller shops local to me that don't carry NB, or a lot of other bigger brands even, and I wonder if they're in this same boat. I have no idea how this stuff works but maybe some of our friends over at NB who post on here can help you expedite things??

Possibly… a lot of the bigger brands want to see you carry an array of other brands as well as be in business for a few years before they will even entertain the idea of you carrying their product, others want the vibe of your shop to match theirs, Quite few of them are on “account freezes” right now. However, all of that can be bypassed in some cases if you “know a guy”. That’s just a rough synapses from what I’ve gathered over the past year.

[dstrytruitt]

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For anyone interested, this is how the 600 is wearing for me.
I’d say these are just a few days shy of a month skating 2-3 sessions per week 2-3 hours per session.
I do a lot of kickflips and these are holding up great. No rips or tears on any of the mesh parts. Grip is still great. Probably one of my favorite shoes in recent years.
I typically try not to promote or publicly endorse shoes from brands the shop doesn’t/ can’t carry, because honestly it doesn’t do me any favors, but damnit these are so damn good!

[close]

Are there any plans in the near future to get NB at your shop? I'd order from y'all.....

[close]

I’d love to carry NB# and have been trying to navigate all the red tape to make that happen. I’ve definitely been putting my money where my mouth is by buying more than a few pairs, skating them, wearing them at events and filming in them. If it were up to me I’d already have them… the majority of brands that I can currently carry are the ones that seemingly aren’t doing well on their own. Hopefully in the future something will happen and I’ll have a shoe that can compete with Dunks.

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I figured this was the case, but I was just curious and wanted to ask you directly. There's two other smaller shops local to me that don't carry NB, or a lot of other bigger brands even, and I wonder if they're in this same boat. I have no idea how this stuff works but maybe some of our friends over at NB who post on here can help you expedite things??

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Possibly… a lot of the bigger brands want to see you carry an array of other brands as well as be in business for a few years before they will even entertain the idea of you carrying their product, others want the vibe of your shop to match theirs, Quite few of them are on “account freezes” right now. However, all of that can be bypassed in some cases if you “know a guy”. That’s just a rough synapses from what I’ve gathered over the past year.

Fingers crossed it happens sooner than later for you and Cassette. I’d buy from you, too.

[Puddy Smally]

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Part of me wants those 480 highs (the 480, and really the 440 fit my feet the best), but the reasonable side of me realizes that much and that thick of fabric around the ankle doesn’t work the best for me.

Ahhh I love them so much though! Reminds me of the high tops people were skating in the 80’s.

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Weren’t the high tops skated in the 80s the Jordan’s?

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Jordan 1s, Pony, Converse, and NB high tops were all skated in the 80s. Pony were the oddest IMO but Neil Blender would skate them.

Great post! Yeah, I thought I remembered something like the Converse Weapon being in the mix.

Also, the obligatory “fuck I love Neil Blender”!

[jakeumms]

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Part of me wants those 480 highs (the 480, and really the 440 fit my feet the best), but the reasonable side of me realizes that much and that thick of fabric around the ankle doesn’t work the best for me.

Ahhh I love them so much though! Reminds me of the high tops people were skating in the 80’s.

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Weren’t the high tops skated in the 80s the Jordan’s?

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Jordan 1s, Pony, Converse, and NB high tops were all skated in the 80s. Pony were the oddest IMO but Neil Blender would skate them.

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Great post! Yeah, I thought I remembered something like the Converse Weapon being in the mix.

Also, the obligatory “fuck I love Neil Blender”!

The only thing I have to add now that the Weapon came up is Ellesse was pretty poppin for a while and then also you would see the occasional British Knights. For my point of view, Jordan's didn't get skated much as they were expensive and you knew what would happen to them pretty quickly. A brand name high top leather basketball shoe from a discount place was usually the move. The only Jordan's I personally skated were 1s that I got for cheap when the 3 was dominating.

[dunc]

I know Hensley and Ron Allen rocked heaps of converse boots back in the h street days. Gee it would be rad if new balance gave a 480 high colour to Hensley and they re made some of the flat ground runs.

http://youtu.be/2iYcZrC6UEk?si=YFa7qkO2Z0by3JYE

Gosh this gives me the feelings! Sorry not sure why vid won't link. Haven't done it in a while. Used to just take out s ??

[Puddy Smally]

This thread is satisfying my inner shoe nerd immensely now.

We got some deep deep mentions now with the Ellesse! This is why I love Slap.

Funny thing growing up in New England is I don’t really have any memory of New Balance pre 2000’s. I think I kind of thought they were coming up then, and were dad shoes.

[pops]

For anyone interested, this is how the 600 is wearing for me.
I’d say these are just a few days shy of a month skating 2-3 sessions per week 2-3 hours per session.
I do a lot of kickflips and these are holding up great. No rips or tears on any of the mesh parts. Grip is still great. Probably one of my favorite shoes in recent years.
I typically try not to promote or publicly endorse shoes from brands the shop doesn’t/ can’t carry, because honestly it doesn’t do me any favors, but damnit these are so damn good!

Got to try these on foot and they felt really great. Too bad Im broke atm and cant afford new shoes but will cop these when I get the chance.

[moonordie]

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For anyone interested, this is how the 600 is wearing for me.
I’d say these are just a few days shy of a month skating 2-3 sessions per week 2-3 hours per session.
I do a lot of kickflips and these are holding up great. No rips or tears on any of the mesh parts. Grip is still great. Probably one of my favorite shoes in recent years.
I typically try not to promote or publicly endorse shoes from brands the shop doesn’t/ can’t carry, because honestly it doesn’t do me any favors, but damnit these are so damn good!

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Got to try these on foot and they felt really great. Too bad Im broke atm and cant afford new shoes but will cop these when I get the chance.

Skated my 600 just once and then weather crapped out but that session was utterly delightful. Can't wait to get those Smurf ones.

[Atiba Applebum]

Wish the Smurf ones came with gum soles

[pops]

Is it better to go .5 size up in the 440 lows? I have the highs and while they fit very snug at first they feel perfect after broken in. I've heard the lows fit snuggier. There's a nice colorway for half the price in size 9.5 and I wear 9 in my highs.

[rikki]

Just wanted to give a shoutout to @rothdigga, thanks for all your input, info, communications and efforts towards customer satisfaction. Awesome street level brand management. Chapeau.

[moonordie]

Just wanted to give a shoutout to @rothdigga, thanks for all your input, info, communications and efforts towards customer satisfaction. Awesome street level brand management. Chapeau.

I agree. Jason and Nick are straight fire

[finecojeffe]

Is it better to go .5 size up in the 440 lows? I have the highs and while they fit very snug at first they feel perfect after broken in. I've heard the lows fit snuggier. There's a nice colorway for half the price in size 9.5 and I wear 9 in my highs.

i wear tts, though I do use a stretcher for the width a little bit. I don't think they need to be sized up.

[Atiba Applebum]

480 high on premier store now

[moonordie]

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Is it better to go .5 size up in the 440 lows? I have the highs and while they fit very snug at first they feel perfect after broken in. I've heard the lows fit snuggier. There's a nice colorway for half the price in size 9.5 and I wear 9 in my highs.

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i wear tts, though I do use a stretcher for the width a little bit. I don't think they need to be sized up.

Same, both 440 low and high are TTS for me.

[munchbox]

has anyone taken the “n” off 480s?
would like to see how that looks

[Watson]

Sorry to distract from NB talk but you also see lots of Puma First Rounds in old footage and photos. The collar is definitely reminiscent of the 480 High.



Back in 2008 Puma made a skate "S" version. I somehow got someone to send me a pair and the sole was hard as a rock and the tongue was actually like 2 inches thick. They were so hilariously bad I couldn't even wear them.

[OhioGuy]

480 high on premier store now

They always have the best product photos. Looks nicer than the official ones.

[dstrytruitt]

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480 high on premier store now

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They always have the best product photos. Looks nicer than the official ones.

So true! Photos put me over the edge this morning and I pulled the trigger on the 480 high. I've got black laces ready to swap.

[iw0]

has anyone taken the “n” off 480s?
would like to see how that looks

was also thinking about this the other day. i know someone had been doing it to the non numeric ones and it looked good, but those were just the black and white ones so seems a bit easier(?)

[beecee]

has anyone taken the “n” off 480s?
would like to see how that looks

these are just photoshopped but ye

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Is it better to go .5 size up in the 440 lows? I have the highs and while they fit very snug at first they feel perfect after broken in. I've heard the lows fit snuggier. There's a nice colorway for half the price in size 9.5 and I wear 9 in my highs.

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i wear tts, though I do use a stretcher for the width a little bit. I don't think they need to be sized up.

Ok, thanks. Im gonna skip those shoes then because they only have that size.

[munchbox]

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has anyone taken the “n” off 480s?
would like to see how that looks

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these are just photoshopped but ye

picture was taken down
any screenshot?