New Balance 890 v3 replacement

I think that this is the lesson to be learned,..don;t get used to just one pair of shoes,..also it's not good for your feet to just use the same shoe. There are tons of other shoes out there,..just a matter of sorting it through. I love the 890's, think I wore out about 10 pairs or so... The Brooks Launch might be a good replacement or try the Adidas Boost Line. I really like the Adios Boost a lot.

Take a look at the New Balance Vazee pace or the Fresh Foam Zante. The Vazee will have the responsiveness like the 890, the Zante will feel a bit softer but similar in weight. You should be able to find it at your local running specialty store.

I'm in the same boat as you. The V5 is has a very similar feel, although looks different.Whatever you do don't try out the 980 - it is a sh*tty piece of sh*t. Literally the worst shoe that I have ever worn.

Oedipus Rexing wrote:

I've been running in the 890v3 for about 3 years, but now that it is time to get a new pair I can't seem to find a them in my size, and I'm pretty sure in the near future they will be completely unavailable.

Does anyone know any very similar shoes. I've hear that the newer versions of the 890 were quite a change from the 3rd version, so I am expecting to have to switch models. I would like to stay with new balance, but am open to other brands as well. Any suggestions will be helpful, thanks in advance.

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I'm in the same boat as you. The V5 is has a very similar feel, although looks different.

Whatever you do don't try out the 980 - it is a sh*tty piece of sh*t. Literally the worst shoe that I have ever worn.

Might be my favorite shoe since the Tiger Epirus.

I also had this problem. The 890 V2 as my favorite. The 890 V3 was very similar, but I didn\'t like the upper as much just because of faster wear from my particular foot shape. The 890 V4 was one of the worst shoes I have tried. The 890 V5 is slightly better, but both of these models I felt were totally unsuitable for a forefoot strike an I could not use them. The forefoot tread design change is the main problem. It makes no sense to me for a shoe like this.

I can say the the Vazee pace is what I would consider to be the follow up shoe to the 890 V3, but more like the follow up to the 890 V2 because the sole is generally less bulky and there is less heel drop. The 890 V3 seemed to gain some bulk. I tried them because I read that they were actually meant to replace the 890 line and I believe that they do.

I would disagree with the Zante being similar because it is very soft and I liked the 890 because of how it was relatively firm.

I also had luck with the Tempo Boost as a replacement. I would say that it is firmer than the 890 V3 though. I have not tried the other boosts because I just think they are not a good value.

There are no replacements for the 890v3. None. I've tried them all.

***Goes back on ebay to look for more***

Same boat for me. I liked the 890V2 and V3 but nothing since. My replacement has become the Mizuno Wave Sayonara and the Boost line of shoes. Its as close as I can seem to get but I'm happy so far.

Hi, not having used previous models from the 890v3, I have been running in them for the past 5 years, averaging about 800 to 1200 km per year, realy tough shoes as the ware was mostly under! I did recently get another pair, last week and had something to compare, the very old and the new... Running a long 60 km with the new ones 1st time made me feel very nice and stable, close to the asphalt, where the older ones were exactly as a foot glove! So I guess the new ones will break in after the 1000 km, so there's where you'll see what the 890v3 realy is! There's no similar talking from experience shoe, just to go out and run barefoot! Njoy your runs, theox

theox wrote:

Hi, not having used previous models from the 890v3, I have been running in them for the past 5 years, averaging about 800 to 1200 km per year, realy tough shoes as the ware was mostly under! I did recently get another pair, last week and had something to compare, the very old and the new... Running a long 60 km with the new ones 1st time made me feel very nice and stable, close to the asphalt, where the older ones were exactly as a foot glove! So I guess the new ones will break in after the 1000 km, so there's where you'll see what the 890v3 realy is! There's no similar talking from experience shoe, just to go out and run barefoot! Njoy your runs, theox

I got a pair of NB Boracay's for $US30 on black Friday, they look promising. I use the Zantes for quicker work and they're brilliant. They so good WADA should ban them.

Boracay and Zante are nice shoes, but completely different fron 890.