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New Balance 870 v4

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 8.6 oz · 27/19mm stack · 8mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance 870 v5 replaced it

How it ranks

The New Balance 870 v4’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 3 runner reviews so far, with product line history also informing the score.

New Balance 870 v4

of 5

Current estimate: Good

88
Overall
88
Value
81
Appearance
77
Comfort
71
Cushioning
62
Durability
60
Confidence

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

75 Moderate

75

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.

  1. Product line track record
  2. Our ratings
  3. External ratings

Prefer this shoe over another

86% 6/7

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.


Pros

  • All three reviewers so far rate it 5 out of 5 overall.
  • At 9.3 oz, one reviewer calls it a lightweight stability shoe with a deceptively large heel, good on any terrain.
  • It lists at $115, and reviewers rate value 4.7 out of 5.

Cons

We don't have enough reviewer information on this shoe to make a judgment of cons.

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
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Better Shoes Rating

870 v4 rates 88. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance 870

Each dot is one version of the 870, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • 870 v5

    2019 · 5 reviews

    74 Decent

    67 Confidence

  • 870 v4 This shoe

    2016 · 3 reviews

    88 Good

    75 Confidence

  • 870 v3

    2013 · 17 reviews

    74 Decent

    87 Confidence

  • 870 v2

    2014 · 2 reviews

    73 Decent

    69 Confidence

Runner Ratings

3 ratings
5/5 3
4/5 0
3/5 0
2/5 0
1/5 0

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
8.6 oz
Men's / women's
Men's 9.3 oz · Women's 7.9 oz
Release
2016
MSRP
$115
Stack
27/19mm
Drop
8mm

Runner reviews

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My Favorite Shoe That Kickstarted My Running Career

5/5

Overall

I love this shoe. It was the first pair of shoes I owned in high school, when my running career began in earnest. I loved them so much that when I found out they were not carried in the US anymore, I cried a little and ordered some from Japan off of Amazon because I needed to run in them again two years later. They are a lightweight stability shoe with a deceptively large heel. They are fantastic for training on any terrain and I miss them again even though I just stopped running in them only a month ago.

Anonymous runner · Jan 3, 2018

47 mpw 613 miles in this shoe training for a half marathon came from the New Balance Fresh Foam Vongo v2

Comfort
5/5
Durability
5/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
5/5

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Dec 2, 2015

20 mpw training for a half marathon came from the New Balance 870 v3

Comfort
5/5
Durability
4/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
4/5

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Apr 8, 2015

100 mpw training for middle distance came from the New Balance 890 v4

Comfort
4/5
Durability
4/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
5/5

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Stability
Stability
Neutral
Weight
8.6 oz
8.3 oz Lightest
9.9 oz
Stack
27/19mm
27/19mm
40/35mm
Drop
8mm
8mm
4mm
Release
2016
2019 Q2
2022 Q3 Newest
MSRP
$115
$110 Lower MSRP
$165
Best price
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$95
Ratings
Overall
88 Good
74 Decent
99 Exceptional Best overall
Comfort
71 Decent
63 Below average
99 Exceptional Best comfort
Cushioning
62 Below average
56 Bottom-tier
99 Exceptional Best cushioning
Durability
60 Below average
57 Bottom-tier
97 Exceptional Best durability
Appearance
77 Decent Best appearance
73 Decent
75 Decent
Value
81 Good Best value rating
72 Decent
77 Decent
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