Reader review
Anonymous runner · Apr 3, 2015
4/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
Brooks
Pure Grit 2
Trail
· Neutral
Good (71/100)
- Weight
- 8.5 oz
- Release
- 2013
- Stack Height
- 21mm heel - 17mm toe
- Drop Height
- 4mm
Good (71/100)
overall
Shoe details
- Weight
- 8.5 oz
- Release
- 2013
- Stack Height
- 21mm heel - 17mm toe
- Drop Height
- 4mm
Ratings & Reviews
Good (71/100)
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 3 runner ratings.
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This score rates worse than 67% of shoes.
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Rating breakdown
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Likely rating
Overall
Good (71/100)
Overall ranking
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Estimate
Good (71/100)
Rank
Ranks above 33% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Durability
Above average (87/100)
Durability ranking
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Estimate
Above average (87/100)
Rank
Ranks above 76% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Cushioning
Above average (83/100)
Cushioning ranking
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Estimate
Above average (83/100)
Rank
Ranks above 65% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Appearance
Good (77/100)
Appearance ranking
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Estimate
Good (77/100)
Rank
Ranks above 52% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Value
Good (75/100)
Value ranking
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Estimate
Good (75/100)
Rank
Ranks above 44% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Comfort
Good (70/100)
Comfort ranking
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Estimate
Good (70/100)
Rank
Ranks above 29% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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50%
1/2
Prefer this shoe over another.
Reviewers said this shoe was better than another shoe they ran in.
Comparison set
Rating
All Running Shoes
Worse than 67% of 2,526 running shoes ranked.
Good (71/100)
Trail Shoes
Worse than 72% of 391 trail shoes ranked.
28%
Brooks
Worse than 83% of 220 Brooks shoes ranked.
17%
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Shoe properties
Type
Trail
Trail
Trail
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
8.5 oz M
Lightest
8.7 oz M
8.6 oz M
Stack
21/17mm
21/16mm
37/32mm
Drop
4mm
5mm
5mm
Release
2013
2025
Newest
2024 Q2
MSRP
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$155
Best price
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$108.97
Ratings
Overall
Below average (33%)
Bottom tier (21%)
Excellent (96%)
Best overall
Comfort
Below average (29%)
Below average (26%)
Excellent (91%)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Above average (65%)
Good (71%)
Exceptional (98%)
Best cushioning
Durability
Good (76%)
Above average (68%)
Very good (90%)
Best durability
Appearance
Average (52%)
Bottom tier (20%)
Good (71%)
Best appearance
Value
Average (44%)
Bottom tier (8%)
Very good (86%)
Best value
Where to buy
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Reader review
Anonymous runner · Sep 1, 2014
4/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Reader review
Turducken · Aug 28, 2014
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.
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5