New Balance 826

I'm in the same boat. It's the only shoe I've had so far that feels good on my one leg that severely underpronates.

I've tried the asics speedstar and lunar trainer but neither feel as good.

I'm still wondering about the Mizuno Precision and Brooks Ghost.

Don't try the 904. I thought it might be ok since it is lightweight too, but the forefoot posting sucks for me.

Hopefully some NB rep will see this and respond.

I switched to the 903 then I switched to the nike free 3.0. It is the best shoe I have ever had.

I am pretty sure that another thread said that the 737 has the same bottom as the 826.

The look the same and are cheaper. I would be interested in if they are made of the same materials.

Since the Letsrun thread seems to be disabled, here is a comparison elsewhere.

http://www.runningahead.com/forums/post/1309a8b5cced48ed85d4f8841aca3b87

Hey 826 lovers:

NB produced a Dicks Sporting Goods exclusive shoe called the 830 about a year ago which was the 825/6 sole unit with a nicer upper than the stripped down 737 has on it. You will likely not find this shoe at Dicks any longer but it can now be found in Big 5 sporting goods stores at a closeout price. Good luck!

Bruce Wayne wrote:

Don't try the 904. I thought it might be ok since it is lightweight too, but the forefoot posting sucks for me.

Hopefully some NB rep will see this and respond.

Well, I like the 904. I wish they would have given it a little more durability (be prepared to chuck 'em after 350 miles), but I think it is all-around a good shoe. It doesn't have all of the wacky gimmicks that NB's new shoes do (I recently switched from the 760 series because they were getting too beefy and too "weird"--the 769 added a gel pad on the heel, for example). The 904 does, however, have dual-density foam, so it's more like a lightweight version of the 769 than a new version of the 826. I actually didn't like the 826 because it was too squishy. It feels good at first, but it wears off quickly and feels like the shoe is unstable. The tongue was also way too thin--the laces gave me lace bite!

p.s. if a new balance rep ever reads this, can those wacky undulating laces. They put too much pressure on the tops of the feet, and even with them, I have to double-knot my shoes anyways.

the 737/738 is the way to go

I spoke with several NB reps. They told me the U.S does not have a good enough market for a neutral lightweight trainer. The 826 did not do well, so they dropped it. They all told me to try the 904. Nothing but a bunch of bull.

Their answer was to go with a stablity shoe....Pretty sad.

New Balance is still making the 827(it looks really sweet too)Unfortunately you will have to travel to the U.K to get it. The stores over there can't ship them to the U.S.

So far it does not look like they are going to replace it.

But, the more people call NB and complain the better chance it will come back. NB does make the 758, which is fairly lightweight, but it's just a regular trainer.

It sounds like the solution won't be in a NB shoe, so F** em.

The new Nike Avant is supposed to be a lightweight low profile neutral shoe. It's likely softer/bouncier than the NB but still might be a good alternative. It's also priced lower, can't remember the exact number but something like 70-80 bucks.

I got 600 miles out of my first pair of 904s.