I never realized that New Balance made steel toe shoes. I had just finished purchasing a pair of new balance tennis shoes on Amazon when I thought I would search for steel toe shoes since I needed a new pair for work. The first result that came back was for a pair of New Balance steel toes and they offered them in wide sizes! I decided to give it a shot because the Red Wing steel toes that I have at work are very uncomfortable. I can barely walk after wearing them all day. The New Balance shoes were reasonably priced (about $75 cheaper than the Red Wings I bought) and I've been wearing New Balance tennis shoes for years.
I purchased a pair of black steel toes and went for the same size as my tennis shoes. I also made sure to get the wide ones just like my tennis shoes. The shoes arrived a couple of days later and I found them very uncomfortable. They were too small and hurt my toes. I returned the shoes to Amazon which was an easy process without any issues. I purchased a second pair. I went for the brown color this time and also went up a full shoe size while keeping the extra wide. The shoes arrived and I tried them on. They fit perfectly. The didn't hurt my toes and all. They almost feel like wearing tennis shoes. The brown is a much more appealing color option than the black pair. I can wear these shoes out in the field all day long and have no foot pain at all. I wish I had bought these sooner and will definitely buy more in the future as replacements.
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Great, except for the toes covering the steel
I needed a wide work shoe and these fit the bill. They are very comfortable and I have no problem wearing them the entire day. I have high arches and a high instep and they fit fine. They are heavier than a New Balance cross training type shoe, so don't be surprised, but that is to be expected with a steel toed shoe. The one negative thing I have about them is the material that covers the steel toe is much to thin, or not durable enough. As you can see in the attached photo the material over the toes has worn away to the bare steel. This started not long after I first started wearing them, but hasn't got drastically worse. I have been wearing the shoes in the photo for over a year. I do 75% office work, and 25% shop mechanic work to give you an idea of the wear I put on them. The white speckles are from paint overspray. So other than the toes, you can see they hold up very well. Now if they would just beef up those toes!EDIT: I have been wearing these for around two years now and am demoting them to occasional home yard work status and going to replace them as my regular work shoes. I have added new photos, and you can see they held up fairly well, with the exception of the toe area. I have a fairly wide foot, and these are 4E width, and you can see the sides held up very well. I normally will wear out the side of a shoe just behind the little toe area way before anything else on a shoe is worn, but these held up exceptionally well there. As you can see, I didn't have any problems with the bottom soles wearing or cracking as others have reported, in fact they show very little wear. My main issue now is that the inside sole padding is getting crushed and my feet are starting to hurt (a problem I could probably solve with a new insert) but also the toe area wear and now the left shoe is wearing a hole on top where the steel toe ends. I really liked these shoes, but I think I am going to try another brand that has better toe protection so they don't look like second hand store shoes so soon. If it weren't for the toe area I wouldn't hesitate to reorder these shoes.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2015
EDIT: I have been wearing these for around two years now and am demoting them to occasional home yard work status and going to replace them as my regular work shoes. I have added new photos, and you can see they held up fairly well, with the exception of the toe area. I have a fairly wide foot, and these are 4E width, and you can see the sides held up very well. I normally will wear out the side of a shoe just behind the little toe area way before anything else on a shoe is worn, but these held up exceptionally well there. As you can see, I didn't have any problems with the bottom soles wearing or cracking as others have reported, in fact they show very little wear. My main issue now is that the inside sole padding is getting crushed and my feet are starting to hurt (a problem I could probably solve with a new insert) but also the toe area wear and now the left shoe is wearing a hole on top where the steel toe ends. I really liked these shoes, but I think I am going to try another brand that has better toe protection so they don't look like second hand store shoes so soon. If it weren't for the toe area I wouldn't hesitate to reorder these shoes.
Size: 9.5 X-WideColor: GreyVerified Purchase
Great, except for the toes covering the steel
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2015
I needed a wide work shoe and these fit the bill. They are very comfortable and I have no problem wearing them the entire day. I have high arches and a high instep and they fit fine. They are heavier than a New Balance cross training type shoe, so don't be surprised, but that is to be expected with a steel toed shoe. The one negative thing I have about them is the material that covers the steel toe is much to thin, or not durable enough. As you can see in the attached photo the material over the toes has worn away to the bare steel. This started not long after I first started wearing them, but hasn't got drastically worse. I have been wearing the shoes in the photo for over a year. I do 75% office work, and 25% shop mechanic work to give you an idea of the wear I put on them. The white speckles are from paint overspray. So other than the toes, you can see they hold up very well. Now if they would just beef up those toes!Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2015
EDIT: I have been wearing these for around two years now and am demoting them to occasional home yard work status and going to replace them as my regular work shoes. I have added new photos, and you can see they held up fairly well, with the exception of the toe area. I have a fairly wide foot, and these are 4E width, and you can see the sides held up very well. I normally will wear out the side of a shoe just behind the little toe area way before anything else on a shoe is worn, but these held up exceptionally well there. As you can see, I didn't have any problems with the bottom soles wearing or cracking as others have reported, in fact they show very little wear. My main issue now is that the inside sole padding is getting crushed and my feet are starting to hurt (a problem I could probably solve with a new insert) but also the toe area wear and now the left shoe is wearing a hole on top where the steel toe ends. I really liked these shoes, but I think I am going to try another brand that has better toe protection so they don't look like second hand store shoes so soon. If it weren't for the toe area I wouldn't hesitate to reorder these shoes.
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Steve Freeman
Excellent shoe like all my other New Balance I have ...
Reviewed in Canada on June 30, 2018Shannon Punkert
Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on July 19, 2017Size: 15 X-WideColor: BlackVerified Purchase
