I'm loving the New Balance designs and am grateful their putting out the number of minimalistic designs they are.  Since learning to distance run in a minimalistic shoe, I've stopped heel striking and haven't had the plantar faciitis problems I used to have in years!  (on a side note- when I've put on the old style of running shoe, I go right back to heel striking!)  This shoe is good for in the gym due to its lateral stability for lifting, but I prefer their WW735 for running and box jumps since the sole on this one is more rigid and plasticy.  The other has greater flex, but doesn't offer that lateral stability.  So for me, in the CrossFit gym, I choose my shoe based on the WOD.  Also, if I chose this shoe in person, I might not have chosen it... the black and white looks more like a saddle shoe than I initially noticed :/.