New Balance Fresh Foam X More v4
New Balance Fresh Foam X More v4: building consensus — 1 review so far to grant a tier, synthesized so far from 36 creator mentions across 1 channels, freshest review Jun 22, 2026.
Under the hoodengine v1
Still building consensus
The firm grade is withheld until there’s enough independent evidence — enough creators AND at least one volume bar. What’s still short:
- Independent creators1 / 3 needed
Stages A/B/C (extract, synthesize, write) produce the editorial narrative only. No stage A/B/C value is an input to score, tier, verdict or confidence — those come solely from the consensus engine over stored mentions. Per-stage counts live on the `reasoning` block.
Yeah’s verdict
The New Balance Fresh Foam X More v4 earns a strong CONSIDER for runners who prioritize cushioning, comfort, and smooth easy-day mileage over speed or versatility. Reviewers from The Run Testers repeatedly land on it as their preferred max-cushion shoe — one picks it as their outright top cushioned pick, another preferred it to every cushion shoe on the market. At £140/~$150, it is also seen as competitively priced against pricier rivals. The main caveat: if you want a plush shoe that also rivals the very softest options like the 1080 v13, one reviewer says it falls short there, and its weight means it will never be anything but an easy-day tool. For its intended purpose, though, it quietly delivers.
Best for
Reviewers were less aligned on this shoe’s purpose — treat these as a softer signal.
What reviewers said
- Multiple reviewers are enthusiastic about the More v4's ride quality, with one calling it a "real surprise" — someone who doesn't normally enjoy big, high-stack shoes found the step-in comfort, smooth midsole roll-through, stability, and grip all impressive.
- The updated Fresh Foam X midsole is described as striking a notably good balance: soft enough to feel plush, but not so soft it feels sluggish or dead.
- One tester says it's an improvement over the already-loved v3, describing it as a little softer and bouncier.
- The shoe's bulk is the most noted limitation.
- One reviewer with mixed feelings says the More v4 is heavy, and while you get a good stack of Fresh Foam, they don't find it as soft or plush as the New Balance 1080 v13, making the weight harder to justify for some.
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2.3Mtotal review views
121Kcombined reachadditive across channels · may overlap
40creator reviews
attention vs the catalogtop 5% in class
Heavily watched, with a mixed verdict — attention isn't a clear win here.
attention over the product’s life
The reviews behind this verdict
The cited creator reviews, watchable — press play to jump to the moment each one informed the verdict.
The Run Testers
“something like the New Balance more V4 if I'm doing longer slow enjoyable runs”
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The Run Testers
“the more V4 is a pretty dull ride but a very smooth Rocket Ride and again that's more comfortable for me than what you get with the ultra boost which does lack a little bit of a cushion under the forefoot I'd say more V4 is a lower drop shoe but really nice rocker works well if you can get into sync with that”
cited at 8:54