New Balance 1906A

Sizing

Retailers list the 1906A as true to size. One review suggests half a size up for wide feet, as the toe box is narrower than on other New Balance models.

About

New Balance released the 1906A on 24 July 2024. It grew out of the 1906, a running shoe from October 2009 that takes its name from the year the company was founded. The 1906R reissue of 2022 made that family popular again. Designer Yue Wu called the 1906A a Tech Explosion. The idea recalls the 2002R Protection Pack of 2021: mesh and leather still make up the upper, but some overlays hang loose as flaps, the ribbons that tie the eyestays to the N logo run long towards the floor, and the tongue label and toe sit off centre with stitching left in view. A TPU heel counter holds the back of the foot. Overhanging N-Lock straps cross the laces. Under all that sits the sole unit the 1906A shares with the 2002R and the 860v2, with ACTEVA LITE foam, N-ergy and segmented ABZORB SBS heel pods and a Stability Web outsole. The first colourway paired white mesh with metallic silver overlays. Black and metallic silver pairs followed on 9 October 2024 at 170 US dollars. Blue Slate Grey came in January 2025, Inkwell in March 2025, and Thunder Brown and Arid Stone arrived in 2026.