New Balance, what happened!? The 926 was such a great shoe. I wrote a glowing review of it here, so I was very disappointed with the 927. First, the shoe itself is far smaller than the 926 sizes were. I would estimate at least 2 sizes smaller if not 3. Second, the toe box is smaller. I use this type of shoe because I have arthritis and dorsal bunions in my big toes, so having a tiny toe box that squishes my toes is not good at all. Third, what the heck happened to the rollbar? There doesn't seem to be one in this shoe...or ??? The first step I took with it caused bad pain in my big toes so I put them back in the box and sent them back to Amazon right away. The 926 was a dream from the moment I put it on and I walked miles in them with no pain what-so-ever. So I'm very very disappointed with the 927. I'd give it negative rating if I could :(