I get a lot of crap for my New Balances, but they did 26km of meadow hiking and no problems on the feet. Thats a win in my book.
I had a high end pair that lasted daily wear for about 2 years, and then just disintegrated one day. The cat had peed in them, so I took them outside to hose them off and they practically came apart like they were made of sugar.
This was a decade ago and I treated those shoes like shit, but they were easily top 3 most comfortable shoes I’ve ever owned.
Hi dad, I’m shoes.
I love the Italian alps
They aren’t really dad shoes anymore, lots of young people wear them now. And socks damn near to their knees.
Am dad, have orange new balance.
doesn’t get any more dadshoe than that.
Unless I tell a dumb joke. “I could have gotten black shoes, orange you glad I didn’t?”
You’re welcome.
Hey, whatever makes you faster than everyone else when the bear gives chase.
Orange is a very fast color, I think OP will be safe. If they were grey or black he’d have to worry, or maybe just add some racing stripes.
Nonsense! Why then F1 isn’t all orange?
You know how some companies wait for a patent to almost run out before they come out with a slightly better version? Same concept with the car paint.
I wasn’t a fan of NB for a while, but then I bought a pair and they’re very comfortable.
Dunno why New Balance would be given shit.
They’re privately owned and still operates some factories in the US: https://ledger.worseonpurpose.com/brands/new-balance
Relatively low likelihood of enshitification.
That’s a really cool site! I’m bookmarking it.
I don’t know why New Balance gets so much shit. They gave us each a pair for PT in boot camp. Best pair of athletic shoes I ever had.
Hello fellow boot camp new balance wearer.
Plt 1070 2004.
143 2008
Orange is my favorite color, what is yours?
Royal blue in general.
Deep green for paint.
Shoes, I have always been a black and green sorta guy.
So, like, do you have a trail name?
Don’t know if there are trail names here in the alps.
When I did the AT as a young lad 20 years ago, I acquired a trail name. Jar.
Hell of a view m8 <3
Pretty sure I recognise that mountain… Santa Cristina? Or Selva?
How’s the weather there this late in the year?
When we hiked it was about perfect weather for 11km up the mountain. I was huffing and not dying while also not too cold after in a long sleeve shirt.
New balance is like a hidden gem
I know new balance used to be great but no idea if they have kept up the quality.
Feet are important! You use them a lot during the day
