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New Balance ABZORB EX

New Balance has a shock absorption technology called ABZORB EX. It’s a combination of New Balance’s ABSORB foam and a peripheral pocket of air that is enclosed in engineered thermoplastic. It was designed to slow shocking absorption, stress relief and comfort. Its two piece design is composed of an outer component, designed for heal shock which […]

Here’s a partial list of athletic shoes that New Balance is discontining. I will also let you know if the model is being replaced, if it is.

The New Balance 1221 running shoe is being discontinued and replaced by the New Balance 1222 Model.
The New Men’s and Women’s 766 is being replaced by the New Balance […]

 
Updating the New Balance 620 model, New Balance has released the new 621 Cross Trainers. Nothing technical has been changed with the new model 621’s, the only changes are cosmetic.
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Answering the question posed to him by a recent customer with one leg shorter than the other, a New Balance, Tampa, employee did some research to find which shoe models could have their soles modified.
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Vibram FiveFingers Shoe

Designed by a sailor looking to get the feel of barefoot walking but the protection of a soled shoe, the Vibram FiveFingers shoe was created. FiveFingers is a glove styled shoe which individually wraps each of your toes to give you a great sensation of walking barefoot. It also has a Vibram rubber sole to […]

The New Balace M825LW Mens running shoe has been marked down $15.00 by New Balance. Typically retailing for $94.99, you can get the 825’s for $79.99.
The 825 is a highly responsive trainer designed for runners with a neutral gait who prefer a lightweight ride.
Performance Features:

ABZORB in heel and forefoot for exceptional shock absorption.
N-DURANCE Outsole for […]

Footjoy Begins Sweepstakes

Footjoy announced on Monday the FootJoy LT Series/Toyota FJ Cruiser Sweepstakes. Footjoy will be giving away a Toyota FJ Cruiser. The all-new FJ Cruiser is the latest in a long line of celebrated off-road vehicles from Toyota. This highly anticipated sport-utility vehicle not only looks great, it offers serious performance features that the driving […]

Set to launch in retail stores on June 3rd, 2006, Under Armour revealed that they are releasing a line of cleats. Known as Under Armour Performance Footwear, these new cleats will be available to preview and pre order on April 15th. Watch the NFL Draft on ESPN to see these shoes unveiled on national television.
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With New Balance announcing the arrival of the New Balance 809 Trail Running Shoe you are sure to find good deals on the NB 800 series (803,804,805,806,807,808). Take a look at some of the 800 series shoes.

New Balance 970

New Balance has released a new running shoe. The New Balance 970, according to the New Balance website, “The ultimate combination of cushion and stability, the 970 utilizes our new technology ABZORB EX for unsurpassed performance, fit and feel.”

New Balance has announced new wide baseball cleats to be released in December 2005.

Well, it’s not actually officially licensed from the Lightning, but New Balanced has released a retro model shoe in the Tampa Bay Lightning colors.

Carnell Williams and Ronnie Brown were doing just like alot of other Auburn football players last year. They were taping over their Nike swooshes, disgusted that Nike’s out of the box sizes never fit properly. The Auburn brass, instead of fighting this, decided to make the switch to New Balance. New Balance has agreed to […]

New Balance’s Women’s W 801 is the newest addition to the Lace Up For The Cure New Balance Pink Ribbon Collection. From May 1 to November 30, 2005, make a purchase of $25 or more from the New Balance Pink Ribbon Collection and a $5 donation will be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast […]

Forget big advertising budgets and trendy super bowl commercials. Keen Footware is getting all sorts of buzz for great reasons in spite of their lack of numerous Nike like 30 television spots. Their shoes are forward thinking and way cool.
Inspired by a sailor to be a protective sandal, Keen has turned into what every cool […]

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