Our verdict
- Durable New balance Gilet Speed Fuel Commuter best New Balance running shoes
Pros
- Protective cushioning
- Very light
- Snappy ride
- High-quality materials
- Versatile for running and gym
- Wallet-friendly
- Lots of colours available
Cons
- New Balance M5740LA White 28.5cm
- Not for wide feet
- New Balance Damen Girls 570 Pink Weiß
Audience verdict
Comparison
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| Audience score | 79 Decent! | 87 Good! | 88 Great! | 87 Good! | |
| Price | $85 | $110 | $110 | $100 | |
| Pace | Daily running | Daily running | Daily running | Daily running | |
| Arch support | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Weight lab Weight brand | 8.4 oz / 238g 9.1 oz / 258g | 9.2 New Balance Męskie Złote 9.3 sneakers New Balance talla 41.5 | 9 Wil je bij onze huidige New Balance collectie kijken 9.4 New Balance MRL 996 BH | 6.9 T-shirt New Balance All Terrain Graphic branco ‐ | |
| Lightweight | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | |
| Drop lab Drop brand | 7.2 mm 8.0 mm | 6.4 mm 8.0 mm | 6.0 mm 8.0 mm | 6.9 mm ‐ | |
| Strike pattern | Mid/forefoot | Mid/forefoot | Mid/forefoot | Mid/forefoot | |
| Midsole softness | Balanced | Balanced | Balanced | Balanced | |
| Another look at the Concepts x New Balance MS066 | Small | Small | Small | Small | |
| Toebox durability | - | Good | Bad | Good | |
| New Balance Dynasoft Drft V2 Παπούτσια Για Τρέξιμο | - | Good | Decent | Good | |
| Outsole durability | - | Good | Good | Good | |
| Breathability | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | |
| Кросівки new balance розмір 36-37 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Wide | |
| New Balance Applies White Fur to the R | - | Medium | Medium | Medium | |
| Stiffness | Moderate | Moderate | Flexible | Flexible | |
| New Balance Spring Summer 2019 Q1 | Normal | Small | Small | Small | |
| Torsional rigidity | Flexible | Moderate | Flexible | Flexible | |
| Кросівки чоловічі new balance 327 blue navy ms327bm | Flexible | Stiff | Flexible | Flexible | |
| Heel lab Heel brand | 32.2 mm ‐ | 32.6 mm 34.0 mm | 30.2 mm 27.0 mm | 25.6 mm ‐ | |
| Forefoot lab Forefoot brand | 25.0 mm ‐ | 26.2 mm 26.0 mm | 24.2 mm 19.0 mm | 18.7 mm ‐ | |
| Widths available | NormalWide | Normal | Normal | Normal | |
| Orthotic friendly | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Season | Winter | Winter | Winter | Winter | |
| Removable insole | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Ranking | #241 Bottom 5% | #65 Top 26% | #118 Top 47% | #208 Bottom 18% | |
| Popularity | #187 Bottom 26% | #214 Bottom 16% | #165 Bottom 35% | #186 Bottom 27% |
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Get this shoe if you are an entry-level in the world of running, better yet if a heel-striker, and/or you want something reliable, light, and comfortable to bring to the gym or for everyday life.
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Don’t buy this shoe if you:
- have wide feet. We think you should consider the New Balance Fresh Foam More v3 instead
- need a better grip on wet surfaces. New Balance 574 Legacy of Grey ML574GYC New Balance Sleeveless Running T Shirt Mens
There are of course better running shoes out there, but if your priority is saving some money, it is hard to beat.
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Based on our smoke-pumping machine test, the upper is not very airy and therefore this shoe is not ideal for warm days.
New Balance Fresh Foam Roav v2 (left): breathability is limited; Altra Torin 6 (right): very breathable.
In our tests, breathability scored just 1 out of 5. As the video above shows, very little smoke comes out. The shoe's poor breathability was also ingrained in the transparency test seen below: the light from the lamp does not pass through the mesh.
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In our opinion, Fresh Foam is the shoe's biggest highlight. It is very bouncy, comfortable, and responsive.
In our lab, we found that the foam is not super soft though. The durometer shows 26.5 HA which is 10% firmer than the average of road running shoes. It doesn't mean that the cushioning is firm though; we found it to be well-balanced.
Midsoles tend to get firmer in colder temperatures. In order to simulate cold-weather conditions, we put the shoe in the freezer for 20 minutes and the Roav v2 got 24.5% firmer. For reference, the average is 27.1%.
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The shoe creates a very enjoyable experience for the foot with its interiors.
The heel area is well-padded and provides a great lockdown. We tested the heel stiffness and it scored 2 out of 5, which means it's flexible.
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All in all, after wearing this New Balance shoe all day, we didn't even realise when we took them off! That's how natural it felt on the foot.
Not ideal for wide feet
There's not much room in the shoe's toebox but it was just enough for our medium-width feet.
Measuring the toebox width in our lab, we found that the widest part of the forefoot is 97 mm. This is within the average range but nothing extra.
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In this shoe, we don’t have a full-length rubber outsole, but just two small rubber pods placed on the strategic areas. The rest of the surface is made of exposed midsole foam, and although this helps keep the weight at bay and improves agility, we found that it compromised traction in wet conditions.
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In our opinion, this shoe is best for the heel strikers. That’s because they can really get the most out of the 7 mm drop New Balance Utbildare 530.
New Balance claims that the shoe's drop is 8 mm. However, we found that the stack height at the rearfoot is 32.2 mm, and the height at the forefoot is 25 mm, which means the drop is just a little lower: 7.2 mm.
This is not a huge variance from the official statement, and given that in other running shoes we sometimes find much greater differences, it's certainly acceptable.
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When it comes to running, we recommend using this shoe for short efforts. It performs excellently at 5-10K distances.
What's more, we even felt confident enough to take the Roav v2 to the gym. It was stable and responsive enough for agile HIIT and cross-training.
The Roav v2's platform is 115 mm large at the forefoot (2 mm wider than average). This and the slightly firm midsole enhance overall stability, which is important for gym workouts.
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Weighing 8.4 oz (238g), this New Balance shoe is more than an ounce lighter than the average road running shoe! We didn't even feel like we were wearing shoes!
Given the shoe's affordable price point, it’s a significant plus.
A flexible New Balance shoe
The shoe is pretty flexible. On a scale from 1 to 5 (5 being the stiffest) we judged it to be 2.
Even after putting the shoe in the freezer, it remained 22.4% more flexible than the average.
The outsole is the weak part
Having tested the shoe for about 30 miles, we noticed that the exposed foam at the bottom started to wear out pretty quickly. Therefore, we believe that the NB Fresh Foam Roav v2 cannot stand as many miles as other shoes do.
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Easy to achieve a good lockdown
Tutto il mondo di New Balance trova casa a Milano running shoes, this shoe uses flat laces instead of rounded ones. This makes it easier to fix them and while running there’s no need to adjust anything, they remain in place.
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There are more than a dozen colours available for this shoe! That’s indeed impressive and not something we see very often.
A win for the budget-minded
The shoe costs £90, which is very well below the average for a running shoe (£140).
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