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adidas Solar Glide

Every version of the Solar Glide we track, compared on ratings, specs and current price.

Solar Glide
60/100
vs. Average
-16

The score is the median Better Shoes Rating of the line's shoes, out of 100. The average product line scores 76, and the Solar Glide scores above 7% of the lines we track.

adidas Solar Glide vs. Other Shoes

Each dot is one rated shoe: the Solar Glide in gold, all other shoes in gray.

Solar Glide shoes as gold dots among every rated shoe we track, on the Better Shoes Rating scale

Rating by version, oldest first

Each dot is one version of the Solar Glide, placed by its rating and release year.

Rating

Release year

See our analysis of whether a new version is usually as good as the one it replaces.

adidas Solar Glide versions with ratings, specs and prices
Version Released Weight Stack Score Change Reviews Price
adidas Solar Glide 6 2023 10.4 oz (women's) 37/27mm · 10mm drop
adidas Solar Glide 5 2022 60 -3 1
adidas Solar Glide 3 2020 10.2 oz
adidas Solar Glide 19 2019 27/17mm · 10mm drop 64 +4 13 $140 MSRP
adidas Solar Glide 2018 9.9 oz 36/26mm · 10mm drop 60 6 $140 MSRP

5 shoes

Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

  1. adidas

    Solar Glide 6

    v6 (2023) · Daily trainer · Neutral · 10.4 oz (women's) · 10mm drop · 37mm stack

    Solar Glide 6

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    Solar Glide 5

    60 Below average Below average · 2 reviews · Confidence 33/100

    v5 (2022) · Daily trainer · Neutral

    One of its two reviews rates every dimension 5 out of 5.

    Solar Glide 5
    Durability 86
    Overall
    60
    Durability
    86
    Appearance
    86
    Cushioning
    75
    Value
    74
    Comfort
    63
    Confidence
    33

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    Pros

    One of its two reviews rates every dimension 5 out of 5.

    Cons

    The other calls it heavy and clunky with not enough cushioning, and rates value 1 out of 5.

    Every rated Solar Glide scores between 59 and 63.

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    Solar Glide 3

    v3 (2020) · Daily trainer · Neutral · 10.2 oz

    Solar Glide 3

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    Solar Glide 19

    64 Below average Below average · 13 reviews · Confidence 84/100

    v19 (2019) · Daily trainer · Neutral · 10mm drop · 27mm stack

    Appearance averages 4.9 out of 5 across thirteen reviews, its highest dimension.

    Solar Glide 19
    Durability 90

    MSRP $140

    Overall
    64
    Appearance
    97
    Value
    91
    Durability
    90
    Cushioning
    79
    Comfort
    68
    Confidence
    84

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    Pros

    Appearance averages 4.9 out of 5 across thirteen reviews, its highest dimension.

    Three reviewers say it outlasts comparable shoes, one getting 600 to 700 miles from each of three pairs.

    Value averages 4.6 out of 5, and one reviewer buys pairs for $40 to $70.

    Cons

    Two reviewers see it done by 300 to 350 miles, one with a hole worn in the mesh at the big toe.

    Two reviewers say there is too much shoe for anything faster than strides.

    Two reviewers find the part-height heel counter takes getting used to.

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    Solar Glide

    60 Bottom-tier Bottom-tier · 6 reviews · Confidence 65/100

    v1 (2018) · Daily trainer · Neutral · 9.9 oz · 10mm drop · 36mm stack

    Cushioning averages 4.8 out of 5 and appearance 4.7 across six reviews, with comfort at 4.5.

    Solar Glide
    Durability 88

    MSRP $140

    Overall
    60
    Appearance
    90
    Durability
    88
    Cushioning
    82
    Value
    72
    Comfort
    63
    Confidence
    65

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    Pros

    Cushioning averages 4.8 out of 5 and appearance 4.7 across six reviews, with comfort at 4.5.

    Two reviewers praise the roomy forefoot and the side rails that keep the stretchy upper from feeling sloppy.

    One reviewer is 370 miles in with the pair holding up, and says the Boost has not bottomed out.

    Cons

    Averaging 9.9 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is heavier than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale, and two reviewers notice the weight at faster paces.

    One reviewer would not pay the $140 list price, and finds the tongue poor for breathability.

    One reviewer finds it sized too big and floppy for anything faster than slow running.