I wonder about the Revlite foam, but that weight is in line with most of the lightest workout shoes on the market today. This seems to be crowding out the Zante (Pursuit?); I wonder if they will keep both.
I don't know much about the "numbered" series from NB, so I have never worn previous versions of the 890.
FWIW, I am more interested in the Fuel Cell Rebel...
Past iterations of the 890 have been my go to 'blue collar' shoes. Am intrigued by this sizable drop in weight. Would probably buy them, sight unseen, if I saw some favorable reviews and at a decent price.
https://www.roadtrailrun.com/2019/03/new-balance-890v7-review-looks-great.html#morekmaclam wrote:
Past iterations of the 890 have been my go to 'blue collar' shoes. Am intrigued by this sizable drop in weight. Would probably buy them, sight unseen, if I saw some favorable reviews and at a decent price.
Favorable reviews, check.
Looks like next month?
Honestly I'm a bit miffed about this. the 890v6 was a great daily trainer. Fairly lightweight, firm, mild support lower heel-toe drop,, and responsive. Everything I look for in a trainer.
With the update, I don't think it will work as a trainer anymore. Too light, and too much exposed foam. I have a minor sponsorship from New Balance, so I get free shoes intermittently. Not sure what trainers to transition to, now. Zante's didn't work for me (too soft and unsupportive), and I don't like the 10mm drop found on all their other trainers. Vongo might be ok, but heavier than I like.
What are New Balance doing? Their line up is totally frustrating. They have about 7 or 8 shoes that are all very very similar. Almost the same weight and same set up. Several versions of the zante, the Beacon, the new 890, the 1500....and why take a durable relatively stable shoe and turn it into a shoe with no outsole. This isn't an 890, it's more like another Beacon or Vazee... What ever happened to that line?
Gucci wrote:
Honestly I'm a bit miffed about this. the 890v6 was a great daily trainer. Fairly lightweight, firm, mild support lower heel-toe drop,, and responsive. Everything I look for in a trainer.
With the update, I don't think it will work as a trainer anymore. Too light, and too much exposed foam. I have a minor sponsorship from New Balance, so I get free shoes intermittently. Not sure what trainers to transition to, now. Zante's didn't work for me (too soft and unsupportive), and I don't like the 10mm drop found on all their other trainers. Vongo might be ok, but heavier than I like.
Beacon?
Gucci wrote:
Honestly I'm a bit miffed about this. the 890v6 was a great daily trainer. Fairly lightweight, firm, mild support lower heel-toe drop,, and responsive. Everything I look for in a trainer.
With the update, I don't think it will work as a trainer anymore. Too light, and too much exposed foam. I have a minor sponsorship from New Balance, so I get free shoes intermittently. Not sure what trainers to transition to, now. Zante's didn't work for me (too soft and unsupportive), and I don't like the 10mm drop found on all their other trainers. Vongo might be ok, but heavier than I like.
I switched from the 880 series (had v7 and v8) to the 890v6 recently and have to agree with your sentiments. I still may give the 890v7 a try but I get the sense that it will be a much shorter lived experiment than I'd like. I was getting ~800 miles on a pair of 880s and have ~300 on my 890s now with only mild wear, expecting at least 600 miles out of them. My Beacon's with 1/3 of the mileage look worse than the 890s. I can't see how that would change much given the design of the 890v7.
The 1080v9 (8mm drop) has potential but it is heavy. I tried these on and they felt somewhere in between the 890v6 and Beacon in terms of cushioning and firmness. The FuelCell Impulse and FuelCore Sonic v2 are, also, options for me (both 6mm drop). I had the prior version Sonic and enjoyed running in it, but they wore out a little quicker than I'd prefer (400 miles). The 890v6 feels quite similar to the Sonic, just in a more durable package.
Looks like a super-curved last, which I've had problems with in other brands.
Can anyone confirm it is very curved?
Forget it, it has that stupid sock heel that doesn't keep me locked.
im not sure why i would try these. i like the 1400.
I've had the v5 and the v6 and I'm not excited about the v7 at all. I land pretty hard on the outside of my foot and the exposed outsole isn't gonna last long at all. Dont know what New Balance as thinking ruining a perfectly good shoe
Looks nice, the fresh foam is dangerous. I notice some of the local NB athletes have been warming up in them lately. I'll have ask one.
Gucci wrote:
Honestly I'm a bit miffed about this. the 890v6 was a great daily trainer. Fairly lightweight, firm, mild support lower heel-toe drop,, and responsive. Everything I look for in a trainer.
With the update, I don't think it will work as a trainer anymore. Too light, and too much exposed foam. I have a minor sponsorship from New Balance, so I get free shoes intermittently. Not sure what trainers to transition to, now. Zante's didn't work for me (too soft and unsupportive), and I don't like the 10mm drop found on all their other trainers. Vongo might be ok, but heavier than I like.
Yes the lack of support is beating me up. I think the Zante is screwed after 50km.
I would spend the extra $10-$20 for the Reebok Floatride Run Fast or Skechers Razor 3. Better midsole techs for not much more money and lighter weight.
It looks like they are pushing the Fresh Foam Lazr as their middle-cushioned Fresh Foam shoe now. The weight is like 8.8 oz and looks like it is cushioned in between the Zante Pursuit and 1080. Seems like the versatile daily fresh foam shoe for them now. The shoe looks cool and the 6mm drop sounds nice, but generally Fresh Foam is very meh.
Agreed, I found th beacons too firm. Light yes but too firm and roomy
‘Firm’ is not at all how I’d describe the Beacon but perhaps my baseline is skewed. The 890v6 is firm and stable to me and the Beacon is soft and less stable. Which shoe do you consider compliant/soft?
I forgot to mention that NB appears to have fixed my one major gripe with the 890v6: the super short tongue. Twice now I have returned from a run and realized that I had the last lace going over my sock instead of the tongue. Granted that has a lot to do with putting my shoes on in the darkness of the early morning but the v6 tongue barely makes it past the last lace versus a good extra inch (enough to securely grab to tug on) on the Beacon tongue. The v7 appears to be very similar to the Beacon in this regard.