New Balance 890 v8

Name: New Balance 890 v8
Brand: New Balance

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 7.8 oz

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The New Balance 890 v8’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 2 runner reviews so far, with product line history also informing the score.

Current estimate: Below average

Overall

Below average 67

Value

Decent 70

Appearance

Below average 68

Cushioning

Bottom-tier 58

Durability

Bottom-tier 57

Comfort

Bottom-tier 56

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

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.

Product line track record
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External ratings

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Pros

Averaging 7.8 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is lighter than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers for sale.
One of two reviewers finds the cushioning and responsiveness well judged.

Cons

That reviewer says the outsole wears quickly, and durability averages 3.5 out of 5 across the two reviews.

890 v8 rates 67. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance 890

Each dot is one version of the 890, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

40 60 80 100

66 2012 62 2013 53 2014 62 2015 67 2018 84 2019 67 2020

Release year

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

890 v8 This shoe

2020 · 2 reviews

67 Below average

75 Confidence
890 v7

2019 · 9 reviews

84 Good

88 Confidence
890 v6

2018 · 8 reviews

67 Below average

91 Confidence
890 v5

2015 · 4 reviews

62 Below average

81 Confidence
890 v4

2014 · 57 reviews

53 Bottom-tier

97 Confidence
890 v3

2013 · 27 reviews

62 Below average

93 Confidence
890 v2

2012 · 5 reviews

66 Below average

82 Confidence

Runner Ratings

2 ratings

5/5 0

4/5 2

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 7.8 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 8.4 oz · Women's 7.2 oz
Release: 2020 Q2

Runner reviews

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New Balance 890v8

4/5

Overall

I liked the version before this, this shoe is very good though. It has a perfect amount of cushion and responsiveness. The only major problem I have is the outsole it wears quickly.

Speedyrunner · Dec 1, 2020

35 mpw training for a half marathon