Comments on: New Balance Hierro v9 Review: Hoppin’ Trail Hero

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:51:06 +0000

thank God they ditched that terrible Vibram Ecostep trash from the v8

By: Stan

Stan — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 22:32:18 +0000

Great review, the Hierro line has never worked for me, just didn’t run wide enough, even in wide widths. The Fresh Foam X Trail More line worked very well for me though. This seems to be taking a lot from that shoe, and I would even say a possible replacement.
The lugs look perfect for the tail, and I would agree, no longer a road to tail shoe but a true trail shoe.
Looking forward to getting a pair and hitting the trails, might be the new go too.

By: Felix

Felix — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 09:25:55 +0000

Is the tongue gusseted in this version?

By: Austin

Austin — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:49:30 +0000

The Leadville V2 was my favorite shoe of all time. I have been comparing every shoe to it since 2017 and nothing has ever come close. Are you saying that this shoe is a worthy replacement for the trusty Leadville?

By: Bob S.

Bob S. — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:18:12 +0000

Didn’t provide the weight in the review but the New Balance site shows 10.3 oz. for what I assume is a men’s size 9, which is pretty reasonable given the increased stack height.

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:11:32 +0000

Bah. I’m sad the stack height has increased. V8 was in the increasingly sparsely populated sweet spot between too thin to soak up impact (lots of us run from our front doors and inevitably have to run some distance on tarmac) and having so much foam underfoot that flexibility and proprioception suffer. 40mm is too much shoe for me, so when my v8s wear out I’ll have to look for an alternative.

I may even take the – for me – drastic step of buying a spare pair of v8s. They’re not my perfect shoe, but I can forgive the less-than-generous toe-wiggle room and hopelessly stretchy, slippery laces for the sake of a shoe that combines flexibility, goldilocks cushioning and lugs that can handle a British winter.