Brooks Revel 2

Name: Brooks Revel 2
Brand: Brooks

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.2 oz · 12mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Revel 3 replaced it

How it ranks

The Brooks Revel 2 trails most daily trainers in our data. Durability and value are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 8 other rated shoes in the Revel product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Below average

63/100

Overall

Below average 63

Value

Decent 76

Durability

Decent 76

Appearance

Decent 75

Cushioning

Below average 66

Comfort

Below average 64

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

41/100

Low 41

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 2 runner ratings.

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

One reviewer has at least 500 miles on each of two pairs with the ride holding up.
Both reviewers rate appearance 5 out of 5.
A 12mm drop.

Cons

One reviewer finds it a little heavy for tempo runs.
Averaging 9.6 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is heavier than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale.
One reviewer finds $100 on the steep side and would not have bought a pair without a coupon.

Revel 2 rates 63. This shoe has low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks Revel

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

49 2017 63 2018 65 2019 64 2020 53 2021 60 2022 58 2024 63 2025 60 2026

Release year

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

Revel 9

2026 · 0 reviews

60 Bottom-tier

19 Confidence
Revel 8

2025 · 0 reviews

63 Below average

53 Confidence
Revel 7

2024 · 2 reviews

58 Bottom-tier

69 Confidence
Revel 6

2022 · 3 reviews

60 Bottom-tier

40 Confidence
Revel 5

2021 · 1 review

53 Bottom-tier

65 Confidence
Revel 4

2020 · 1 review

64 Below average

34 Confidence
Revel 3

2019 · 1 review

65 Below average

27 Confidence
Revel 2 This shoe

2018 · 2 reviews

63 Below average

41 Confidence
Revel

2017 · 8 reviews

49 Bottom-tier

88 Confidence

Reader Ratings

2 ratings

5/5 1

4/5 1

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 10.2 oz
Release: 2018 Q2
MSRP: $100
Drop Height: 12mm

Runner reviews

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Brooks Repel 2 are an excellent shoe for every day runs

4/5

Overall

The shoe is comfortable and looks good enough to wear when not running. I have ran up to 15 mile long runs and they work good. A little heavy for tempo runs but not as heavy as simmilar shoes with that amount of cushion. Also work well for easy runs. The price is on the steeper side at $100. I would not have purchased them without a coupon that I had. Overall, I am glad I purchased these. I have never ran in Brooks before this pair. Note I average 50 miles a week in season and 65 during base as a high school runner for cross country and track

Anonymous runner · Jul 2, 2019

55 mpw came from the Nike Flex Experience RN 6

Comfort: 4/5
Cushioning: 4/5
Durability: 3/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 4/5

Runnable, Fashionable, Durable, at a great value

5/5

Overall

The Revel 2 doesn't need to wow you with gimmicky tech, over complicated materials, or any of that sneaker head exaggerated talk, but don't worry the technology is all still there, Brooks just does a great job with not rubbing it in your face with this shoe. They kept it super simple, both aesthetically and technologically, with a full length Biomogo DNA midsole, blown rubber (which is more durable that most of their lineup), it proves to be the work horse Brooks needs. The BioMogo DNA EVA cushion feels like a perfect amount. Other shoes such as the launch have always felt like they lost durability around the 200 mile mark, with the Revel 2, I don't get that same feeling. The BioMogo DNA adapts to how your foot lands in the shoe, based of the amount of force your body exerts onto the material, it softens and then reacts when you propel forward (toe-off). The shoe feels very springy and feels great to go faster in. Many people love and appreciate the ghost, but it has always felt clunkier to me, like it wants me to land heel first. That could be due to the dual density midsole, one parts BioMogo DNA in the forefoot and one part DNA Loft in the heel. The Revel is full length BioMogo DNA and feels a lot more fluid to me when it comes to foot transition. Then here is the finally kicker for me, this shoe is $100 dollars. The value in this shoe is paralleled by few other shoes. I have gotten 500 miles at least on two pairs of these shoes, doing a wide variety of training (Long runs, steady states, progression runs, fartleks). For all of the workload put on this shoe, it has felt just as good as when I put it on. This is something I rarely find in a shoe now a days, it was something that Brooks needed in their lineup. Sure, Brooks neutral shoes are great, but they needed this shoe to give the consumer a lot more options and add more versatility to their neutral lineup. Now with the Ricochet coming out, their lineup is looking really interesting and providing a lot of great options for runners to switch it up while staying in the Brooks line up. In conclusion, if you want a shoe that will give you a satisfying run and feel great for a majority of the miles, while averaging a net price of only 2 cents per mile (depending on your mileage in the shoes). Then this shoe is a Running Warehouse Budget shopper home run. Can't wait to see how this shoe evolves more as time goes on, hopefully they will keep it as simple as they are now.

Anonymous runner · Oct 2, 2018

70 mpw training for a half marathon