New Balance Fresh Foam X 840 v1

Name: New Balance Fresh Foam X 840 v1
Brand: New Balance
Rating: 4.5 (8 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9.0 oz · 35/31mm stack · 4mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance 840v5 replaced it

How it ranks

The New Balance Fresh Foam X 840 v1 trails most daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and value are its strongest sub-ratings. Durability scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 17 runner reviews and 3 other rated shoes in the 840 product line.

Below average

Overall

Below average 69

Value

Decent 74

Cushioning

Decent 74

Appearance

Decent 73

Comfort

Decent 71

Durability

Below average 69

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

85 High

High 85

External retailer ratings

We break apart ratings from mass-market retailers and specialty running shops since they serve different audiences.

The middle of the bar marks the typical shoe at each type of retailer. The dot shows where this shoe ranks in comparison.

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

What runners say

“Sockfit construction around heel means little chance of chafing or Achilles interference.”

4/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a half marathon

“The toe box is too narrow.”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Trail

“The lightness of the deep midsole is still worth noting.”

4/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a half marathon

“Love the comfort but iffy on support.”

5/5 Full review 15 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the HOKA Mach X

“Very squishy.”

5/5 Full review 15 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the HOKA Mach X

“From the box these are comfortable.”

4/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a half marathon

Prefer this shoe over another

33% 2/6

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

Cushioning averages 4.4 out of 5 across seventeen reviews, its highest dimension, and one reviewer calls it very squishy.
A 35mm heel stack with a 4mm drop, at 9.0 oz averaged across the men's and women's weights.
It lists at $140, below the $150 median for daily trainers for sale.

Cons

One reviewer finds the toe box too narrow.
One reviewer is unsure about the support, and another finds the upper warm.

Fresh Foam X 840 v1 rates 69. This shoe has high confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance 840

Each dot is one version of the 840, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

40 60 80 100

60 2017 67 2018 73 2023 69 2023

Release year

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

Fresh Foam X 840 v1 This shoe

2023 · 17 reviews

69 Below average

85 Confidence
840v5

2023 · 0 reviews

73 Decent

31 Confidence
840 v4

2018 · 1 review

67 Below average

32 Confidence
840 v3

2017 · 2 reviews

60 Below average

37 Confidence