Brooks Pure Grit 2

Name: Brooks Pure Grit 2
Brand: Brooks

Trail shoe · Neutral · Trail · 8.5 oz (men's) · 21/17mm stack · 4mm drop

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

How it ranks

The Brooks Pure Grit 2’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 3 runner reviews so far, with product line history also informing the score.

Current estimate: Decent

Overall

Decent 70

Durability

Good 87

Value

Good 80

Appearance

Decent 78

Comfort

Decent 75

Cushioning

Decent 73

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 is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

61 Low

Low 61

Based on

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Product line track record
Our ratings
External ratings

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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 70. This shoe has low confidence. 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

70 2014 70 2013 78 2014 90 2017 77 2017 78 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

32 Confidence
PureGrit 7

2018 · 1 review

78 Decent

57 Confidence
PureGrit 6

2017 · 2 reviews

77 Decent

56 Confidence
PureGrit 5

2017 · 4 reviews

90 Very good

59 Confidence
Pure Grit 3

2014 · 3 reviews

78 Decent

55 Confidence
Pure Grit 2 This shoe

2013 · 3 reviews

70 Decent

61 Confidence
Pure Grit 1

2014 · 5 reviews

70 Decent

59 Confidence

Runner 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 (men's)
Release: 2013
Stack: 21/17mm
Drop: 4mm

Runner reviews

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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

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

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