New Balance Mens FuelCell Rebel Running Shoes

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Derek: Despite the added stack, I struggled to feel any noticeable difference in cushioning, and this was quite evident not only towards the end of workouts when I was starting to tire, or on some of the longer easy runs I put the shoe through to test its vibration dampening.

The v3 outsole no longer has the triangle shaped pattern, although the outsole material is still soft. This geometry didn’t really work for me, causing some posterior tibialis pain because of the very high pronation velocity with my gait (as confirmed by Runscribe). When you first put on the Rebel and walk around in it, you might get the feeling you’re going to bottom out, because of the softness of the FuelCell foam, but on the run, it is nimble, snappy and still well cushioned enough.The Pegasus Turbo was a one-of-a-kind lightweight trainer because it was super soft and really versatile.

The Rebel dropped in Australia a few weeks ago, and we've had it on the feet of 4 Melbourne based reviewers since then. My longest run was 18 miles, and the Rebel v3 works just as well as the Rebel v2 for a distance run.I was a little skeptical when I first picked up this shoe and noticed how light it is, that the rubber would be lacking.

I have been waiting for the New Balance Fuelcell Rebel 2 shoe for what seems like forever (is that a common theme with my shoe reviews?The shoe has a thin tongue that lies flat against the top of your foot, and the only overlay is the New Balance “N” on the side. There was a huge difference in the ride between Rebel 1 and 2, and I was excited to see what Rebel 3 could do to improve on an already excellent and very popular Rebel 2. There is a small amount of padding around the collar and the heel but overall it’s a really minimal, light upper.

Pair with this its carbon-plated big brother, the New Balance FuelCell RC Elite v2, and you have all your bases covered.The foot is going to want to take the path of least resistance and naturally follow this region where the shoe is has the least rigidity. The main weakness I see with Rebel 2 was outsole durability, so let’s see if Rebel 3 has addressed any of these issues. Because this is the point in the gait cycle where you place all of your body weight into the ground, the forces required for stability can be quite high. The Rebel 3 is bouncy and protective with minimal bottoming out even at hard efforts, but all these can also be said of Rebel 2, and I found both shoes to have very similar midsole feels.