Continuing the flood of ABZORB 2000 colorways to hit shelves this year, and after a few bright colorways and a matcha green collab announcement with Amine, New Balance is taking a page from Johnny Cash’s book and dressing down the futuristic dad shoe in triple black.
The New Balance ABZORB 2000 Triple Black leaves nothing to the imagination, taking a monochrome paintbrush to the mesh and synthetic upper, with any variance in shade caused only by the change in material. The laces and tongue are both black, making the tongue logo barely visible. The sole is also entirely black, as are the visible ABZORB cushion pods that run the length of the midsole.


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