The New Balance Fresh Foam X Balos is one of the bounciest and most enjoyable shoes I’ve tested this year. If it wasn’t $200, I’d hail it as one of the best running shoes you can buy.
However, it is $200, and as fun as it is to run in the Balos, I’m not sure it delivers enough to justify that price when you can get more versatile plated super-trainers for less, like the Saucony Endorphin Speed 4, or pay the same for the brilliant Asics Superblast 2.
