New Balance Men’s RX506R Track Shoe
- ACTEVA LITE is 24% lighter than standard midsole foam with Dupont Elvaloy and Dupont Engage for optimal compression set properties
- 3/4 Rock Stop Plate
- 4 Spike Configurtion
- NLOCK is an integrated lacing and webbing system that provides optimal fit, support and security
- Rubber Lug
Amazon.com Product Description
Go the distance in comfort and style with the RX506 from New Balance. Its super-lightweight construction and durable outsole with removable forefoot spikes make this racing shoe an easy choice for both competition and training this season.Product Description
Appropriate for distance racing in cross-country or on the track, the RX506 blends the optimal combination of weight, traction, cushioning and fit to deliver the ultimate performance in a distance racing spike…. More >>
New Balance Men’s RX506R Track Shoe
These are absolutely nothing like what I expected. Rest assured, had I known at the time what I was ordering, I would have simply paid someone $40 to run over my feet with a car, spared myself the degree of disappointment I encountered and saved money in the process.
For starters, I thought maybe part of these shoes, by some crazy chance, would be made of a respectable weight of material. No such luck. These things are paper-thin. In fact, these things are borderline socks. The eyeholes for the shoelaces are not reinforced at all. The “soles” are about half the surface area of the bottom of the foot, which, you know, would probably be okay if NO, no circumstance exists in the universe where this would be considered okay. Even the flipping shoelaces on these things are flimsy. Also, I ordered these in EE size, you know, for extra-wide feet, which New Balance will talk your ear off about how they cater to people with all their extra wide sizes. And while I might not expect an extra-wide sole (would have been nice, but hey, I’m fairly sane, I wasn’t expecting it), I did give audience to the delusion that the tongues would at least be wide enough to CONCEAL MY SOCKS! But alas, the tongues weren’t even wide enough to do that.
Walking in these abominations are a pure joy, as well. For starters, the product picture seriously downplays the nearly radioactive aura the BLAZE ORANGE highlights exude. Orange looks like little more than a primary color on this picture. But if you buy these shoes in larger sizes, that orange becomes a way of life. Blind people will stare at you in horror when you walk by in these shoes. It’s that overpowering. But you know, they’re orange shoes, you knew that going in, right? No. You seriously have to see these things in person to appreciate what I’m talking about. Buy them. I DARE YOU. Not only will you look retarded, you’ll walk the part, too, since only half your feet actually touch the ground at any given time, forcing you pigeon toed and knee-bent.
Quality was characteristically craptastic, as well. The “N” logos in the sides are actually filled with laces that weave through the shoe to fill the letter out. Within 3 days, one of those snapped, presumably under the stress of half of my now purple foot hanging over the side of the sole, retained only by the side of the shoe (You know, since there was nothing else to support it. Like, oh, say MATTER). Now I have a floppy ribbon in one of my “shoes” now and an empty N logo.
These might very well be the worst shoes ever made. Thanks to these shoes, I can now understand how a person could rob a stranger just to take their shoes.