New Balance Men's 608v5 Cross Trainer

Bought these for my 13 year old daughter for school. She saw a podiatrist recently and he said she must wear a running-style trainer with heal lift and with an orthotic, due to hypermobility and over-pronation. He suggested New Balance was a good brand for technical design and support and ruled out many other popular brands. I hunted high and low for a plain black leather pair so she can wear them for school (school policy states no trainers but this is medical so I tried to comply with at least the black leather and no logo policy). I sent the link to the podiatrist and he said they were a good design. She's very happy with them. They have a wide heel on the sole and at the ball of the foot so provide good stability. They don't come up too high at the ankle bone so they don't rub there, but still deep enough to fit around the heel even with an orthotic and provide good heel/ankle support. The insert is removable. Sensible length laces (not ridiculously long like you get with some trainers). Good value too. The other brand/pair the podiatrist recommended was over twice the price so another reason to be very pleased with these!

Great stylish shoe. Great service from the company. Size is a bit difficult to understand so I bought myltiple to get the right one, the retuns were really good, picked up from my house , no label needed and an immediate refund, so customer care is imo very good, then once you know your size you can easily buy just one pair if you want a different model.The shoe, is very comfortable, stylish and well made, well worth the money in my opinion

Nicely made shoe with that new car smell, they fit well with plenty of support and seem well made. They look respectable enough without being shouty about the brand. I usually take an 11 but NB seems to be 11.5 across their range and this is no different so good job they do half sizes.

It's a great shoe that I have used working in kitchens before, unfortunately the latest v5 model is at least a size too small.

I got 18 plus months of daily wear out of these trainers. I work long shifts on my feet and these kept my feet pain free. I would have happily continued using them but the side split open and sadly they are no longer watertight. I am yet to find trainers that offer the same comfort for my feet. They are on the narrow side and I had to go up half a size.

Good quality, well built shoe, nice impact support, comfortable, I wear them while walking my dog and for general use. I even bought a second pair. Sometimes my meds cause my feet to swell up so, I bought a 12.5 and 12 size xx, so nice to have a wide shoe.

bought for a present for husband. They fit him just right.

Good value for money