Topo Athletic Specter
Every version of the Specter we track, compared on ratings, specs and current price.
The line's rating is the median Better Shoes Rating of its five most recent rated versions. The median product line rates 76, and the Specter rates above 44% of the lines we track.
Rating by version, oldest first
Each dot is one version of the Specter, placed by its rating and release year.
Release year
See our analysis of whether a new version is usually as good as the one it replaces.
| Version | Released | Weight | Stack | Rating | Change | Reviews | Price |
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| Topo Athletic Specter 3 In stock | 2026 | 7.0 oz | 39/34mm stack · 5mm drop | 91 | +18 | — | $170 |
| Topo Athletic Specter 2 In stock | 2024 | 7.6 oz | 37/32mm stack · 5mm drop | 73 | -2 | — | $93 |
| Topo Athletic Specter In stock | 2022 | 7.5 oz | 35/30mm stack · 5mm drop | 75 | — | — | $140 |
3 shoes
Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.
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Topo Athletic
Specter 391 91 Very good Very good Very good Confidence 53
v3 (2026) · Speed shoe · Neutral · 7.0 oz · 39mm stack · 5mm drop
It is much lighter than the typical speed shoe for sale.
Overall91Confidence53Pros
It is much lighter than the typical speed shoe for sale.
It is lighter than the Specter 2 before it.
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Topo Athletic
Specter 273 73 Decent Decent Decent Confidence 54
v2 (2024) · Speed shoe · Neutral · 7.6 oz · 37mm stack · 5mm drop
At 8.3 oz in the men's and 8.0 oz in the women's it is below the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers for sale.
$93 $170 Buy now ↗ As of Oct 22, 8:38 AM UTCOverall73Confidence54Pros
At 8.3 oz in the men's and 8.0 oz in the women's it is below the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers for sale.
It is lighter than the typical speed shoe for sale.
Cons
The Specter 3 arrives in 2026, so this is no longer the current version.
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Topo Athletic
Specter75 75 Decent Decent Decent Confidence 48
v1 (2022) · Speed shoe · Neutral · 7.5 oz · 35mm stack · 5mm drop
It lists at $170, below the $180 median for speed shoes for sale.
$140 $170 Buy now ↗ As of Oct 22, 8:36 AM UTCOverall75Confidence48Pros
It lists at $170, below the $180 median for speed shoes for sale.
At 7.4 oz in the men's and 7.1 oz in the women's it comes in under the 7.5 oz median for speed shoes for sale.
It is lighter than the typical speed shoe for sale.
Cons
The Specter 2 and Specter 3 both follow it, leaving this two versions behind.
