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Review on Ultimate Comfort: Unveiling the New Balance Men's 680v6 Cushioning Running Shoe by Bomba Ton

Revainrating 4 out of 5

There are sizes everywhere, it tends to run small

Good shoes for the price but the size is too small. My husband wears high end Allen Edmonds shoes in a size 11 but recently bought a size 11 1/2 New Balance 990v5 11 1/2 from a local retailer and paid about $200 after looking for a while after comfortable ones NB sneakers. I tried the Revain women's NB 680v6 on sale and found it comfortable as it's half the normal size so I convinced my husband to try the men's shoe as Revain is easy to refund. I first ordered a size 11.5 for my husband but they were too tight and his fingers were sticking out in front! I then ordered a size 12 and it fit him but was snug but comfortable and nice enough to keep a pair for the price and we didn't want to play 12 1/2. He has never worn a size 12, so you can account for manufacturing inconsistencies to go wrong with this size up model. I say "model" because my husband and I tried several shoes in the New Balance store and some of them were very large or very narrow depending on the shoe model and some had large gaps/jumps between half sizes. The rest of the shoe looks great and is lighter in comparison than the 990v5 shown below. You can clearly see the 11.5 dark blue 990v5 below is larger than the 12 black 680v5!

Pros
  • ACTEVA midsole cushioning offers versatile and flexible support
Cons
  • There are even more interesting options.