Tried on the sample in store when the NB rep came to out store, very nice, might be a little too light for my taste to race in, but there you go.
I'm actually looking forward to the update of the 1400, I'm REALLY looking forward to a new shoe called the 1600 which is a 6ish ounce flat that felt awesome on my foot.
New Balance has really been stepping their game up the fast 2-3 years. Their lightweight stuff in particular has gotten very good, Minimus road, the newer Minimus trail, new Zero Drop series coming out looks and felt good, regular trainers are all lighter than before and still very cushioned and responsive. As someone who used to not really bring them out to real runners very often, I'm finding it more and more of a go-to brand, and runners are picking them up over the old standards of Asics and Brooks.