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adidas Supernova 2

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 11 oz

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The adidas Supernova 3 replaced it

How it ranks

The adidas Supernova 2 trails most daily trainers in our data. Durability and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 3 runner reviews and 2 other rated shoes in the Supernova product line. Another 9 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

adidas Supernova 2

of 5

Current estimate: Bottom-tier

56/100
Overall
56
Durability
89
Cushioning
76
Value
75
Comfort
68
Appearance
68
Confidence

Confidence

How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

49/100

49

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 3 runner ratings.

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.


Pros

  • Comfort and value both average 4.7 out of 5 across its three reviews, with cushioning and durability at 4.3.
  • One of three reviewers calls it a great easy trainer.

Cons

  • Averaging 10 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is heavier than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale.

Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale

Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.

Confidence
50 60 70 80 90 100 25 50 75 100

Better Shoes Rating

Supernova 2 rates 56. This shoe has low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the adidas Supernova

Each dot is one version of the Supernova, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • Supernova 3

    2026 · 0 reviews

    60 Bottom-tier

    18 Confidence

  • Supernova 2 This shoe

    2023 · 3 reviews

    56 Bottom-tier

    49 Confidence

  • Supernova

    2017 · 30 reviews

    49 Bottom-tier

    97 Confidence

Reader Ratings

3 ratings
5/5 1
4/5 2
3/5 0
2/5 0
1/5 0

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
11 oz
Release
2023 Q1

Compared to other shoes

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
11 oz M
8.5 oz M Lightest
Stack
40/35mm
Drop
5mm
Release
2023 Q1
2026 Newest
2023 Q1
MSRP
$140
$145
Best price
$79.95 Lowest price
$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Bottom-tier (56)
Bottom-tier (60)
Exceptional (99) Best overall
Comfort
Below average (68)
Below average (69)
Exceptional (99) Best comfort
Cushioning
Decent (76)
Decent (79)
Exceptional (99) Best cushioning
Durability
Good (89)
Very good (90)
Very good (92) Best durability
Appearance
Below average (68)
Decent (71)
Very good (91) Best appearance
Value
Decent (75)
Decent (74)
Good (88) Best value
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