New Balance # containment thread

[Mongo Lloyd]

Ahah that’s sick! What a huge fuckup

[Daydream]

[Fongstarr.]

From Jeremy Fish’s IG stories.

[moonordie]

Just when we thought we needed more 480 in our lives. Btw haven't seen any at all in EU lately

[Daydream]

Eww.. need to see the Celtics pair

[munchbox]

can we get a knicks pair

[backside_frontside]

Kind of a random question but... what's the Slap consensus on the width of NB shoes?

I've been wearing mostly Vans and the occasional Cons, but I just got a pair of 425s for work. They fit pretty good and the insole is comfy, but they are quite narrow in the middle. I don't think I have a wide foot either. My buddy had the Tom Knox 440 Hi and he also said they were really narrow. Is that a NB thing? Are the majority of their models narrow?

[nollieboulala]

Kind of a random question but... what's the Slap consensus on the width of NB shoes?

I've been wearing mostly Vans and the occasional Cons, but I just got a pair of 425s for work. They fit pretty good and the insole is comfy, but they are quite narrow in the middle. I don't think I have a wide foot either. My buddy had the Tom Knox 440 Hi and he also said they were really narrow. Is that a NB thing? Are the majority of their models narrow?

I’ve skated a bunch of 480s and 440 highs and wouldn’t call them narrow at all. I have a pretty average to wide foot I would say.

[devils acrobat]

Kind of a random question but... what's the Slap consensus on the width of NB shoes?

I've been wearing mostly Vans and the occasional Cons, but I just got a pair of 425s for work. They fit pretty good and the insole is comfy, but they are quite narrow in the middle. I don't think I have a wide foot either. My buddy had the Tom Knox 440 Hi and he also said they were really narrow. Is that a NB thing? Are the majority of their models narrow?

I agree that it is a NB thing, at least in recent years. The first PJ ladd 533s and the 868 not so much but the 508 is super narrow in the middle parts and it is also noticable in the 1010.

[mindfuzz]

Eww.. need to see the Celtics pair

https://www.newbalance.com/pd/nb-numeric-480/NM480V1-45869.html

Yes much better

[YMCMB]

From Jeremy Fish’s IG stories.

Might be on the of the best iterations of a 303/SPB collab yet.

[OhioGuy]

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Eww.. need to see the Celtics pair

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https://www.newbalance.com/pd/nb-numeric-480/NM480V1-45869.html

Yes much better

My God, the EST (Celtics) one are way better. That green suede. Honestly, these might be the best looking 480s to date 😱

[munchbox]

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Eww.. need to see the Celtics pair

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https://www.newbalance.com/pd/nb-numeric-480/NM480V1-45869.html

Yes much better

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My God, the EST (Celtics) one are way better. That green suede. Honestly, these might be the best looking 480s to date 😱

the reynolds colorway still clears that imo

[marcusbutler]

Started skating the #508's. I think I'm 4 sessions in with these shoes. First impressions; broken in right out of the box, very soft squishy sole, very little protection in the forefoot but some decent cushion in the heel. I've been on the thick cup kick for sometime now. So jumping to these, my feet are killing me. Especially in the transverse arch area. I pretty much skate everyday at most 3-4 hours. I can't see myself continuing skating these shoes. But it's got a really good flick and board feel. But I would sacrifice a good flick/board feel for a little more sustenance underneath my foot. Anyone enjoy the westgates? I feel the 440v2 and the foy's have some more underneath the foot than the 508's.

[Atiba Applebum]

Damn the Vu are on the NB site?   The midnight drops I make it to are always the ones I could have taken my time on.   

[Crabby_Bastard]

Kind of a random question but... what's the Slap consensus on the width of NB shoes?

I've been wearing mostly Vans and the occasional Cons, but I just got a pair of 425s for work. They fit pretty good and the insole is comfy, but they are quite narrow in the middle. I don't think I have a wide foot either. My buddy had the Tom Knox 440 Hi and he also said they were really narrow. Is that a NB thing? Are the majority of their models narrow?

I have had the NB# 440, 480, 808, and 1010. Every one of them completely destroyed the middle/arch of my foot. Way too narrow. Toes fit fine. I had a pair of the 600 and they were definitely wider in the middle/arch/heel than the others I mentioned but still a bit narrow. I really like what NB# is doing design/color way-wise and it is a bummer that all of their shoes that I am most stoked on just don't fit my feet.

Vulc wise I had the 255 and the 272 and they both fit me well.

Vans definitely fit my feet better.

[rikki]

Started skating the #508's. I think I'm 4 sessions in with these shoes. First impressions; broken in right out of the box, very soft squishy sole, very little protection in the forefoot but some decent cushion in the heel. I've been on the thick cup kick for sometime now. So jumping to these, my feet are killing me. Especially in the transverse arch area. I pretty much skate everyday at most 3-4 hours. I can't see myself continuing skating these shoes. But it's got a really good flick and board feel. But I would sacrifice a good flick/board feel for a little more sustenance underneath my foot. Anyone enjoy the westgates? I feel the 440v2 and the foy's have some more underneath the foot than the 508's.

I really liked the one pair of Westgates I skated. I felt they offered a bit more protection than the 440v1 but at the cost of a bit less of boardfeel. The grip could maybe be better. Otherwise, a good shoe. Since then I've liked the 600 a lot more. Still have a pair of 508's on ice and will probably skate them no problem.

[Pastasash]

Damn the Vu are on the NB site?   The midnight drops I make it to are always the ones I could have taken my time on.

yeah but more fun to cop from a local shop, esp if it comes in a special box 

[dstrytruitt]

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Damn the Vu are on the NB site?   The midnight drops I make it to are always the ones I could have taken my time on.

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yeah but more fun to cop from a local shop, esp if it comes in a special box 

Bingo! I ordered mine from Vu for the box, etc.

[Atiba Applebum]

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Damn the Vu are on the NB site?   The midnight drops I make it to are always the ones I could have taken my time on.

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yeah but more fun to cop from a local shop, esp if it comes in a special box 

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Bingo! I ordered mine from Vu for the box, etc.

Oh I did it too, just probably didn’t need to be hugging that refresh button like i did

[dstrytruitt]

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Damn the Vu are on the NB site?   The midnight drops I make it to are always the ones I could have taken my time on.

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yeah but more fun to cop from a local shop, esp if it comes in a special box 

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Bingo! I ordered mine from Vu for the box, etc.

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Oh I did it too, just probably didn’t need to be hugging that refresh button like i did

 

[Made In China]

Anyone know if the 1010s Reynolds is wearing in this are a new colorway or something he diy'ed himself? I know that he's been spotting wearing a lot of different NBs spraypainted black before

[Eric Dolphy]

Anyone know if the 1010s Reynolds is wearing in this are a new colorway or something he diy'ed himself? I know that he's been spotting wearing a lot of different NBs spraypainted black before

Maybe these?

Colourway is called “Black/Sea Salt”

[Atiba Applebum]

Anyone know if the 1010s Reynolds is wearing in this are a new colorway or something he diy'ed himself? I know that he's been spotting wearing a lot of different NBs spraypainted black before

Just looking at the thumbnail I’d say it’s the black and white ones out now that he colored the sole black

[beecee]

Just looking at the thumbnail I’d say it’s the black and white ones out now that he colored the sole black

yee

[flintstagram]

Oh fuck! These rule.

[Banned from the room]

Y'all think the 1906l loafers would skate. Shits silver like on some 2024 Clark Griswold holiday oh.

My favorite movie as a kid. I always wanted my dad to suddenly start moonwalking

[Southernmost]

New colorway of a 480 on Rothdigga IG story. Brown, white with a green bottom. Little red star on the tongue gives it a California Republic flag look. Sorry I didn’t screenshot or upload.

[moonordie]

Gotchu.
Best cw of the 480 by far imo.
Would be nice to have staple colors always available like dunks.

[notinternetfamous]

Gotchu.
Best cw of the 480 by far imo.
Would be nice to have staple colors always available like dunks.

these are real nice