Brooks PureGrit 7

Name: Brooks PureGrit 7
Brand: Brooks

Trail shoe · Neutral · Trail · 9.1 oz · 4mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks PureGrit 8 replaced it

How it ranks

The Brooks PureGrit 7’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 1 runner review so far, with product line history also informing the score.

Current estimate: Decent

Overall

Decent 78

Durability

Good 86

Comfort

Decent 74

Appearance

Decent 73

Value

Decent 73

Cushioning

Decent 70

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.

See the product line's history

Confidence

57 Low

Low 57

Based on

The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.

Product line track record
Our ratings
External ratings

Where to buy

No offers available

Affiliate links included. They never affect our ratings.

Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

At an average of 9.2 oz across the men's and women's builds, on a 4mm drop.
The one reviewer so far calls the traction great, likes the rock plate, and at 110 lb got about 600 miles from a pair.

Cons

Cushioning draws 2 out of 5 in the single review so far, and that reviewer calls the foam basic and good for about two hours.
That reviewer says the heel cup sticks out and may irritate the ankle, and that the shoe needs sizing down half a size.

PureGrit 7 rates 78. 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 This shoe

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

2013 · 3 reviews

70 Decent

61 Confidence
Pure Grit 1

2014 · 5 reviews

70 Decent

59 Confidence

Runner Ratings

1 rating

5/5 0

4/5 1

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

See written reviews Write a review

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 9.1 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 9.6 oz · Women's 8.7 oz
Release: 2018 Q3
MSRP: $120
Drop: 4mm

Runner reviews

Write a review

great middleground between traditional and minimalist

4/5

Overall

just enough cushioning for ~2hrs on road/trail foam is basic brooks eva, nothing too special but a solid pick traction is great heel cup doesn't conform to foot like the rest of the upper and sticks out, may irritate ankle either cut it out after ~200mi or buy the new nike frees lasted me(110lbs) ~600mi before cushioning sank in too much and tread began to wear out unevenly the rock plate is nice size down a half size

Anonymous runner · Jul 15, 2019

50 mpw training for middle distance came from the Saucony Freedom ISO