New Balance 1540v3 Black/Castlerock

Excellent shoe! I buy two pairs at a time and alternate days. Fixed my meniscus and very comfortable! Too bad they decided to push "fresh foam" the new 1540V4 is awful!

I've always had multiple problems with my feet, requiring cumbersome and complicated orthotics. The difficulties lessened in some ways, but increased in others, after two knee replacements. As per my podiatrist, I needed a straight- and flat-last shoe with good motion control, a fairly narrow width, sufficient room in the toe-box, etc. He recommended that I look into New Balance's offerings. According to both my podiatrist and my physical therapist, who've examined this shoe and observed me walking around and exercising in it, it's excellent for my needs and purposes. Like all shoes, especially with the kinds of changes that I've been going through, it seemed a little uncomfortable, or maybe just unfamiliar, at first, but after a week or two of wear and walkiing, I've settled into it. And I'm thankful for it and its various helpful features. My one quiibble about it is one that other people have had about it: the laces are good, but too short to take advantage of every eyelet for max stability, especially if you're inclined to tie your laces with a double bow.