New Balance Balos - a lot to say
First run: 8km at my normal daily pace (5:15 5:45 min/km). 180cm, 75kg, midfoot striker. Coming back from a 4 months injury (calf strain). So only running 30km a week so far.
Im not gonna talk about the price because it is very subjective. I personally spend more time on feet at slower pace so Im ok with spending more for my daily trainer.
Fit is good for me TTS. In 10.5US. I have widish feet with low volume. So they are perfect. Indeed the vertical volume in the toes is very limited. Otherwise very good, high quality.
My favorite shoes are the superblast (2 over 1), the cielo x1, the 1080v13, the speed 2, the alphafly 3. I like the Rebel v4, adios pro 3, saucony pro 3, prime x strung 2. I hate the neo vista, the prime x strung 1.
The Balos is a different animal. It’s like a very elevated daily trainer experience. They feel like a max cushion one, but with the low weight, without the clunky feeling, the sinking feeling without anything back. They are super soft, but respond well, all without a plate so super flexible. It’s very interesting. Id say it’s as if the invincible 2 kept everything it was liked for (plush, responsive, soft) but with what you like about the rebel v4 (or the mach 6 I guess), so quite nimble, responsive and lower weight. It’s in the middle ground.
I don’t know about you but I always struggle to chose my shoes for my daily runs. The max cushion are too much foam, too heavy but fun, the daily trainers are not fun at all but are more nimble, more agile. I think the Balos will be my answer to that. It’s perfectly in the middle. Perfect daily trainer that doesn’t need some kind of plate or massive stack to be fun. It’s a perfectly normal shoe, but with quite some fun and 0 quirk associated (stability, weight, plate, stiff, bad upper).
Tldr: I really enjoyed my first run in them. I think they are the perfect daily trainers for someone who would love a bouncy max stack feeling in a daily trainer package.
First run: 8km at my normal daily pace (5:15 5:45 min/km). 180cm, 75kg, midfoot striker. Coming back from a 4 months injury (calf strain). So only running 30km a week so far.
Im not gonna talk about the price because it is very subjective. I personally spend more time on feet at slower pace so Im ok with spending more for my daily trainer.
Fit is good for me TTS. In 10.5US. I have widish feet with low volume. So they are perfect. Indeed the vertical volume in the toes is very limited. Otherwise very good, high quality.
My favorite shoes are the superblast (2 over 1), the cielo x1, the 1080v13, the speed 2, the alphafly 3. I like the Rebel v4, adios pro 3, saucony pro 3, prime x strung 2. I hate the neo vista, the prime x strung 1.
The Balos is a different animal. It’s like a very elevated daily trainer experience. They feel like a max cushion one, but with the low weight, without the clunky feeling, the sinking feeling without anything back. They are super soft, but respond well, all without a plate so super flexible. It’s very interesting. Id say it’s as if the invincible 2 kept everything it was liked for (plush, responsive, soft) but with what you like about the rebel v4 (or the mach 6 I guess), so quite nimble, responsive and lower weight. It’s in the middle ground.
I don’t know about you but I always struggle to chose my shoes for my daily runs. The max cushion are too much foam, too heavy but fun, the daily trainers are not fun at all but are more nimble, more agile. I think the Balos will be my answer to that. It’s perfectly in the middle. Perfect daily trainer that doesn’t need some kind of plate or massive stack to be fun. It’s a perfectly normal shoe, but with quite some fun and 0 quirk associated (stability, weight, plate, stiff, bad upper).
Tldr: I really enjoyed my first run in them. I think they are the perfect daily trainers for someone who would love a bouncy max stack feeling in a daily trainer package.