Comments on: New Balance 850 Running Shoes Review http://www.runningshoesguru.com/2009/05/new-balance-850-running-shoes-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-balance-850-running-shoes-review Helps you choose the right running shoes. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:23:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nicholas Cekinovichhttp://www.runningshoesguru.com/2009/05/new-balance-850-running-shoes-review/#comment-281 Nicholas Cekinovich Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:23:19 +0000 http://www.runningshoesguru.com/?p=479#comment-281 The 850 is a terrible, terrible successor to the 858/859 series. The shoe has less cushioning and in my opinion less support than either the 858 or 859's, which I absolutely loved. Not long after purchasing a pair of the 850's and after just a couple of hundred miles, my leg(s) started to hurt and it felt like I was running barefoot.I had to resort to a New Balance outlet to get 2 pairs of 859's.If you like the series and especially the 858/859's, do not buy this shoe. The 850 is a terrible, terrible successor to the 858/859 series. The shoe has less cushioning and in my opinion less support than either the 858 or 859′s, which I absolutely loved. Not long after purchasing a pair of the 850′s and after just a couple of hundred miles, my leg(s) started to hurt and it felt like I was running barefoot.

I had to resort to a New Balance outlet to get 2 pairs of 859′s.

If you like the series and especially the 858/859′s, do not buy this shoe.

]]> By: annahttp://www.runningshoesguru.com/2009/05/new-balance-850-running-shoes-review/#comment-280 anna Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:04:58 +0000 http://www.runningshoesguru.com/?p=479#comment-280 I have been wearing the 858/859 for years, and they have been the best shoe for me, I need a moderate stability shoe and have flat feet.I went to get new shoes and the 850 is not the same shoe as the 858 or 859. They are a very supportive shoe, too much support (forcing my feet to pronate the other way) and not flexible enough to be comfortable. I ended up in the 760, which have good support and are closer to the 858/859 than the 850. I have been wearing the 858/859 for years, and they have been the best shoe for me, I need a moderate stability shoe and have flat feet.

I went to get new shoes and the 850 is not the same shoe as the 858 or 859. They are a very supportive shoe, too much support (forcing my feet to pronate the other way) and not flexible enough to be comfortable. I ended up in the 760, which have good support and are closer to the 858/859 than the 850.

]]> By: Bart Brown, Clinton, CThttp://www.runningshoesguru.com/2009/05/new-balance-850-running-shoes-review/#comment-279 Bart Brown, Clinton, CT Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:18:27 +0000 http://www.runningshoesguru.com/?p=479#comment-279 I've been wearing the NB 859 (size 12 4E) for about a year now, and its predecessor for a couple years before that, and now need a new pair of shoes. I'm a severe overpronator, collapsed metatarsal arch in left foot, right foot flat, I weigh 250 pounds, and I don't run. I have full-foot custom orthotics made to the specs of my orthopedist, so I always chuck the removable liners (as it's hard enough to fit the orthotics in as it is). The 859s are my all-the-time shoe, as they're the the only shoes I can wear that alleviate my foot pain -- even then, I can only stand or walk on concrete floors or sidewalks for about 20 minutes before the pain becomes quite discomforting. As I said, I don't run, but I walk. You state in your review: "Test showed that the cushioning is aimed at medium weight runners, while heavier runner might be in the need of a softer shoe." The 859s have been the best shoes I've tried so far, but should I be looking at something other than the 850?ThanksBart Brown I’ve been wearing the NB 859 (size 12 4E) for about a year now, and its predecessor for a couple years before that, and now need a new pair of shoes. I’m a severe overpronator, collapsed metatarsal arch in left foot, right foot flat, I weigh 250 pounds, and I don’t run. I have full-foot custom orthotics made to the specs of my orthopedist, so I always chuck the removable liners (as it’s hard enough to fit the orthotics in as it is). The 859s are my all-the-time shoe, as they’re the the only shoes I can wear that alleviate my foot pain — even then, I can only stand or walk on concrete floors or sidewalks for about 20 minutes before the pain becomes quite discomforting. As I said, I don’t run, but I walk. You state in your review: “Test showed that the cushioning is aimed at medium weight runners, while heavier runner might be in the need of a softer shoe.” The 859s have been the best shoes I’ve tried so far, but should I be looking at something other than the 850?

Thanks

Bart Brown

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