Our principal complaint is the lack of lockdown fit, which allows our foot to move side to side within the shoe, and isn't very desirable for seriously off camber terrain. This means it's a hybrid design that's meant to add a little bit of added grip if you venture onto trails, but also remains low profile and fairly firm for enhanced durability on hard surfaces like asphalt or concrete. In this case, you likely get what you pay for, although we find them to be a surprisingly serviceable shoe on mellow terrain and for crossover purposes.

The pattern of lugs on the sole of this shoe is very closely spaced together, with a lot of surface area for gripping solid surfaces. We have no complaints about the comfort as it relates to rubbing or pinch points on the inside of the upper, but found it to be a fairly sloppy shoe overall, without the structure in the upper to securely grip the foot.The smooth transitions of the pinnacle underfoot cushioning experience are fine-tuned with updated midsole foam and enhanced forefoot stiffness. While the shoe doesn't ride all that high above the ground, it also doesn't feel like one of the more stable options. These shoes are fairly light on the scale, and also feel pretty light while running in them, a nice advantage considering they lack a lot of underfoot protection.

These shoes are fairly comfortable, but also have a minimal amount of padding and cushioning on this inside of the upper, including the virtually unpadded tongue. There is no rockplate sandwiched into the midsole that adds to rigidity, and the Fresh Foam compound feels fairly thin overall.The men’s running shoe combines lightweight Fresh Foam midsole cushioning with an AT Tread outsole that grips many different surfaces with ease. The outsole isn't aggressive enough to offer great bite into soft surfaces like mud, grass, or snow. Constructed with waterproof GORE-TEX® Invisible Fit technology, the New Balance Fresh Foam Arishi Trail Goretex men's running shoes combat moisture to help keep you dry in the rain or mud. That said, they cost roughly half what many other options out there do, and rest assured, they are more comfortable than many that we've tested in the past. As such, you will feel most of what you are stepping on, requiring a cautious approach in gnarly terrain, but adding a pleasant amount of trail feel on mellower trails.