Best racing flat
5/5
Overall
I love training and racing in these shoes. They're light and have good ground feel.
Anonymous runner · Aug 12, 2023
40 mpw training for a marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 3/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
New Balance 1500 V6
Racing shoe · Neutral · Road
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.
How it ranks
The New Balance 1500 V6’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
79
Overall
79
Appearance
88
Value
81
Durability
76
Comfort
69
Cushioning
51
Confidence
55
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
55 Low
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
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.
Pros
- The one reviewer so far calls it light with good ground feel and races in it.
Cons
- Cushioning draws 3 out of 5 in the single review so far, its lowest mark.
- Scores across the 1500 line have ranged from 73 to 85.
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.
Confidence
Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance 1500
Each dot is one version of the 1500, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Rating
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69
2015
71
2017
74
2017
78
2017
76
2019
79
2019
Release year
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1500 V6 This shoe
2019 · 1 review
79 Decent
55 Confidence
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2019 · 2 reviews
76 Decent
58 Confidence
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2017 · 10 reviews
78 Decent
85 Confidence
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2017 · 2 reviews
74 Decent
72 Confidence
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2017 · 1 review
71 Decent
40 Confidence
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2015 · 4 reviews
69 Below average
75 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Release
- 2019 Q4
- MSRP
- $110
Runner reviews
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Shoe properties
Type
Racing shoe
Daily trainer
Racing shoe
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
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6.1 oz
Stack
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35/29mm
Drop
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6mm
Release
2019 Q4
2019 Q1
2025
Newest
MSRP
$110
$110
$260
Best price
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$111
Ratings
Overall
79 Decent
76 Decent
98 Exceptional
Best overall
Comfort
69 Below average
66 Below average
86 Good
Best comfort
Cushioning
51 Bottom-tier
50 Bottom-tier
97 Exceptional
Best cushioning
Durability
76 Decent
Best durability
72 Decent
53 Bottom-tier
Appearance
88 Good
90 Very good
98 Exceptional
Best appearance
Value
81 Good
Best value rating
77 Decent
69 Below average
New Balance 1500 V6 In Context
More on the New Balance 1500
- New Balance 1500v5 previous version
- New Balance 1500 v2
- New Balance 1500 v3
- New Balance 1500 v4
- New Balance 1500 v1