New Balance Supercomp Elite v5 First Look | Fastest SC Elite Yet!!!

They screwed it up. I'm still a big V4 design. They only need to upgrade the upper material on V4 and kept the entire design for the V5. This V5 look dated. 🤣🤣🤣

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Looks like the SC Elite line has been torpedoed by fatally bad design changes and cost cutting. This reminds me how New Balance ruined the SC Trainer with the V2 update in 2023. NB and Saucony have gone downhill over the past 3 years.

As a not very fast runner I was waiting for the SC Elite v5 to maybe add to my rotation alongside my Puma DNE3 as a more comfortable model for full marathon, but this video made me unsure. Less stability and less foam in the forefoot compared to its predecessor is not what I was hoping for, hmm... Maybe I should have a look at the Adidas Pro 4 instead or getting the SC Elite v4 on sale.

IMO, the upper needs to be more forgiving if NB are going narrower, like the v3. I just hope they will have a 2E in the v5 to accommodate people with a wider foot considering the v5 d will be a narrower fit.

Wow, this looks very narrow – almost like a Nike. The previous version was regarded as the best race a shoe for wide-foot runners. Did New Balance just abandon an entire market segment??

where is supercomp trainer v4?

ugly

New Balance going backwards as I can see.

8mm drop😭👎 so 4mm less foam

v5 looked like an asics metaspeed with an N lol

what has NB done to the width? V4 wide stable platform to a V5 narrow forefoot running only need to apply

I like like The Kinda vintage design. VF 4 looks pretty minimal aswelo and I didnt see that much people complaining about it.

Did he say August!? 😂

How has the design got worse 😂

Bof, rien de révolutionnaire. Petit petit je délaissé cette marque car déçue de plus en plus. Je préfère payer plus cher une chaussure performante. Car sinon NB est vraiment toujours fool confort surtout niveau mesh. Mais leur semelle trop molle,pas reactive

Ugly

Rebel v4 looks more like a super shoe lol.

If they kept the upper of the V4 but fixed the tongue and laces while also dropping weight from the new 8mm drop, midsole sculping, and new CPU outsole then it would have been what everyone would have wanted

V4 heel design wasn't good for me

I actually really dig the looks of these, and they exude a comfortable but fast look

Unfortunately this is what V4 shouldve been from launch, and the fact V5 isnt even coming out until August means its gonna be almost 2 generations behind. What would someone who this geared towards find exciting versus an Alphafly 3, Adios Pro 4, or the new Fast R 3? Similarly, are New Balances top athletes like Em Sisson even going to be racing in these? And what about those who found a home in V4 who appreciated its stability, width, and low drop? While i personally am loving the looks of V5, its changes might push it away from a dedicated audience but not close enough to its intended one.

New Balance ticks me off a bit. Check out the absolutely amazing colorways available for the rest of the world, but not in the US. Riswing editions for example.

New Balance inexplicably taking a big step backward in design/colorways with Rebel v5/SC series.

Heel cup on Rebel v5 looks cheap/cheesy, and what’s with the red striping/horns, whatever they are? Dumb looking design element.

People will say it’s the ride, not the looks, but if it’s not one of the best shoes in the segment (it’s not), it better look damn good.

Oh no!!! The V4 was lovely. A truly comfortable and stable shoe without sacrificing the performance. Loved it for long distance run. They massacred it with the V5

Yes! 🙌 I was just telling my friends TODAY about my v4’s and how I wish they had an 8mm drop and lighter. U guys must have heard me! Thank u. Can’t wait to upgrade to the v5s! Hopefully u still make wide sizes. Cheers.

For nearly $300 bucks!!! ? Nuts!{

There you go, Connor. This should also take us to ultra marathons ❤💪

I'll hold off judgements until runrepeat does their teardown. I don't mind the design and glad they shaved off some weight. Still not in the same echelon of some other brands tho

Fastest yet, based on what stats? Either way, looking forward to v4 sales hopefully!

Love the sleeper design. So much better than v4

I don't understand the upper. It doesn't look like a race day upper at all. Surely, they could have lost a lot of weight stripping it down, making it more breathable and improving on it. Maybe in v6 they'll get it right? It's almost like NB don't know who to please ... those that want to set PBs or those that want to just finish in a reasonable time in a comfortable shoe. They've done neither at first glance.

Im not a fan of wild looking super trainers but here I am looking at this thinking " no way I'm paying $250 for some 2015 daily trainer looking shoe" 😅

When's the big discount on the V4? 😂

Did someone tell NB that it's suppose to be an upgrade not a downgrade? This is just a horrible design and lacks the wow factor V4 had. Well at least I can buy the v4 on sale

Hell yeah!

SC v4 will go on sale :D
v5 design is not very aesthetic

Wow you or you people, like the rest of the harmed & worse majority of so-called adults are really needed to get over yourselves & work on becoming actually reasonable for an actual reasonable way of life.

smh

The orange&/red color is still as ugly as the orange&/red ones that used to be at wallyworld & might still be cuz it's been years since I've been in one!

smh

Kind of reasonably speaking... become actually reasonable! If you or the majority of so-called adults aren't working on trying to become actually reasonable, NOBODY gets the chance to realize an actual reasonable way of life!

Looks like a generic $120 daily trainer to me. Not a fan of the redesign. The previous version looks much better IMO, no other super shoe looks like the v4.

Love an 8mm drop for race day. Seems NB might have upped its game towards 'elite'.

Narrower, less stable, lower front stack height and higher drop?! I'm baffled

I switched to Puma.. they are making great racing shoes right now!

V3 best shoe ever made

New Balance’s design fall off needs to be studied

So. More garbage they're trying to pass off as competitive.

Once they start saying "snug fit," "responsive," "good toe-off," you know it means uncomfortable. The midsole's too firm, it's unstable, and you'll be tippy-toeing everywhere.

I was hoping v5 to be a lighter v4.
V4 has a wide base and is very stable. Helps a lot of us who can not wear super shoes due to size issues and those who need stability on their shoes.

I held off buying V4 to wait for V5, but this is a good sign. Once those v4 goes on sale, I'm definitely getting two or three pairs.

Look how they they massacred my boy...

The only good thing about the V5 is that V4 will be discounted