Brooks Pure Grit 2

Name: Brooks Pure Grit 2
Brand: Brooks

Trail · Neutral · 8.5 oz · 4mm drop · 21/17mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Pure Grit 1 replaced it

How it ranks

The Brooks Pure Grit 2 ranks below most trail shoes in our data. Durability and value are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 3 runner reviews and 6 other rated shoes in the PureGrit product line. Another 9 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Decent

73/100

Overall

Decent 73

Durability

Very good 92

Value

Good 83

Appearance

Decent 80

Comfort

Decent 77

Cushioning

Decent 75

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

37/100

Very low 37

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

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Light at 8.5 oz on a 21mm stack and a 4mm drop.
Reviewers rate durability and value 4.7 out of 5 apiece.

Cons

Scores across the Pure Grit line have ranged from 68 to 87.

Pure Grit 2 rates 73. This shoe has very low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks PureGrit

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

68 2014 73 2013 86 2014 97 2017 73 2017 72 2018 84 2019

Release year

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

PureGrit 8

2019 · 1 review

84 Good

40 Confidence
PureGrit 7

2018 · 1 review

72 Decent

14 Confidence
PureGrit 6

2017 · 2 reviews

73 Decent

27 Confidence
PureGrit 5

2017 · 4 reviews

97 Excellent

79 Confidence
Pure Grit 3

2014 · 3 reviews

86 Good

41 Confidence
Pure Grit 2 This shoe

2013 · 3 reviews

73 Decent

37 Confidence
Pure Grit 1

2014 · 5 reviews

68 Below average

34 Confidence

Reader Ratings

3 ratings

5/5 1

4/5 2

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 8.5 oz
Release: 2013
Stack Height: 21mm heel - 17mm toe
Drop Height: 4mm

Runner reviews

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Reader review

4/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Apr 3, 2015

30 mpw training for middle distance came from the Brooks Pure Grit 1

Comfort: 4/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 4/5

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Sep 1, 2014

30 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort: 4/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5

Reader review

5/5

Overall

Amazingly comfortable and very responsive. It's wonderful for the trail running I almost always do, which is mostly on single track, gravel roads, or hiking trails. I've gone on mountain runs with them and they aren't the best choice, for lack of a super thick sole and don't have the firmness or stability of the Cascadia line. The only gripe I have is that the eyelets for the laces look pretty weak. They haven't blown on me yet, but I being pretty careful with them.

Turducken · Aug 28, 2014

40 mpw training for a half marathon