New Balance 890

Splint · Post by **Splint** » 21 Aug 2005 18:15

Anyone try these? I tried on a pair today and I'm likely to buy them, but I thought I'd see if anyone else had given them a go yet. Here's a pic.

http://www.onlineshoes.com/productpage. ... pcid=26439

They look ready to go right out of the box. The toe looks a tiny bit smaller than the CT300's and 520's, but it's mesh which is really nice. The instep seems to bulk out a little bit, but that's curable. Otherwise it doesn't look like the instep needs any shoe gooing or anything.

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 21 Aug 2005 19:23

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JFootbagger · Post by **JFootbagger** » 21 Aug 2005 20:42

Dude! Those are bad ass!

Splint · Post by **Splint** » 21 Aug 2005 21:15

zachatree wrote:!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, I realize you can't spell

, but do you stutter when you type too?

mc · Post by mc » 22 Aug 2005 11:35

these look fricken sweet!!! I'd cut that N right off and pull the walls back for a good toe area.

here's a page with more complete pictures.

http://www.nbwebexpress.com/detail.asp? ... yle=M890BK

looks gooooooooood... I wonder where I can get them cheap...

Tsiangkun · Post by **Tsiangkun** » 22 Aug 2005 13:11

I believe that tread pattern will cause unwanted movement during play. It's really hard to stand in place with a shoe designed to go forward aggressively. This is not a problem once the shoe is worn down, but will definately be hard on the knees while breaking in the shoe.

BalinorNZ · Post by **BalinorNZ** » 22 Aug 2005 16:21

They are still the uglyest shoes I have ever seen

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My dad had a pair of new balance shoes... like 20 years ago lol.

Splint · Post by **Splint** » 22 Aug 2005 22:23

Matt Cross wrote:
looks gooooooooood... I wonder where I can get them cheap...

The Dick's near me has them on sale for $69.99 but not in the Black and the alternative color looks like crap compared to the Black ones.

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 22 Aug 2005 22:36

Splint wrote:
zachatree wrote:!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, I realize you can't spell , but do you stutter when you type too?

i StiLL get " zach cant spell WhaAHahAHAH comments " GOD im gonna never spell again.

im jokeing its all cool i dont give a fuck if your not really busting on me.

i dont studer N.

bigdirtyfoot · Post by **bigdirtyfoot** » 23 Aug 2005 16:30

zachatree wrote:
Splint wrote:
zachatree wrote:!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, I realize you can't spell , but do you stutter when you type too?

i StiLL get " zach cant spell WhaAHahAHAH comments " GOD im gonna never spell again.

im jokeing its all cool i dont give a fuck if your not really busting on me.

i dont studer N.

"can't"
"joking"
"it's"
"don't"
"you're"
"studder"

N?

Chema · Post by **Chema** » 23 Aug 2005 17:37

That's busting on you!

Nathan · Post by **Nathan** » 23 Aug 2005 17:47

bigdirtyfoot wrote:
zachatree wrote:
Splint wrote: Okay, I realize you can't spell , but do you stutter when you type too?

i StiLL get " zach cant spell WhaAHahAHAH comments " GOD im gonna never spell again.

im jokeing its all cool i dont give a fuck if your not really busting on me.

i dont studer N.
"can't"
"joking"
"it's"
"don't"
"you're"
"stutter"

N?

Cal · Post by **Cal** » 27 Aug 2005 08:20

lol nathan remember me telling you about those?

Dat · Post by **Dat** » 02 Sep 2005 23:45

I came home and I noticed my brother bought these shoes. The toe seems really good. You can feel the bag like with prestos. The insides look like they'd work well too after modding and trimming the insole. They dont' really work for me because I have wide feet that bulge over the sole, but I don't think people with regular feet will have this problem. Cameron was right about the tread pattern, feels a little wabbly, but it shouldn't take long to wear down. These are definately worth checking out.

Nathan · Post by **Nathan** » 03 Sep 2005 05:17

Cal just got a pair of these shoes, It seems like with modding they could be pretty good. They do feel quite heavy though. I will post again once I've played in them.