Just picked up a pair of 880v14s and also found the toe box a bit narrower. Ended up loosening the lower portion of the laces while keeping up the upper tighter and it worked great for me! Appreciate the in depth review!

I like that you matched your shoe color to you fleece jacket!

I love the look of the new 880v14 especially in black/white. The previous models were too heavy and I’m glad they trimmed the v14 down

Yup, I bought the 880 as my first pair of running shoes and I think that's their purpose, as once I was able to expand my workouts and bought the Triumph 20 and Rebel V3 (LOVE both of them), the 880 immediately became a walking / working shoe. They are too dead now to run, but if I had a fresh pair, it would probably be my traveling / vacation shoe. I also see a lot of senior park runners using them. They are kind of specialized in a roundabout way.

Fantastic review. Count me as new subscriber. More traditional shoe without all the bells and whistles is welcome IMO! 1080 felt so unstable to me.

this is such an in depth review!! thank you so much,, it's just what i was looking for when deciding whether to purchase this shoe. do you think the 880v14 fits TTS length-wise too?

Love the color! Wonder how it compares to the Ride 17.

❤ the channel

Good looking shoe. Made it sound like a solid choice. But I’m still leaning towards that rebel v4.

I've enjoyed my pair so far after two runs. "No frills" is a great way to describe it - its refreshing to have some ground feel! I suspect the midsole will be more flexible after 30+ miles. It is listed at 8mm drop, but I felt like it was lower (in a good way) as the heel doesn't seem to interrupt my natural running mechanics. Just a decent cushioned no BS shoe which stands out in the world of high stack rocker shoes!

Thanks! I have 880 v13 D with sports custom orthotics, should i get 2e for 880 v14?

Thank-you. 880v12 is my DT and I don't plan to buy this in 2024 but a curious as I might buy it in 2025. What's the motivation for the 880? You're going to get 500 miles out of it and you can pick it up for $70 after one year and $40-$45 after two years if they still have your size. I need 4E width and the Fielcell line only goes up to 2E. I have a much harder time finding the 1080 on deep discount in my size.

I have done 660+ km in the 880v12, and love it. How does the v14 compare to the v12?

I am not a runner at all. But instead I use runners for walking and everyday life. I tried the rebel v3 and i found that the heel was way to “thin”/unstable for day to day errands. 1080v12 was good but worth 210+tax Canadian? 880 felt the most “normal”. Nike peg is a legend, but honestly Nike are too slim and tight for me.

Not everyone likes the softness of the new 1080, so I think the 880 will cater those guys. I think it would be a good replacement for those who like the 1080v12 but in a slightly lower stack and a bit lighter weight. Less hype too! Which means easily discounted soon 😊.

Which color is this - blue or navy blue?? Which one would be dark blue??

Which upper is more breathable the 880V14 or 1080V13?

Also have the new Asics cumulus 26 coming in hot to this category...

I have this shoe, and it's ok. But it feels a lot thinner than it looks. I usually like those kind of shoes, but the 880v14 is just not fitting me well. Had to go up 0,5 a size to not have the toebumper hurt my toes, and I almost never go up 0,5 size.

I did see a video with a New Balance rep saying that the foam was a denser formulation than the 1080. It would be nice if they didn't use different foams and call them all the same name.

What shoe would you recommend for daily training? Currently in ghost 15 but drop is too high. Looking to go down to 10 or 8

Have the 880v14. Really enjoy them. Donated my Pegasus and using this instead. While I enjoy the 1080v13 for running more, imo the 880v14 is a better daily-beater / walking shoe.

I like running shoes like the NB 880 because I face different types of terrain in my city, pavement, concrete, dirt, sidewalks, uphill, downhill, different paces etc., and a shoe like this performs very well.

Nice review, thanks for that! I've been wearing NB 880s since version 9 or 10, usually switching off with Brooks Adrenaline, 4 x 10K runs weekly, just getting out there, nothing complicated. Both of these shoes have always been decent for straight-ahead no frills everyday runs. However, I'm disappointed in the latest NB 880v14 for some of the reasons you mention. Narrower toe box than previous models, which is strange for NB. Quite firm and rigid, which is different than most recent versions. Also more of a flared base on the front of these than past versions, giving them a wider footprint but in combination with that narrower toe box - weird, in my opinion. They also got rid of a set of eyelets in v14 or v13, which I don't like the feel of. Not sure, but seems like the 860, 880 and 1080 have all consolidated to same price point (eur 160 over here in Europe) where there used to be a price spread among them. Not sure I'd buy another pair of 880v14 due to that narrower toe box - after a few months on the road with these, I can feel it. Perhaps something changes for v15. Thanks again for your considered and detailed review!

Did you feel some of these models poke your arch at some level? Fordy said that Ride 17 could be one with this issue, just to aware. Rebel v3 has some poking due to the narrow midsole

Making me feel old with the Pegasus reference. I started running cross country in middle school, Fall of '82, in Nike running shoes (maybe the Cortez?). I can't remember if I ran in the Air Pegasus the following season ('83), but, the Pegasus was definitely my daily trainer in high school. Depending on the course, we either raced in the Waffle Racer (non spiked) or the track version with spikes. Talk about a run down memory lane...👟🏃

Atreyu base model or 880? I ran in three pairs of the Reebok floatride my first year because they were on sale for 40 bucks. Just a shoe but I loved it

Where does the Adizero SL fit with all these daily trainers? I feel like the firmness of the SLs hits the sweet spot after 50 miles. For me it’s the best workhorse daily trailer for me.

Can we see a Adidas Switch FWD review? HAVENT REALLY SEEN ANY HARDLY AT ALL?

Also, as you know, EVA will perform and feel different at cooler/cold temps vs warmer/hot temps. 1080 is suppose to be more “luxurious” daily trainer so expect NB to give a better version of FreshfoamX vs other lower tiered models.

A good color shoe for you to go to class… it matches the duke blue devil 😂

do you recommend this shoe to beginners? compared to nike pegasus 40

Does it ride like the Nb beacon?

Interestingly, this shoe (29/21mm) is exactly what the 1080v10 has been once.

I have 2 pairs of the 880 V12 and 2 pairs of the 880V13 and what sets them apart from this "new improved" 880V14 is that the previous 2 versions had a dual layer midsole foam of freshfoamX and fuel cell, so you got great toe off for faster runs. I'm finding the V13's on sale now at joes NB outlet for only $99.99 so I will stock up on them. as for this V14.I'm going to pass

880 is always better than 1080 for me overall

Does the 880 have a gusseted tongue?

I think how you speak about your first experiences with the 880 you do almost all things in the training cycle except the really fast stuff. When you compare it to the 1080 it‘s more resilient and so you can do more type of runs it than just recovery or slow miles 🫶🏻 I didn’t run in either of these both shoes. I formed my opinion about both shoes of your videos I saw recently 😍🫶🏻👍

Double knot nation. There’s a little boy in every man😂.

Yowana “shtack” Wamala for president

There's a lot og ppl that just want a walking shoe

I think it's time to invest in a shore A durometer.

It seems toebox narrow for v14

I know we're all hobby joggers here, but I just can't wrap my head around anyone wanting a shoe that is only a "6 of 10" in every category. Let's say you're running 25 miles a week. That's a pretty average parkrunner's weekly mileage. That's 100 miles a month and enough to wear out a part of daily trainers in 3-5 months (depending on how much life you can get out of them). Most of us watching shoetubers probably run a lot more than that. For anyone who is in hobby for longer than one pair of shoes last, there's a false economy in trying to have one pair of shoes that does it all. If you're going to wear through 2-3 pairs of shoes every year anyways, why not have a rotation where each shoe can be really good at it's job? You're not gonna be spending any more money, you're going to have better tools for the job, and there are other benefits of having a rotation (shoes last more miles if not run in everyday, lower injury risk, etc...) I get buying an "all-rounder" if you're trying to find out if you enjoy the hobby, but after that, it's time to build a rotation and leave this boring daily trainers on the shelf.

LFG

You can’t compare a shoe with 300 miles to a new shoe.

“Stack”not “shtack”!

so Rebel v4 or 880v14. tell us