Brooks Revel 5
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.4 oz · 8mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Revel 6 replaced it
How it ranks
The Brooks Revel 5’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 1 runner review so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.
Current estimate: Decent
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.
Confidence
77 Moderate
External retailer ratings
We break apart ratings from mass-market retailers and specialty running shops since they serve different audiences.
The middle of the bar marks the typical shoe at each type of retailer. The dot shows where this shoe ranks in comparison.
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
- External ratings
- Our ratings
Prefer this shoe over another
0% 0/3
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.
Pros
- It lists at $100, below the $150 median for daily trainers for sale.
- Averaging 8.5 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is lighter than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers for sale.
Cons
- Its one reviewer so far rates every dimension 4 out of 5.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.
Better Shoes Rating
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.
Release year
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2026 · 0 reviews
84 Good
56 Confidence
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2025 · 0 reviews
79 Decent
65 Confidence
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2024 · 2 reviews
73 Decent
74 Confidence
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2022 · 3 reviews
72 Decent
63 Confidence
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Revel 5 This shoe
2021 · 1 review
70 Decent
77 Confidence
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2020 · 1 review
70 Decent
69 Confidence
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2019 · 1 review
70 Decent
76 Confidence
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2018 · 2 reviews
66 Below average
68 Confidence
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2017 · 8 reviews
55 Bottom-tier
82 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 8.4 oz
- Men's / women's
- Men's 8.8 oz · Women's 8.0 oz
- Release
- 2021 Q2
- MSRP
- $100
- Drop
- 8mm
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Brooks Revel 5 In Context
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