New Balance # containment thread

[Willie]

Anybody skate the 770 yet? The upper looks good but I’ve never been a big fan of that flared out foam midsole on a skate shoe and the outsole tread looks kind of marginal.

[DanRar009]

im patiently holding out for the slip on cups
but those looking clean is a good sign to me

Wait we’re getting a slip on cupsole???

[Atiba Applebum]

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im patiently holding out for the slip on cups
but those looking clean is a good sign to me

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Wait we’re getting a slip on cupsole???

Wishful thinking

[roba]

at this point i'm just impressed with the nb designers' ability to make a classic colorway like an all black look bad. like why is there 4 shades of black? why is the heel tab leather if the toebox is suede? why is the toebox suede if there's no suede anywhere else on the shoe? what's up with the nubuck and why couldn't that be suede?

[DanRar009]

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im patiently holding out for the slip on cups
but those looking clean is a good sign to me

[close]

Wait we’re getting a slip on cupsole???

[close]

Wishful thinking

Lmao damn I got so excited reading that this morning. I’ll continue to dream of another slip on cup shoe

[guydog]

at this point i'm just impressed with the nb designers' ability to make a classic colorway like an all black look bad. like why is there 4 shades of black? why is the heel tab leather if the toebox is suede? why is the toebox suede if there's no suede anywhere else on the shoe? what's up with the nubuck and why couldn't that be suede?

Yup lol.

[munchbox]

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im patiently holding out for the slip on cups
but those looking clean is a good sign to me

[close]

Wait we’re getting a slip on cupsole???

[close]

Wishful thinking

[close]

Lmao damn I got so excited reading that this morning. I’ll continue to dream of another slip on cup shoe

i wouldnt rule them out
pretty sure i heard it here first
there was space between the 306 & 306 slip
unless a rep outright says “no”
id sit back and let time tick

at this point i'm just impressed with the nb designers' ability to make a classic colorway like an all black look bad. like why is there 4 shades of black? why is the heel tab leather if the toebox is suede? why is the toebox suede if there's no suede anywhere else on the shoe? what's up with the nubuck and why couldn't that be suede?

yo dawg, we heard you like triple black…
so we

[mini greek]

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im patiently holding out for the slip on cups
but those looking clean is a good sign to me

[close]

Wait we’re getting a slip on cupsole???

[close]

Wishful thinking

[close]

Lmao damn I got so excited reading that this morning. I’ll continue to dream of another slip on cup shoe

[close]

i wouldnt rule them out
pretty sure i heard it here first
there was space between the 306 & 306 slip
unless a rep outright says “no”
id sit back and let time tick

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at this point i'm just impressed with the nb designers' ability to make a classic colorway like an all black look bad. like why is there 4 shades of black? why is the heel tab leather if the toebox is suede? why is the toebox suede if there's no suede anywhere else on the shoe? what's up with the nubuck and why couldn't that be suede?

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yo dawg, we heard you like triple black…
so we

No.

[flintstagram]

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im patiently holding out for the slip on cups
but those looking clean is a good sign to me

[close]

Wait we’re getting a slip on cupsole???

[close]

Wishful thinking

[close]

Lmao damn I got so excited reading that this morning. I’ll continue to dream of another slip on cup shoe

[close]

i wouldnt rule them out
pretty sure i heard it here first
there was space between the 306 & 306 slip
unless a rep outright says “no”
id sit back and let time tick

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at this point i'm just impressed with the nb designers' ability to make a classic colorway like an all black look bad. like why is there 4 shades of black? why is the heel tab leather if the toebox is suede? why is the toebox suede if there's no suede anywhere else on the shoe? what's up with the nubuck and why couldn't that be suede?

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yo dawg, we heard you like triple black…
so we

Black on black on black on BLACK!

[DanRar009]

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im patiently holding out for the slip on cups
but those looking clean is a good sign to me

[close]

Wait we’re getting a slip on cupsole???

[close]

Wishful thinking

[close]

Lmao damn I got so excited reading that this morning. I’ll continue to dream of another slip on cup shoe

[close]

i wouldnt rule them out
pretty sure i heard it here first
there was space between the 306 & 306 slip
unless a rep outright says “no”
id sit back and let time tick

Fingers crossed someone from within hears our pleas. Let time tick is just what I’ll do. A slip on upper with like a 440 sole would be amazing

[munchbox]

well the answer was unfortunately “no”
i think its a missed opportunity but what do i know

[pointandclick]

i dont think the 306 slip sold super well. slips are such a hard thing, most people just buy vans, but i guess converse slips have been around for a while and the janoski slip stays around sometimes. as for the 306 slip, i really like them, they skated super well and just worked for me.

[tangar]

i dont think the 306 slip sold super well. slips are such a hard thing, most people just buy vans, but i guess converse slips have been around for a while and the janoski slip stays around sometimes. as for the 306 slip, i really like them, they skated super well and just worked for me.

I bought a pair for dirt cheap to try, but they broke in too big to skate. Would go half size down and buy some if they come back.

[peterpenis]

Really late to the new balance party. Got my first pair of 272s recently. Overall I really like the shoes but they are a bit too roomy. I have them in 13 but there are no 12.5s I believe? Does any of the other vulcs or slim cupsoles have a different sizing where people usually go a half size up?

[lamfordie]

Skating a pair of 440 hi v2 and noticed that this. Looks like the middle is being separated from the upper. Anyone ever experience this?

[roba]

does anyone really prefer this



to this



now i see that the N looks embroidered, which 1) makes it unremovable and 2) introduces another shade of black lol

it's like they wanted it to stick out from the other all black shoes as much as possible while still technically being all black

[Turtle Boy]

does anyone really prefer this



to this



now i see that the N looks embroidered, which 1) makes it unremovable and 2) introduces another shade of black lol

it's like they wanted it to stick out from the other all black shoes as much as possible while still technically being all black

It doesn't look like a final catalog shoot but more like a sample picture. The end result might look way different.

[Sangriawaterfall]

I’ve been wanting to try to some 440 v2 lows for a while but I’m a color way coward and just want some black and white shoes. Roth you got any black and white ones cooking over there?

[EDMUND]

Really late to the new balance party. Got my first pair of 272s recently. Overall I really like the shoes but they are a bit too roomy. I have them in 13 but there are no 12.5s I believe? Does any of the other vulcs or slim cupsoles have a different sizing where people usually go a half size up?

440 lows fit small… usually a centimeter or two shorter than most other models in the same size, including the 440 hi.

[EDMUND]

it's like they wanted it to stick out from the other all black shoes as much as possible while still technically being all black

They do this a lot… like the perforated leather N on the new white/gum 600s.

[Atiba Applebum]

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it's like they wanted it to stick out from the other all black shoes as much as possible while still technically being all black

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They do this a lot… like the perforated leather N on the new white/gum 600s.

Oy

[Made In China]

Colored in the logo and swapped the black laces for white ones on my chocolate collab 480 highs and really liking how they look. I'm probably going to wear them around for a few weeks to break them in and then skate them next.

[tzhangdox]

damn lace swap and black n make that shit look wayyyy sicker

[Llewellyn Moss]

Those are it. Have you skated a pair before these? Curious how they compare to 440 high.

[Rick Trapasso]

Those are it. Have you skated a pair before these? Curious how they compare to 440 high.

They are much different.

The 440s are like a slightly stiffer blazer

The 480s are like a slightly less stiff dunk

[Atiba Applebum]

New Thrasher has the 600 Krooked as an ad, so I’d assume that’s coming very soon

[DarkPools]

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Those are it. Have you skated a pair before these? Curious how they compare to 440 high.

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They are much different.

The 440s are like a slightly stiffer blazer

The 480s are like a slightly less stiff dunk

The 480 feel like a stiffer dunk tbh. There's more sole heel to toe than an SB Dunk.

[flintstagram]

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it's like they wanted it to stick out from the other all black shoes as much as possible while still technically being all black

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They do this a lot… like the perforated leather N on the new white/gum 600s.

It’s almost like the brand wants to advertise their brand with their logo on their shoe, so people see them and go, ‘damn! I need to get those fresh ass shoes!’ and they know exactly where to start looking.

I struggle to understand the hate for the new balance N from a group of people that claim to like new balance shoes. But hey, there’s no love like slap hate, so carry on pals.

[Rick Trapasso]

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Those are it. Have you skated a pair before these? Curious how they compare to 440 high.

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They are much different.

The 440s are like a slightly stiffer blazer

The 480s are like a slightly less stiff dunk

[close]

The 480 feel like a stiffer dunk tbh. There's more sole heel to toe than an SB Dunk.

I only skate the highs, and that part of the shoe is def stiffer on the dunks. They feel boot like in comparison to the 480, very thick padding around the collar and they're very boxy shaped. The sharper edge on the dunk outsole also contributes to that clunky stiff boot feeling for me as well.


You are right about there being more midsole in the 480 though.

[OhioGuy]

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Those are it. Have you skated a pair before these? Curious how they compare to 440 high.

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They are much different.

The 440s are like a slightly stiffer blazer

The 480s are like a slightly less stiff dunk

[close]

The 480 feel like a stiffer dunk tbh. There's more sole heel to toe than an SB Dunk.

IMHO, the 440s are closer to Dunks than the 480s because of the thick sole.