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New Balance Fresh Foam X Evoz v3

79

Good

Any color

$100 $79

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New Balance Fresh Foam Hierro v6

89

Great

Any color

$130

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New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Pacer v2

81

Good

Any color

$200 $140

Save 30%

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New Balance Fresh Foam 1080 v11

89

Great

$160

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New Balance Fresh Foam X Tempo v2

77

Decent

$120 $69

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New Balance DynaSoft Nitrel v6

75

Bad

$75 $65

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New Balance DynaSoft Nitrel v5

77

Decent

$75 $57

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New Balance Minimus Trail

73

Bad

$120 $80

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New Balance FuelCell Propel v4

86

Good

$110 $85

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New Balance 510 v6

74

Bad

$90 $46

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New Balance FuelCell RC Elite v2

89

Great

$230

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New Balance Fresh Foam X 880 v14 GTX

74

Bad

$160 $150

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New Balance Fresh Foam X More Trail v3

87

Great

$160 $142

Save 11%

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New Balance Fresh Foam X Garoe v2

90

Superb

$110 $86

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New Balance Fuelcell Supercomp Trainer

88

Great

$180 $120

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New Balance MT10

85

Good

$135

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New Balance FuelCell Rebel v2

89

Great

$127

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New Balance Shando

76

Bad

$180

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89.4 mm - 96.8 mm

89.4 mm 96.8 mm
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69 mm - 79 mm

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49% 78%
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61 SA 159 SA
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0.2 mm 1.4 mm
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10 mm 39 mm
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3N 26N
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7 oz - 12.5 oz

7 oz 12.5 oz
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0.3 - 0.64

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2.3 mm - 5 mm

2.3 mm 5 mm
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2% - 69%

2% 69%
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24 mm - 39 mm

24 mm 39 mm

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