New Balance 1906R / 1906D (Refined Future) "Castlerock": Review & On-Feet

The New Balance "Refined Future" treatment returned recently on four pairs of the 1906R silhouette. Featuring that recognizable torn-up upper look, this "Castlerock" colourway opts for various shades of grey on the upper, contrasted against a cream coloured Abzorb midsole. Check out my review of this highly anticipated pair and let me know what you think!
Check out Hefeluxx for their sneaker insoles here: hefeluxx.com and get 15% off your order with code SEANGO at checkout!
Instagram: / sgo8
Twitter: / seandotgo
www.seango.ca
Music: Kobe Banks - Rough Cuts II
/ rough_cuts-ii

[@joegeoghan]

For me these work way better than the 2002R, the lines flow much better and it feels more geometric and less "cutting felt in art class"

[@Sgtgee]

This color and silhouette was a no brainer! Always bet on grey. Mine coming today. Can’t wait to get my feets in them.

[@BertoBeats]

Honestly, I think I might just like these more than the 2002R protection pack 😳

[@Comisionado]

Agreed

[@BertoBeats]

Fuck yes, just hit on Concepts

[@BertoBeats]

@@l.j.russell902 Yeah this colorway was an easy cop, the other three were gone fast though

[@andydotorg]

Right there with you!

[@drewsneakerverse]

Great review as always 🙌🏼 Just copped these this morning.

[@T-MONEY_1738]

I just bought these this morning! Can’t wait to get them in hand👌🏾

[@Dantega415]

Love these a lot, can’t wait to add these in the rotation. This colorway gotta be the best outta the pack imo. Although I wish the grey was lighter like a Raincloud grey, I’m not mad at this dark grey. Very very wearable, I def won’t be sleeping on this release

[@michaelbew419]

I picked up the turtle dove colorway and I love them bro! I have tons of NB but the 2002r is still my go to, especially the Lunar New Years I just picked up!

[@rocnyc1]

This pack so fire copped all 4 pairs!!! Wasn’t going to caught sleeping on these!

[@WhoaNellyJake]

I’ve got the 2002R Rain Cloud’s, so I’m thinking about whether I want these or not. They’re pretty similar, but I’d go for the darker colorway for sure. Really nice

[@Nanijoe10]

Great review as usual 🔥 Getting mine in tomorrow. I went for the black CW. Love the other CWs but I realized I don't own a single black NB sneaker 🤣 Really glad they went with making a protection pack for the 1906 model. I dig the silhouette, but I wasn't a huge fan of all the synthetic materials and mesh the other GRs and Thiswasneverthat collab had

[@jay_ohhlayy]

Bro, how you not have 1 million subscribers yet?!? Your video is so informative and sleek 🔥

[@SeanGo]

Slow and steady I guess hahah

[@nurswiz]

Thanks for the review. Love you bro. You are the best sneaker blogger.

[@lvrvisuals7800]

The silhouette of the 2002r fits the distressed look better imo. But these are a nice addition to the 2002R rain clouds!

[@Uzzzle]

Got these from Oneness as well yesterday and instantly put these on feet. Def gonna be my daily pair.

[@Paslrstudiosphoto]

I really wanted the Turtledoves but they sold out fast. So I settled for the Castelrocks. Pretty excited to get these in hands after watching your review. These will be my first pair of New Balances ever lol.

[@SeanGo]

Nice! Hope you like them

[@mr.tofficial1140]

Man these look craaaaaazy! Also, insanely good review!!!!

[@SeanGo]

Thanks a ton!

[@NediaLetta]

After watching this, I got the last 8.5M of this pair on NB site and I'm so happy!

[@oooonaj1884]

Got these colorway & nb 2002r rain cloud on my rotation 🔥

[@jon_q1904]

I initially wanted black, but the turtledove just hit different and pulled the trigger on it after some consideration.

[@cenken.]

This is so cool, a must cop pair.

[@artistreet]

Bonjour Sean. Merci pour cette belle vidéo. J'ai pris le black CW, le white CW et aussi le Castlerock. Pour moi aussi, celle-ci est la plus jolie. Je suis d'accord en comparaison avec la 2002R je trouve que celle-ci est plus roomy (pour chacune des 3 paires que j'ai prises). Il y a des chances que NB nous propose des colorways extraordinaires sur ce modèle cette année ✌🏻🍀☀️

[@jenniferturner23]

Awesome review! I couldn’t decide on which color way but they look amazing in this castle rock color way.

[@bibinakajja2110]

Got my pair coming. Couldn't get the 2002r Raincloud pair and resale is mad lol so this is a solid alternative for me.

[@JR-cl7hl]

Tried hard for the Hoolywood pair but just dont have room for another silhouette in my closet! 😅 Great review Sean

[@kevinjohnson963]

Just got my pair a lot of the grey color way still available on concepts

[@usamahbinabdulmumin9354]

I copped a pair they are really comfortable straight out the box no break it required, they fit true to size, I had a little piece of loose swede fabric still on my pair left after cutting no big deal, great sneaker still, what kind of pants did you have on in the on foot portion of the video

[@SonnyTang]

These just dropped 2 weeks ago in Malaysia and I managed to cop a pair as it wasn't really selling out. In fact there might still be pairs sitting. Anyways I love the materials and design on this pair, even more than the 2002R

[@rw1606]

I like these just with they had the foam sticking out like the 2002r

[@jaemccaskill1422]

Got the black pair. So good

[@chaechaerro]

I might actually prefer this model of the protection pack! I like the light colored one with the black midsole the most.

[@karenk3458]

Same that Dove color with black sole is leading the pack.

[@THEsoulquarian]

Dope review as usual. Got these on Feature a few days ago. I went with 10.5 because 10 was sold out. Hoping these aren’t too roomy 🤞🏾

[@SeanGo]

Good luck!

[@BWen3]

Sean: I sold my 2002r because the toe box seemed too boxy and wide. Are these more narrow at the toe than the rain cloud? Loved the protection just didn’t love the toe width. 😢

[@ravage842]

Easy cop. Got the same color. Kinda wish I would've gotten the black pair too

[@sir_squonks_alot_castro4438]

I got these yesterday on the NB site. They dropped them unannounced and took them off within a day I think. Got lucky, but seeing your review I really dislike how loose the upper looks

[@evanwong8584]

I went with the light grey color but this color fire too🔥

[@SB50_]

I'm a sneaker head like the rest of you guy's commenting. These NB kicks are thee most comfortable and stylish too. Ppl ask me all the time where I got them lol. Like they're impossible to get. I tore my achilles a yr ago. My surgeon from NYC put me on for comfort. The best sneakers period!

[@Ape_PONR]

These are fire now I’m curious about how a 574 protection pack would look like. Great review!

[@Ape_PONR]

Refined*

[@Gor.eri77]

Looks really good

[@MrYasinsheikh]

Thanks New Balance expert!

[@tochung4596]

Got W and agree the castle rock is the best colorway.

[@MrchiNGcHangjoN]

now regretting for not copping the black one on new year in NB site!

[@robertowest1894]

I’m sorry someone has to say it…your music is underrated for your reviews bro 😂 salute

[@SeanGo]

Hahaha thanks

[@anndread]

these are 🔥🔥

[@kwilliams3770]

Great review lol the music is fire too even though the artist got cancelled 😉

[@juandejesus8187]

Can you review upcoming new balance releases aswell on your channel? Nobody really covers NB releases all that much on youtube

[@JonMarcell]

You don’t miss !

[@JoseFonseca-cl3fd]

If I have wide foot do I go half size up?

[@raymondwong6527]

Hi @sean love your content. May I know where the pants on your on feet are from? Thanks!

[@SeanGo]

Nike cropped tech pants

[@samlee458]

these are very nice. i hope they bring the protection pack on other models like 992, 993 or 990v3 😅

[@hahanapi3701]

Please no. It's been overdone.

[@nw6454]

Mine are in the mail so this was perfect timing. Why does no one consider the D standing for “deconstructed”?

[@SeanGo]

Could be!

[@Butters-_]

The pistachio 2002r were so tight for me in an 11 I had to sell. so I went 11.5 in these and now I’m wondering if that was a mistake?

[@latelastlight]

2002r come laced very tight, loosening the laces entirely makes it fit normally

[@theskeeter1976]

Easy grab for me, their sitting on the NB website.

[@foomeng3ify]

Hi 1960R or the 2002R ?

[@dahlei]

my family and i follow this superstition where we don't buy anything on the first day of the new year so we don't get bad spending habits for the rest of the year, and that's the only reason i didn't pick these up. it would've been worth it to break the superstition ngl 😅 these are fire

[@skiptomylou5141]

The 2002r I like better too but these are giving those a run for their money!

[@Unxpekted]

So good! These are up there with the JP 2002R imo.

[@fabiankong6519]

Hi Sean! Which model would you choose - 1906 or 9060?

[@SeanGo]

1906

[@go_goya8735]

here available in 43 and 42.5 in grey

[@shafiqrocks]

Wondering if this is pig lining as well?

[@juanquintanilla1608]

Ended up getting these and the black pair couldn’t decide 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@j4Real.]

7:38 bottoms? And really like the whole pack.

[@SeanGo]

Nike cropped tech pants

[@juliicamp9813]

Which do you prefer these or the new new balance 990 v6 cream by teddy?

[@SeanGo]

v6

[@pimousse45_27]

Quality is higher than Nike shoes !! Definitively😮

[@iamyourmancinta8913]

Is the material used for the shoes got pig skin?

[@pakcheng1]

when is the release date for canada???

[@Gabgamingz]

Solestop in Canada released it today but it's super limited, nothing in NB site

[@polychronisferekidis5355]

Hey, review the white one..!

[@SeanGo]

Review is live

[@karenk3458]

Sean I’m hearing this model is more comfy than 2202R (not sure how same midsole); however, the toe box is more narrow so could benefit from .5 up and from your review it seems that I can go tts I like to think my feet are also slightly on the wider side. 😊 my favorite is turtle dove with black midsole.

[@SeanGo]

Normal 1906R maybe fit SLIGHTLY more Snug than 2002R? But it wasn’t that noticeable to me. But these run bigger than the normal 1906R I found. Tts is good I’d say.

[@karenk3458]

@@SeanGo thank you!

[@suprajuno]

Do you prefer the 1906 or 2002r?

[@SeanGo]

2002r

[@bobbygreg123]

Where can I cop in Canada?

[@SeanGo]

I believe a Canadian drop is coming soon

[@dejones803]

I hate the lacing system on 1906 so much. But the shoe is absolutely beautiful

[@davidchen3390]

wanna see nike invincible run 3

[@aldrinfernandes4229]

Wow 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@chicagosfixed2280]

There's no half sizing 🥺

[@Jjampz22]

When did they released it?

[@raskul4]

If you’re in the US they had it on the NB website a couple days ago. Cncpts will have a raffle this Friday.

[@SeanGo]

I got it from Oneness last week

[@saintank7576]

Are they tts

[@SeanGo]

Watch the video 👀🙏

[@boomlabrusca2452]

2002r ... still the comfiest

[@kostar500]

Pass. Got the 2002r lunar new year…

[@willmurr8907]

Hard pass but them Bodegas are a whole different story!!

[@shmooTV]

Is it pigskin?

[@ultimatechrisso6592]

No it's solid pigeon skin

[@Obijuan___]

First

[@Farhan-re3bp]

Hi is this made of pig skin?

[@SeanGo]

Don’t think so

[@bass_backupvocals]

I’ve been wanting to own the og grey 2002r refined future pack but after seeing this pair I knew I have to get one. Thanks for making a detailed review for this pair bro.🤝🙌🫡

[@SeanGo]

Glad I could help!