Reader review
Anonymous runner · Mar 22, 2015
5/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 3/5
New Balance
1260 v4
Daily trainer
· Stability
· Road
Good
(75/100)
- Weight
- 11.2 oz
- Release
- 2014
- MSRP
- $145
- Stack Height
- 28mm heel - 19mm toe
- Drop Height
- 9mm
Good
(75/100)
overall
Shoe details
- Weight
- 11.2 oz
- Release
- 2014
- MSRP
- $145
- Stack Height
- 28mm heel - 19mm toe
- Drop Height
- 9mm
Ratings & Reviews
Good (75/100)
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 2 runner ratings.
Rating breakdown
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Likely rating
Overall
Good (75/100)
Overall rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Good (75/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 49% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
Comfort
Very good (85/100)
Comfort rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Very good (85/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 71% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
Appearance
Good (78/100)
Appearance rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Good (78/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 51% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
Cushioning
Good (76/100)
Cushioning rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Good (76/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 47% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
Durability
Good (74/100)
Durability rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Good (74/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 45% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
Value
Below average (57/100)
Value rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Below average (57/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 5% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
100%
1/1
Prefer this shoe over another.
Reviewers said this shoe was better than another shoe they ran in.
Compared to other shoes
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Current shoe
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Stability
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
11.2 oz M
Lightest
11.7 oz M
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Stack
28/19mm
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Drop
9mm
8mm
7mm
Release
2014
2017 Q3
2024 Q2
Newest
MSRP
$145
Lower MSRP
$160
$200
Best price
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$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Average (49%)
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Exceptional (>99%)
Best overall
Comfort
Good (71%)
—
Exceptional (99%)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Average (47%)
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Exceptional (99%)
Best cushioning
Durability
Average (45%)
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Exceptional (99%)
Best durability
Appearance
Average (51%)
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Exceptional (98%)
Best appearance
Value
Bottom tier (5%)
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Very good (86%)
Best value
Where to buy
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Reader review
Anonymous runner · Sep 10, 2014
4/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 3/5