New Balance # containment thread

[chris.]

Wow those white 808s are perfect.

(Remind me of my Converee Chany’s that I loved way more than I should have)

[MikeX]

It's been a decade since I last felt real pangs of sadness about athletic shoe brands destroying the skater-owned/founded brands. The "market has spoken"; you can't cry over spilled milk; that's how it is on this bitch of an earth; and 10,000 more clishes about accepting the awfulness of reality.

At any rate, I think the new balance "N" is at least as cool looking and/or dorky as the three stripes and the swoosh - and it sits closer to the sideways "E"s of Etnies and Emerica, making them look more like classic skate shoes to me. I understand that NB's reputational whiplash from retirement home clunkers in the 90s/00s to their hypebeast turn in the last decade -combined with the fact that they were the last athletic brand to decide to pilfer the sk8 industry and thus signalled the nail in the coffin for core brands - will turn people off from them, perhaps rightfully. But they make good shoes, for sk8 and otherwise... I just think they're neat.

Also from a design stand point the letter "N" has a lot less flow to it than the nike swoosh or adidas stripes or vans jazz stripe, so it stands out rather than being part of the shoe. Making it somewhat of an eyesore to some. Personally I'm ok with it, it just throws me off when I look at them in the mirror because its backwards.

[Lee Ralphs Dear Old Mum]

I can't really tell you why but NB is the only brand among the corpo skate take over that I can wear. (Aside from VF of course)

Might be bc the internet has convinced me they have a way better enviro/ labor record than the others.

 I'm OK with the N but have razor bladed a few off some 212s here and there.

[Underpressureflips]

I can't really tell you why but NB is the only brand among the corpo skate take over that I can wear. (Aside from VF of course)

Might be bc the internet has convinced me they have a way better enviro/ labor record than the others.

 I'm OK with the N but have razor bladed a few off some 212s here and there.

I worked for NB 13 years ago. It’s a really solid/ethical company. We would give away shoes to the unfortunate folks during Xmas. We would sell mismatched shoes for a regular price (for people with different sized feet). We would sell just one shoe to people missing feet and etc). The company would take a loss in both these scenarios. There was so much we did just based on goodwill. I don’t see anything like that at Nike or Adidas. In fact, living in portland I have a ton of friends at adidas and Nike. Pretty much all of them are contract employees and don’t get health insurance and etc. I used to get NB at massive discounts, now I pay full price like a normie because I believe in the company so much.

[Lee Ralphs Dear Old Mum]

Thanks for that take. Things like this do play into my consumer choices and I really like the shoes.

[apport]

It would be so sick is NB made a skateable 850. Tiago, make em do it.

my man, i made this same post some pages back, let's just keep pressing these fools

[rothdigga]

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It would be so sick is NB made a skateable 850. Tiago, make em do it.

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my man, i made this same post some pages back, let's just keep pressing these fools

you guys realize the first run of NM1010's was this colorway exactly above and they bit our style on this 850 right?  It came out for Numeric back in July 2020 or so.  Search NM1010WT online and you might find a pair or 2 floating out there.

[YeoWhattup]

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It would be so sick is NB made a skateable 850. Tiago, make em do it.

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my man, i made this same post some pages back, let's just keep pressing these fools

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you guys realize the first run of NM1010's was this colorway exactly above and they bit our style on this 850 right?  It came out for Numeric back in July 2020 or so.  Search NM1010WT online and you might find a pair or 2 floating out there.

Kinda sick that y’all did such a good job that they bit it

[Alexactly]

Wait, I thought that850 was from Summer '19? Supposedly it's a re-release of its original colorway from 1998

https://sneakernews.com/2019/06/27/new-balance-850-aime-leon-dore/

I thought that first 1010 was a standby NB scheme - it definitely looks classic!

Anyhow, it's not just the colorway that I like! It seems likely that the 1010 was inspired by the 850, in more than just its coloring. And I wanna skate it!

[IpathCats]

It's been a decade since I last felt real pangs of sadness about athletic shoe brands destroying the skater-owned/founded brands. The "market has spoken"; you can't cry over spilled milk; that's how it is on this bitch of an earth; and 10,000 more clishes about accepting the awfulness of reality.

At any rate, I think the new balance "N" is at least as cool looking and/or dorky as the three stripes and the swoosh - and it sits closer to the sideways "E"s of Etnies and Emerica, making them look more like classic skate shoes to me. I understand that NB's reputational whiplash from retirement home clunkers in the 90s/00s to their hypebeast turn in the last decade -combined with the fact that they were the last athletic brand to decide to pilfer the sk8 industry and thus signalled the nail in the coffin for core brands - will turn people off from them, perhaps rightfully. But they make good shoes, for sk8 and otherwise... I just think they're neat.

I'm a huge NB fan, I have 4 pairs on my shoe rack currently. But you're fucking fried if you think the "N" looks anywhere near as good as the swoosh or stripes in MOST applications.

That big ass etnies "E" was horrible too.

The N looks best on their most retro looking shoes, i think its cool on the 1010, and I just got a pair of the 650 highs that look pretty sick IMO.

[LebowskisRug]

I think it's all the same to me. You think a swoosh looked great on shoes at the time? Prob not, but we're all just used to it. I think it's placement on lots of Nikes is egregious. I don't love the N always- I remove it sometimes if it makes the shoe look better. But in reviews I see it is always called out specifically and I don't see other stuff called out. I see tons of pairs of Adidas with ripped stripes at the park and it makes me think like "wow adding something that just rips, but we are used to looking at, is OK, but something outside of the wear area that goes with another brand's aesthetics and is often pretty inoffensive isn't?" Kinda selective bias.

Hearing all that other good stuff makes me even more happy that the shoes fit my feet and work for me.

[JoeChrome]

https://www.daddiesboardshop.com/products/new-balance-808-tiago-shoes-wheat-gum

808’s for 20% off (including Wheats)

[camel filters]

As far as soulless big company logos go, the swoosh and the stripes at least attempt to use graphic design as iconography. NB is literally a bold N. Not that I have anything against wearing NB but I can see why some would have a problem with NB's logo and not think twice about nike or adidas.

[Dolphinpony]

I can't really tell you why but NB is the only brand among the corpo skate take over that I can wear. (Aside from VF of course)

Might be bc the internet has convinced me they have a way better enviro/ labor record than the others.

 I'm OK with the N but have razor bladed a few off some 212s here and there.

What is vf? I'm drawing a blank

[Lee Ralphs Dear Old Mum]

VF corps. The parent company for Vans.

We all associate Vans as a 'core' company bc of how long they have been in skateboarding but....

[MetalAnkleMan]

Anyone know when these are going to drop in the US? Also any other insight of upcoming future colorways? Seeing if I should buy the beef & broccoli colorway now or wait, love the 1010!

[rothdigga]

Anyone know when these are going to drop in the US? Also any other insight of upcoming future colorways? Seeing if I should buy the beef & broccoli colorway now or wait, love the 1010!

Those are Holiday 1010's that are going to hit any day now.  Our warehouse is super overwhelmed so they're being checked in and I'm hoping to push those out to shops any day now.  There's also a phantom/orange pop 1010 color for Holiday as well coming at the same time but that white/navy one is very crispy. 

[arrbee]

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Anyone know when these are going to drop in the US? Also any other insight of upcoming future colorways? Seeing if I should buy the beef & broccoli colorway now or wait, love the 1010!

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Those are Holiday 1010's that are going to hit any day now.  Our warehouse is super overwhelmed so they're being checked in and I'm hoping to push those out to shops any day now.  There's also a phantom/orange pop 1010 color for Holiday as well coming at the same time but that white/navy one is very crispy.

PICS!!

[moonordie]

Classic question: how's the sizing on 808?
I wear size 8 (US) in Nike and almost all the NB# I skated were 8.5 with the exception of 420 which felt huge. Should I go for the classic half size up?

[rothdigga]

Classic question: how's the sizing on 808?
I wear size 8 (US) in Nike and almost all the NB# I skated were 8.5 with the exception of 420 which felt huge. Should I go for the classic half size up?

I would.  Maybe someone else has info but the 808 is a bit snug over the top so if you've already gone .5 up on NB#, roll with that. 

[rothdigga]

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Anyone know when these are going to drop in the US? Also any other insight of upcoming future colorways? Seeing if I should buy the beef & broccoli colorway now or wait, love the 1010!

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Those are Holiday 1010's that are going to hit any day now.  Our warehouse is super overwhelmed so they're being checked in and I'm hoping to push those out to shops any day now.  There's also a phantom/orange pop 1010 color for Holiday as well coming at the same time but that white/navy one is very crispy.

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PICS!!

They're out in Europe and Canada already.  NM1010PW if you search but here's a link to a site that has them up in Montreal.
https://lopezmtl.com/en-us/products/nm1010pw-phantom-orange

[moonordie]

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Classic question: how's the sizing on 808?
I wear size 8 (US) in Nike and almost all the NB# I skated were 8.5 with the exception of 420 which felt huge. Should I go for the classic half size up?

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I would.  Maybe someone else has info but the 808 is a bit snug over the top so if you've already gone .5 up on NB#, roll with that.

As usual you da MVP

[Alexactly]

Da NBVP

[rothdigga]

Anyone has any idea on why NewBalance.com would take down the Brown/green 1010's off their website after being available for purchase for a week or so? lol I missed out and didnt buy them quick enough

These are back up on the site...FYI.  But please find a shop to snag them at first if you're gonna get some.  We had a good amount of shops get them from our reps. 

[MetalAnkleMan]

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Anyone has any idea on why NewBalance.com would take down the Brown/green 1010's off their website after being available for purchase for a week or so? lol I missed out and didnt buy them quick enough

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These are back up on the site...FYI.  But please find a shop to snag them at first if you're gonna get some.  We had a good amount of shops get them from our reps.

Awesome, thanks for all the replies, another reason why I support NB, we got a strong community in here!

[eSK3]

Da NBVP

[fs1/2cab]

I just wanted to say, that this thread alone made me consider to get some NB# shoes. Breaking some 440s in right now and so far I like them. More companies should have a communication person like @rothdigga

[MetalAnkleMan]

I just wanted to say, that this thread alone made me consider to get some NB# shoes. Breaking some 440s in right now and so far I like them. More companies should have a communication person like @rothdigga

I agree, surprise we dont see other companies doing it, I know we got an active Emerica guy on slap as well, i like knowing I can ask a question and get a response pretty quickly, keeps me loyal to NB, its pretty sick

[rothdigga]

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I just wanted to say, that this thread alone made me consider to get some NB# shoes. Breaking some 440s in right now and so far I like them. More companies should have a communication person like @rothdigga

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I agree, surprise we dont see other companies doing it, I know we got an active Emerica guy on slap as well, i like knowing I can ask a question and get a response pretty quickly, keeps me loyal to NB, its pretty sick

I'm one of you!  It's like that Simpsons Treehouse Of Horror episode..."one of us!" with the Island Of Dr Moreau spoof

[Atiba Applebum]

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I just wanted to say, that this thread alone made me consider to get some NB# shoes. Breaking some 440s in right now and so far I like them. More companies should have a communication person like @rothdigga

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I agree, surprise we dont see other companies doing it, I know we got an active Emerica guy on slap as well, i like knowing I can ask a question and get a response pretty quickly, keeps me loyal to NB, its pretty sick

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I'm one of you!  It's like that Simpsons Treehouse Of Horror episode..."one of us!" with the Island Of Dr Moreau spoof

That’s a Freaks/Ramones reference!  I’m a little disappointed