While I didn't buy this particular shoe off of Amazon, I did get it from a New Balance store. I had been a fan of the 860 series and noticed they drastically changed the look and fit of the shoe and switched a different type of mesh. I tried those on and while they felt great cushion and support wise, the mesh just felt to weird for me. So they suggested this shoe, the 1260, and it had the same type of cushion and support of the 860 and they didn't seem to have the cheap feeling mesh like the new 860. Before trying them on I informed the sales person that I wear a 2E and 4E depending on the shoe and he did tell me that these are a bit more narrow so I should go with the 4E. Very happy with the purchase and may get another pair to have as a back up.