New Balance # containment thread

[Deadringer]

I have heard that the 440 high is wider than the low.  Is this the whole shoe, or a certain section?

Never tried the low, skating the high and they don't seem narrow. I have replaced the insoles with Cons ones and all good.

[art hellman]

I have heard that the 440 high is wider than the low.  Is this the whole shoe, or a certain section?

there's just a lil more room in the shoe in order to accommodate the ankle/high portion of the shoe... I don't have the design/manufacturing vocabularly to describe it any better than that it feels a little wider/roomier.  I don't think the last or any other part of the shoe is actually wider.

[RossDailey]

Doess the NB# rubber grip any better lately (especially compared to Vans).

I used to skate the 224 & 225's until I got sick of slipping around & went back to Vans.

[Atiba Applebum]

Can we format the topic title to be like the general shoes and Nike shoes threads.    This one isn’t so bad, but together with the Vans thread, it’s driving me a little loopy

[FakieFlipCG]

[munchbox]

are they designed to be skated?
these mid soles look better than the og 440s

[iw0]

are they designed to be skated?
these mid soles look better than the og 440s

gonna skate them regardless, tbh

[CossRooper]

I've comfortably been running a size 12 in every single shoe brand (Lakai, Clarks dress shoes, NB Tiago 1010, Reeboks, etc etc) for 5 years and have exactly 11 3/4 inch long feet. i got some 808s in size 12 and they were way to tight in the toe box. since theres no size 12.5, i had to size up to the 13. They fit perfectly!

So anyone just an FYI for anyone buying the 808s: try em on and pay attention to the fit in the toe and on the top of the foot. I recommend going a half size or even a full size up, even if you are a size 12 in the 1010s.

the wheat ones are beautiful ass shoes btw. haven't taken them off for 18 hours very hyped.

[Vintagebody]

I just have to praise NB once again. Been skating the 440's for... I dont even remember for how long!
3 new decks (fresh grip extra wear). They can easly last a month or two longer! Unlike the 306's, which I retired duo to the sole's pattern gotten worn down, these 440s last alot longer in that regard.

[munchbox]

I've comfortably been running a size 12 in every single shoe brand (Lakai, Clarks dress shoes, NB Tiago 1010, Reeboks, etc etc) for 5 years and have exactly 11 3/4 inch long feet. i got some 808s in size 12 and they were way to tight in the toe box. since theres no size 12.5, i had to size up to the 13. They fit perfectly!

So anyone just an FYI for anyone buying the 808s: try em on and pay attention to the fit in the toe and on the top of the foot. I recommend going a half size or even a full size up, even if you are a size 12 in the 1010s.

the wheat ones are beautiful ass shoes btw. haven't taken them off for 18 hours very hyped.

mens shoe sizing is super fucky and annoying like that
a quick google search says an 11.75” shoe can fall between:
11.5, 12, or 13+ in US sizing. basically try before you buy

[PAWL]

oooh baby

[Crap]

I hope they do a 440 Trail low. I didn't like it in that green/purple colourway, and I thought new colours would be better, but it still doesn't quite do it for me. I think it's that speed lacing on the top 2 eyelets - takes the hiking theme a little further than I want to go. I really like the looks of that sole, though. Wish I would have gotten ahold of the Primitive collab 574's that they did with it.

[gaunting]

I have heard that the 440 high is wider than the low.  Is this the whole shoe, or a certain section?

IMO, yes. just got done skating the 440 high, now skating the 440 low. the toe box on the high did seem just a bit roomier than the low. although I love both, the low is just the perfect shoe. never had a skate shoe I like this much.

[LebowskisRug]

What I noticed mostly is the low feels a tad stiffer because the heel collar is lower and closer to the midfoot, which seems to stiffen the rear of the shoe. I've got low and high in front of me and visually cannot tell, but the suede always feel roomier to me than leather. I definitely prefer the leather.

[Thebird]

Got some highs, and they do feel slightly roomier than the lows, maybe even slightly longer, but I held the bottoms of the high and low against each other, and they are identical.  I'm thinking the hightop maybe holds your foot back in the shoe better?

[BALLSACK_SKATEBOARDING]

WHERE TO COP. are these skateable? wtf does it mean if its hiking mode. is it still okay for skating?? idgi

[Underpressureflips]

The sole of the shoe has a hiking boot tread. Can you skate them? You can skate anything if you really want to.

[FakieFlipCG]

[BALLSACK_SKATEBOARDING]

can we get an all black colorway for REGULAR 440 HIGHS?? without hiking mode? please. no contrast stitching. exactly like the hiking ones except with regular soles.

[YMCMB]

can we get an all black colorway for REGULAR 440 HIGHS?? without hiking mode? please. no contrast stitching. exactly like the hiking ones except with regular soles.

These came out last year or so?

[Made In China]

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can we get an all black colorway for REGULAR 440 HIGHS?? without hiking mode? please. no contrast stitching. exactly like the hiking ones except with regular soles.

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These came out last year or so?

Those came out 2020 and are pretty much impossible to find now, unfortunately. I know because I've tried lol

[iw0]

came here to ask about an all green pair after seeing them in a recent roger co post, sick

[LebowskisRug]

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can we get an all black colorway for REGULAR 440 HIGHS?? without hiking mode? please. no contrast stitching. exactly like the hiking ones except with regular soles.

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These came out last year or so?

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Those came out 2020 and are pretty much impossible to find now, unfortunately. I know because I've tried lol

What size are you? I find these on Depop, Mercari, Poshmark, and eBay all the time.

[Bubblegum Tate]

https://www.instagram.com/p/ClUAMKop6-b/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

[Deadringer]

https://www.instagram.com/p/ClUAMKop6-b/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Got these already, and they look just as good in the flesh. 

[z_tx]

Looks like the Westgate 913 is back in production. A better shoe than the 508 in my opinion

https://www.newbalance.com/pd/nb-numeric-brandon-westgate-913/NM913V1-42810.html

[DaSk8D00D]

Looks like the Westgate 913 is back in production. A better shoe than the 508 in my opinion

https://www.newbalance.com/pd/nb-numeric-brandon-westgate-913/NM913V1-42810.html

Hopefully they keep releasing these in more colorways they were an excellent shoe. Probably my favorite outsole ever

[Bubblegum Tate]

https://www.instagram.com/p/Clbv910vbKo/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

[Fartknocker415]

Slap a tree frog on it and I’m FUCKING BUYING. No brainer

[MetalAnkleMan]

Anyone got any insight of some new 1010 color ways dropping soon? I know we got the Primitive collab and the white/navy one here soon, but anything else? Hoping to see a mainly white color way again!