New Balance 940v2

Name: New Balance 940v2
Brand: New Balance

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 12.0 oz (men's) · 31/19mm stack · 12mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance 940v3 replaced it

How it ranks

The New Balance 940v2’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 3 runner reviews so far, with brand history also informing the score.

Current estimate: Below average

Overall

Below average 66

Value

Decent 72

Cushioning

Decent 71

Appearance

Decent 70

Comfort

Below average 69

Durability

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

36 Very low

Very low 36

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.

Brand rating
Our ratings
External ratings

Prefer this shoe over another

33% 1/3

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

One reviewer finds it lighter than the 940v1.

Cons

That same reviewer says the weight came out of the shoe, leaving it less durable and with less pronation control, and rates durability 3 out of 5.
At 12.0 oz it is one of the heavier shoes in the catalog.

940v2 rates 66. This shoe has very low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance 940

Each dot is one version of the 940, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

40 60 80 100

66 2016 71 2017 72 2019

Release year

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

940 v4

2019 · 1 review

72 Decent

54 Confidence
940v3

2017 · 1 review

71 Decent

49 Confidence
940v2 This shoe

2016 · 3 reviews

66 Below average

36 Confidence

Runner Ratings

3 ratings

5/5 1

4/5 1

3/5 1

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 12.0 oz (men's)
Release: 2016 Q1
MSRP: $120
Stack: 31/19mm
Drop: 12mm

Runner reviews

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Great shoe for speed workouts

5/5

Overall

Really light. I only wear them on treadmills so I cannot attest to the durability in the elements.

LuisGracian · Feb 7, 2018

50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the New Balance 840 v3

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5

3/5

Overall

The shoes is lighter than 940v1 but seems like they removed shoe and made it less durable. Also feel like the shoes offers less pronation control and cushioning than the previous model. Lasted for only about 400 miles when previous model would still be going strong past 600 miles.

Anonymous runner · Mar 22, 2015

75 mpw training for a marathon