The bottom of the outsole showed very slight signs of wear, so all in all the durability of the NB# 420 was very good. The toe bumper and the side areas of the outsole helped protect the toe area even more and the durability was very good. As we mentioned, the third and last aspect of the durability is the outsole. The only drawback was the positioning of the laces and how fast they had ripped. The durability of the side in the mid foot area is good. Within our 10 hour test, no holes appeared and the shoe would most likely last even longer. As you can see from the pictures, the synthetic material was affected a bit but all in all it holds up very well. The synthetic material is positioned in the most crucial side areas all around the toe and the mesh is positioned in the middle where usually no griptape can contact it. The toe area is also made of combination of mesh and a synthetic material. Instead of stitching, the NM 420’s toe, midfoot and outsole panels are all fused together which improved the durability of the shoe tremendously as there were no seams to rip during skating. There are three main aspects of evaluation when we test the durability: the toe area, the mid foot area, and the outsole are the most important sections of the shoe for durability since the all these three parts are connected. The New Balance Numeric 420 runs a half size bigger, we recommend going a half size smaller than what you usually wear. Lots of companies have tried to make a running shoe inspired silhouette but Marquise Henry and New Balance Numeric team have been the first to succeed in our eyes, read on below and see how the Numeric 420 skated in our 10 hour Weartest. The slogan behind the whole NM 420 campaign is “Highly Skateable”, giving a nod to our skaters favorite April holiday, but also reinforcing the idea that despite the 420 looks exactly like a runner, it was designed for skateboarding and skateboarding only.
#NEW BALANCE NUMERIC 420 PRO#
Although the New Balance Numeric 420 isn’t Marquise’s pro model, the concept was definitely brought to light with Marquise’s input, and designed by New Balance Numeric’s senior footwear designer Jeff Mikut, who is also killing the color designs that the Numeric footwear line has been releasing. The New Balance Numeric skate team has been on a rampage recently from the videos they’ve dropped, and among the team’s heavy hitters like PJ Ladd, Franky Villani, Tom Knox, and Pedro Biagio, stands tech wizard Marquise Henry. But once the New Balance Numeric 420’s photos leaked online, we had to get our hands on a pair to test. It’s been a while since we’ve come across a technical skate shoe that draws the majority of it’s innovative construction from a classic running shoe silhouette.
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