New BalanceMen's Fresh Foam X Hierro V7 Shoes

This is a great shoe! Super comfortable daily shoes for me for the last few weeks, but there is a huge caveat: the toe boxes are low volume. The roof of the toe box is very close to the tops/knuckles of the toes. I tried my usual Saucony and NB size, 10.5, in store and did not notice the claustrophobic toe box. I ordered 10.5 on Amazon and wore them in the house but never could feel comfortable and figured they would drive me nuts! I tried 10 wide (not extra wide) and that gave my digits more breathing room, solving my problem. I made a good choice going down a half size, as I believe 10.5 wide would have been too big. The rest of the shoe does not seem to fit wide (admittedly I have not really worn wides before).Now that my toes can relax a bit I can appreciate the plush comfort of these babies. I like that the heel cups are not harsh or unforgiving, they are a little supple. I have been nursing both my Achilles tendons for a few weeks now—breaking in Brooks Cascadia 16s on one hike nearly broke me!!I never notice the extended fins in back; I thought they might “catch” going down carpeted stairs, but no issue.I am almost ready to get back in the mountains with these and really test them (and my heels) out. I will mos def buy more when I see a deal. Hierro V7 are my new favorites and I have tried numerous Adidas, Saucony, Merrill, North Face, and Scarpa trail runners and hikers the last few months. Robust, comfortable, and look rad.Edit: I just did about an hour in the dry Boulder Flatirons at Chautauqua Park, and I love these shoes. The wides were barely big. I kept them fairly loose due to concerns with my Achilles and needing some extra give going uphill. Tightened them a bit just before descent, as usual, but didn’t wanna fiddle with them again. Can easily, comfortably lock them down a bit more next time.Comfortable on trail, very soft, you do feel big rock points and ground features underfoot, but I did not mind. These Hierros do not feel tall to me—great height/stack/drop that reminds me of my fave NB trail runners from 20 years ago. (I only wonder how they will hold up given how soft they are.)Edit: I now have three pairs of Hierros. Gotta say I would love some rock plate protection underneath as I have to be careful with foot placement on particularly pointy, sharp rocks (like 10% of the time on foothills trails). I occasionally trim down the hairy, wispy fibers that work their way out of the abrasion protection of the toe box. The shoes are all pretty easy to wipe down with a washcloth after a dusty hike.The Gore-Tex fit for me just like the regular V7. I thought I’d need to go up a half size like I often do for Gtx, but they were too big. Went back to 10 wide and they fit very well. You have to look at all the pix in the Amazon ad to see which are the Gtx (navy/black, crazy bright green!, and black/orange). I got the black with orange bottoms and have to say the orange is strangely close to pink—not the “classic” orange and black I expected. Not noticeable enough for me to exchange, though. They also have skinnier laces than the non-Gtx. The thicker laces work perfectly, but the skinny ones are a little finicky and knot up on me sometimes. GREAT shoes.

Here in the Midwest, we are a hearty bunch and I run outside year round as long as it’s above 25 degrees. Often in winter and spring we have a ton of melting snow, puddles, etc. The waterproofing on these is exceptional. I can splash around without worry. That was the main reason I bought these.They are very stable design which lends itself well to trail and sloppy road running. Feel great overall. Energy return doesn’t hit quite as strong as my high end Terrex trail shoes but these were much cheaper. Traction and support is great even in snow. They have toe protection as well. Good buy, IMO.

Great shoes. Correct sizing and it was awesome to get a shoe in a wide width size. The colors match the photo. Great fit and also has enough shoe string length to accommodate my aftermarket insole inserts. Great traction as an excellent travel shoe. Very comfortable. We'll worth the money spent. A great looking shoe!

Well made...good support and traction..nice design

I have flat feet and suffer from Plantar fasciitis, which causes debilitating pain in my feet for days if I'm overworking my feet or wearing improperly fitted footwear. It's gotten so bad in the past I couldn't get out of bed without support like crutches or a knee scooter. It's heartbreaking to me to say the least, as I really enjoy being active and outdoors, but am afraid of the smallest slip or pushing it too hard for the fear I will be out of commission for days, so these days I am very very stringent on what footwear I buy/wear. I bought these after a small slip caused a PF flareup on the disc golf course, which is very hilly and full of uneven ground and rocky terrain.From early on I could see that these were a perfect fit for me, the wide size actually accommodated my foot and didn't bulge out like Nikes or Adidas shoes of the same size. The cushion is just enough without being "marshmallow-y" to where I've rolled my ankles in other shoes. the grip and weight of the shoes are great to avoid slips when walking up/down hills and rocky terrain. I've walked to/from my local disc golf course and played multiple rounds of disc golf back to back (~10 miles and 5 hours on my feet) in one day with not even soreness in my feet! The night/day difference after buying these shoes still astounds me.These are my absolute go-to shoes anytime I'm doing some outside active activity, I've even started doing short hikes/trails with the confidence that I won't have pain the next day and can just focus on the most important thing, enjoying the outdoors. I've been wearing these so much I'm seriously considering buying another pair or two before I wear these out prematurely! Those with flat feet or PF, don't think twice and pick up these shoes!