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I’ve written a number of posts about my up and down experience with the New Balance Minimus Trail shoes. The original version, the MT10, is an awesome shoe, but suffers from what I feel is a serious design flaw in that the black band across the forefoot is rather constricting (for at least some people). I initially attributed this to a manufacturing flaw in my pair, but have subsequently heard from many others who have had the same problem, and the clerk at a local shoe store indicated to me that he has had trouble selling them due to this very issue.Earlier today, I received a message from a friend on dailymile (thanks Nike Air Max 90 Pánské Mike!) who had found the MT20 listed as being available for sale on June 1 at The Shoe Mart. The www.jonhaylett.co.uk site also includes images of what appears to be and update to the existing shoe. The construction of the upper is noticeably different, and though there is still a band across the forefoot in the same area, it looks quite different than the one found in the MT10. In the new version the band is continuous with the material supporting the eyerow for the laces, which will hopefully alleviate pressure caused by the seam in that region on the MT10. The forefoot material is uniform in the MT20 – no stitching over the toes as seen in the MT10 (I had no problem in this area). There are other differences, but the forefoot is of most interest to me as that is where my troubles arose.I’m wondering if this sequel may have been pushed to market Adidas NMD Dames quickly due to known issues with the MT10 – total speculation on my part, but it is awfully fast Nike Roshe Run Womens turnaround for a sequel to appear to what is already an almost brand-new shoe. I know no other details about this other than what is on the Shoe Mart webpage, so feel free to post a comment if you no anything more. I’m hoping this update fixes the problem to what is one of my current favorite shoes.Update 5/15/11: Here’s a tidbit from the Onlineshoes.com blog for those who question the reputability of Shoe Mart (a store about which I know very little): “…OnlineShoes.com won’t carry the Minimus MT10, but this summer we will carry the MT20 and the WT20 from New Balance, which are pretty much the same shoe as the MT10 with some awesome updates.”I think the MT10 is the first perfect minimalist shoe for people with wide feet like me. The Nike Air Max 2017 Dam band on the top is only uncomfortable the first few minutes of trying them on and is not noticeable Adidas Superstar Damen long before you take the first step of your run. Since I own and run in these shoes and I have wide feet I can assure you the odd feeling from the band feels natural and comfortable however it feels terrible when you try it on the first time. I can run for hours in them without discomfort on the top of bottom of my feet. If the band wasn’t there, your toes would squish into a ball at the base of the shoe while descending a hill.Unfortunately the MT20 losses some of the minimal qualities of the MT10, the plastic band around the front will constrict your toes and not allow free movement for your toes to splay out naturally. I had to do major surgery Nike Air Max 90 Mens Blue on the MT101’s to remove the same band before I could even walk in it.Just got a pair Nike Air Max 90 Femme of the MT20’s. I also have the MT10 and have logged a couple hundred miles on them. Straight out of the box, I knew that I was going to prefer the MT20 to the MT10. Like Pete, I performed surgery almost immediately after purchasing my MT10’s in order to release the pressure created by the band of rubber over the top of the foot. NB appears to have targeted and resolved this problem with the MT20. The MT20’s upper seems more minimal and feels substantially roomier than the MT10 but the awesome Vibram sole is unchanged.I agree that the MT10 appears superficially to be the better put together model, but after looking at the MT10 and MT20 side-by-side I’m now aware of all the “extra” material on the MT10’s upper. IMHO, the MT20’s do not feel Nike Air Force 1 Femme like a “cheap” version of the MT10. They feel like a more minimalist version of the MT10. Nike Air Max 90 Womens Blue On the NB website, the MT20 is described as a “companion” to the MT10 but, for me, it is an updated or improved model.