New Balance 9060 Sneaker
Which New Balance 9060 gives off the strongest hype signal?
The Hypescore reads the signal strength of every New Balance 9060 colorway. Community votes, resale movement, search demand and scarcity together decide how much hype a sneaker gives off, expressed in GSv. On the left the strongest hype signals, on the right the colorways just being picked up and rising fast.
Strongest hype signal
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New Balance 9060 Triple Black (U9060BLK)ATOMICNew Balance 9060 · from £50 · 5 shops80GSv - 2New Balance 9060 “Grey” (U9060GRY)ATOMICNew Balance 9060 · from £73 · 4 shops76GSv
- 3New Balance 9060 “BLACK” (U9060NRI)ATOMICNew Balance 9060 · from £130 · 3 shops76GSv
- 4New Balance 9060 Sea Salt (U9060WHT)ATOMICNew Balance 9060 · from £108 · 4 shops73GSv
- 5New Balance 9060 v1 “Mushroom Arid Stone” (U9060ERC)ATOMICNew Balance 9060 · from £86 · 5 shops72GSv
Just in, rising
- 1New Balance 9060 “Neptune Grey” (U9060528)CHARGINGNew Balance 9060 · from £83 · 3 shops48GSv
- 2New Balance 9060 “Driftwood Sea Salt” (U90602FD)CHARGINGNew Balance 9060 · from £111 · 3 shops45GSv
- 3New Balance 9060 Driftwood “Timberwolf” (U90608AP)CHARGINGNew Balance 9060 · from £111 · 4 shops43GSv
- 4New Balance 9060 Fall Suedes Pack Shoreline Blue (U9060CTC)RADIATINGNew Balance 9060 · from £102 · 3 shops56GSv
- 5New Balance 9060X “Black Grey Black” (U90606TO)SEISMICNew Balance 9060 · from £86 · 3 shops55GSv
About New Balance 9060
New Balance 9060
Look for one straight line on this shoe and you won’t find one. Every panel, every seam and every edge of the sole waves. That’s the whole idea behind the 9060: parts from the brand’s older running models have been taken, enlarged and then bent.
The protruding block at the heel
The most striking part is at the back and literally sticks out. Above the sole there’s a separate block that juts out from the heel, like a plank slid out. On the older models it comes from, a similar element was integrated flush with the sole; here it has been pulled away and enlarged into something you can see from a meter away. It’s the quickest feature to recognize the 9060.
The sole is made of separate pods
The lower edge of the midsole doesn’t run flat but is cut into rounded segments, making the sole look from the side like a series of pushed-together cushions. Above that are two to three layers of foam in different shades layered on top of each other, so you can read the sole’s construction from the side. It’s a sole that shows itself, whereas older models concealed it.
The N is out of proportion
The letter on the flank is larger than on any other model from the brand and has a double outline. Around it sits an upper of suede with open mesh in the places that need to breathe, with all panel edges cut in arches. Where the 574 keeps its surfaces straight and calm, this model does precisely the opposite.
Where it fits
The 9060 is not a running shoe that became popular by accident, but a model intended for the street from the drawing board. It stomps rather than walks, and that’s intentional. Those looking for calmer predecessors should look at the 990 or the 2002R; the 1906 is closest in design language, with the same preference for visible technology but in a slimmer package.
On this page you can see which versions of the New Balance 9060 are currently hottest according to the Hypescore, from which price they can be found and in how many shops they’re in stock.