New Steadiness Recent Foam X 880 v14 Introduction
The New Steadiness Recent Foam X 880 v14 is a impartial day by day coach constructed with cushioning from New Steadiness’s Recent Foam X expertise.
What’s curious concerning the Recent Foam X expertise is that not the entire foam of their totally different footwear appears to be related.
Having examined the New Steadiness Recent Foam X 1080 v13, the midsole expertise was very totally different as that shoe was softer the place this shoe is rather more steady but in addition extra responsive.
This shoe falls in a aggressive lineup with the Asics Gel-Nimbus 26 and the Saucony Trip 17. This shoe is constructed properly from a sturdiness perspective however the vitality return from each the Gel-Nimbus and Trip are going to be higher.
The shoe is available in at 9.5 oz for males’s dimension 9, which is an effective weight for the aim of the shoe. At $140, the shoe is priced beneath lots of its rivals.
By way of updates from final 12 months, there are a couple of. First, the toe-to-heel drop has gone decrease from 10mm in final 12 months’s model to 8mm on this 12 months’s model. The general stack heigh is comparatively the identical, only a decrease heel drop.
The shoe is barely lighter – 0.5 oz – than final 12 months’s as the froth is now up to date with the Recent Foam X cushioning.
The higher on the shoe has modified barely as properly, which makes the shoe really feel slightly extra kind becoming than final 12 months’s mannequin.
New Steadiness Recent Foam X 880 v14 First Impressions
When first taking this shoe out of the field, I observed that it was comparatively light-weight.
The development of the higher appeared easy and the rubber on the underside appeared prefer it was constructed for a lot of miles. My first run within the shoe was my first simple run after taking every week off.
The shoe was comparatively easy and steady. I didn’t really feel a lot vitality return nevertheless it responded properly as I performed round with my paces. The shoe by no means felt prefer it was serving to me nevertheless it additionally didn’t get in the way in which both.
My later runs within the shoe included strides, hill repeats, and tempo efforts. The shoe dealt with all of those with ease. I undoubtedly perceive why some individuals love this shoe as it could possibly deal with quite a lot of runs and simply doesn’t get in the way in which.
As I stated earlier, there’s not a lot vitality return so it doesn’t really feel such as you’re getting a lot assist both. For one effort, I needed to push the tempo a bit however appeared to wrestle doing it with this shoe.
It’s not gentle or bouncy sufficient for the skilled runner to push to these larger, threshold paces. For the extra novice runner, it’s a terrific all-around shoe.
New Steadiness Recent Foam X 880 v14 Higher
The development of the higher on this shoe is superb. It’s a fantastic mesh with ample padding throughout.
The design is totally different this 12 months because the higher is now one piece. I had no points with the lacing system and the shoelaces stayed tied even on a single knot.
The tongue was redesigned this 12 months and appears to remain in place higher than final 12 months’s model. The shoe matches true to dimension. The toe field was barely tight however not sufficient for me to wish to get a large width.
New Steadiness Recent Foam X 880 v14 Sole Unit
The midsole options the Recent Foam X expertise. It’s not a thicker midsole than in v13 however the heel drop has modified from 10mm to 8mm. Due to the change in foam, this model is lighter than the earlier iteration as properly – albeit not an enormous distinction.
As I had talked about earlier, this foam shouldn’t be the softest nor does it give a lot vitality return. It’s not practically as delicate because the 1080 v13 regardless that the expertise is analogous.
The decrease heel drop does assist give a easy, comfy trip for these simple miles. It’s additionally decently extra responsive and steady – dealing with totally different paces throughout the similar run very properly.
The traction on the outsole is sweet. I by no means felt slippage in wet circumstances and it gripped in addition to a highway shoe would on grassy or gravel surfaces. The outsole is fabricated from Ndurance rubber, which is NB’s proprietary rubber that claims to boost sturdiness. It’s the similar materials as within the earlier model however the format is a bit totally different this time, hoping to extend traction in excessive put on areas whereas additionally utilizing a bit much less rubber total. That is seemingly the contributing issue to the shoe’s weight reduction on this new model.
Compared to the Gel-Nimbus 26, this shoe is feels agency and doesn’t have the identical vitality return because the Nimbus. Whereas I believed the Nimbus was agency, this shoe is firmer.
That being stated, this shoe is lighter and has a decrease stack peak. This shoe feels extra responsive and might deal with a few of these quicker paces higher than the Nimbus.
The outsole grips are comparatively just like me.
New Steadiness Recent Foam X 880 v14 Conclusions
The New Steadiness Recent Foam X 880 v14 is a superb day by day coach that performs an element for nearly any runner.
For the skilled runner, it’s a terrific simple day shoe the place you may find yourself incorporating some strides or pickups. For the novice runner, it’s a terrific on a regular basis shoe with nice versatility.
This shoe will keep in my rotation as a simple day shoe or a few of these group runs the place the tempo picks up only a bit previous simple.
My greatest difficulty stays the worth level. For just a bit bit extra, you may get different footwear with higher vitality return, softer cushioning, or lighter weight.
There isn’t sufficient on this shoe for it to face out from others and to justify saving a couple of bucks. I do suppose it does the job as a workhorse shoe.
