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Vanish Carbon

Vanish Carbon
Racing · Neutral · Road
Good (79/100)

Shoe details

Weight
6.5 oz
Release
2022 Q1
MSRP
$240
Stack Height
34mm heel - 34mm toe
Drop Height
0mm

Ratings & Reviews

Good (79/100)

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Overall

Good (79/100)

Overall rating

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Good (79/100)

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Scores better than 60% of shoes

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Comfort

Very good (82/100)

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Very good (82/100)

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Scores better than 65% of shoes

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Cushioning

Good (76/100)

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Good (76/100)

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Scores better than 52% of shoes

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Value

Good (74/100)

Value rating

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Good (74/100)

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Scores better than 45% of shoes

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Durability

Good (71/100)

Durability rating

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Good (71/100)

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Scores better than 34% of shoes

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Appearance

Average (66/100)

Appearance rating

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Average (66/100)

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Scores better than 22% of shoes

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All Running Shoes

Scores better than 60% of 2,617 running shoes.

Good

Supershoes

Scores better than 32% of 88 supershoes.

32%

Altra

Scores better than 55% of 132 Altra shoes.

55%

Compared to other shoes

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Altra Vanish Carbon 2
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Vanish Carbon
Vanish Carbon 2
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Current shoe
Lightest
Newest / Lowest price / Best overall
Shoe properties
Type
Supershoe
Supershoe
Supershoe
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
6.5 oz M Lightest
—
7.3 oz M
Stack
34/34mm
—
37/29mm
Drop
mm
—
7mm
Release
2022 Q1
2024 Q1
2025 Q2 Newest
MSRP
$240
—
$175
Best price
—
$239.95
$129.96 Lowest price
Ratings
Overall
Average (60%)
Below average (32%)
Exceptional (98%) Best overall
Comfort
Above average (65%)
Average (56%)
Excellent (95%) Best comfort
Cushioning
Average (52%)
Below average (22%)
Excellent (92%) Best cushioning
Durability
Below average (34%)
Below average (34%)
Very good (84%) Best durability
Appearance
Below average (22%)
Bottom tier (9%)
Excellent (94%) Best appearance
Value
Average (45%)
Average (41%)
Excellent (91%) Best value
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Reader Ratings

3 reader ratings

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Love the cushion and the response

Anonymous runner · Jun 21, 2024

5/5

Overall

Fit is great, especially in the wider but not too wide toe box.

Cushion is really nice, and combined with the partial carbon plate makes for a fast and smooth ride. It's a zero drop shoe but feels similar to the drop in my Kinvaras. I guess 4mm isn't really much to notice.

I really like this shoe. I got it half off on Amazon. I wouldn't pay $250 for it, but I'll certainly look to get another pair when they go on sale again

Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
5/5
Durability
4/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
4/5