Decent value
ben · Nov 30, 2023
5/5
Overall
Very comfortable. Quite durable too, I can usually get 800-1000 miles from a pair. Have bought the same pair 5 times in a row now.
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
New Balance
Fresh Foam X 860 v13
Daily trainer
· Stability
· Road
Average
(69/100)
- Weight
- 10.5 oz
- Release
- 2022 Q3
- Stack Height
- 35mm heel - 25mm toe
- Drop Height
- 10mm
Average
(69/100)
overall
Shoe details
- Weight
- 10.5 oz
- Release
- 2022 Q3
- Stack Height
- 35mm heel - 25mm toe
- Drop Height
- 10mm
Ratings & Reviews
Average (69/100)
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and runner reviews.
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Scores better than 28% of all shoes.
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Rating breakdown
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Overall
Average (69/100)
Overall rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Average (69/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 28% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Durability
Good (80/100)
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Better Shoes Rating
Good (80/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 61% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Appearance
Good (77/100)
Appearance rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Good (77/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 54% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Cushioning
Average (69/100)
Cushioning rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Average (69/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 30% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Value
Average (64/100)
Value rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Average (64/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 16% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Comfort
Average (62/100)
Comfort rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Average (62/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 12% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
40%
2/5
Prefer this shoe over another.
Reviewers said this shoe was better than another shoe they ran in.
Comparison set
Rating
All Running Shoes
Scores better than 28% of 2,617 running shoes.
Average
Daily Trainers
Scores better than 31% of 1,872 daily trainers.
31%
New Balance
Scores better than 62% of 255 New Balance shoes.
62%
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Rated among the top 25% of shoes on durability.
Cons
- Rated below average overall.
- Rated among the bottom 10% of shoes on comfort.
- Rated below average on cushioning.
Compared to other shoes
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Current shoe
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Max cushion
Daily trainer
Pronation
Stability (Moderate)
Stability
Neutral
Weight
10.5 oz M
8.9 oz M
Lightest
—
Stack
35/25mm
38/30mm
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Drop
1mm
8mm
7mm
Release
2022 Q3
2024 Q2
2024 Q2
MSRP
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$139.99
Lower MSRP
$200
Best price
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$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Below average (28%)
Below average (31%)
Exceptional (>99%)
Best overall
Comfort
Bottom tier (12%)
Below average (27%)
Exceptional (99%)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Below average (30%)
Below average (31%)
Exceptional (99%)
Best cushioning
Durability
Above average (61%)
Bottom tier (16%)
Exceptional (99%)
Best durability
Appearance
Average (54%)
Average (49%)
Exceptional (98%)
Best appearance
Value
Bottom tier (16%)
Below average (31%)
Very good (86%)
Best value
Where to buy
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Reader Ratings
5 reader ratings
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Average (in a good way)
BurntBac0n · Jul 30, 2023
4/5
Overall
Great shoe to run in. Solid everywhere
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
A worse upper than previous 860s
Gnarshralper · Jun 8, 2023
4/5
Overall
A solid everyday work horse. When they made this a fresh foam shoe a few years back it got a lot softer but still on the firmer side of shoes. It's been the same since then except they changed the upper. It took me at least 150 miles to break in the upper so it wasn't painfully hard. That has never happened to me before. It would dig into the top of my foot and around my ankle. Then one day it felt totally fine. Weird.
- Comfort
- 3/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5