New Balance 1260 v7

Name: New Balance 1260 v7
Brand: New Balance

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 11.0 oz · 8mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The New Balance 1260 v7’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 2 runner reviews so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.

Current estimate: Decent

Overall

Decent 77

Appearance

Decent 72

Value

Decent 71

Comfort

Below average 68

Durability

Below average 66

Cushioning

Below average 63

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

57 Low

Low 57

Based on

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Product line track record
External ratings
Our ratings

Prefer this shoe over another

67% 2/3

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

Both reviewers call it a solid daily trainer for pronators.
One reviewer finds the cushioning good for a relatively low-to-the-ground shoe.

Cons

Averaging 10.9 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is well above the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers for sale.
Comfort, cushioning and durability are its lowest-rated dimensions, all at 3.5 out of 5 from the two reviewers.

1260 v7 rates 77. This shoe has low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance 1260

Each dot is one version of the 1260, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

40 60 80 100

73 2014 66 2014 69 2014 77 2017

Release year

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

1260 v7 This shoe

2017 · 2 reviews

77 Decent

57 Confidence
1260v4

2014 · 2 reviews

69 Below average

50 Confidence
1260v3

2014 · 6 reviews

66 Below average

73 Confidence
1260v2

2014 · 4 reviews

73 Decent

48 Confidence

Runner 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: 11.0 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 11.7 oz · Women's 10.2 oz
Release: 2017 Q3
MSRP: $160
Drop: 8mm

Runner reviews

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Got it at the outlet

5/5

Overall

Good solid shoe for pronators

Anonymous runner · Aug 1, 2023

training for 5K and 10K

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

Solid pronator's workhorse shoe

4/5

Overall

The 1260v7 is a nice, not too-heavy, pronator's daily trainer. Cushioning is good for a relatively low-to-the-ground feeling shoe (maybe because I've been running in Hokas as well), and the support seems fine, too. Not a plodding shoe, but not a race one, either, unless it's perhaps a marathon or a half for people with major pronation control needs.

VitaminG · Feb 7, 2018

35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the New Balance 860 v5