4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jun 28, 2026
would buy again
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 3/5
New Balance Fresh Foam X 860 v14
Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 9.8 oz · 38/30mm stack · 8mm drop
Variants of this shoe
- New Blance Fresh Foam X 860v14 Edition
Some shoes have multiple versions of what is essentially the same shoe, with variations in style or materials. We try to group these together. Retailers sometimes list a version number wrong, and our system can treat those mislabeled names as variants.
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance Fresh Foam X 860 v15 replaced it
How it ranks
The New Balance Fresh Foam X 860 v14 trails most daily trainers in our data. Comfort and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. Durability scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 11 runner reviews and 12 other rated shoes in the 860 product line.
Below average
63
Overall
63
Comfort
70
Value
63
Appearance
63
Durability
61
Cushioning
59
Confidence
77
Confidence
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Confidence
77 Moderate
External retailer ratings
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Based on
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- Product line track record
- Our ratings
- External ratings
Prefer this shoe over another
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Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Confidence
Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance 860
Each dot is one version of the 860, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Rating
40
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100
54
2014
49
62
2016
55
57
2018
63
60
2019
73
61
2020
63
69
63
2024
55
Release year
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2026 · 0 reviews
55 Bottom-tier
54 Confidence
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Fresh Foam X 860 v14 This shoe
2024 · 11 reviews
63 Below average
77 Confidence
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2022 · 5 reviews
69 Below average
82 Confidence
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2021 · 1 review
63 Below average
74 Confidence
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2020 · 1 review
61 Below average
77 Confidence
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2020 · 8 reviews
73 Decent
82 Confidence
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2019 · 5 reviews
60 Below average
81 Confidence
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2019 · 10 reviews
63 Below average
87 Confidence
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2018 · 4 reviews
57 Bottom-tier
75 Confidence
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2018 · 2 reviews
55 Bottom-tier
80 Confidence
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2016 · 4 reviews
62 Below average
80 Confidence
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2014 · 16 reviews
49 Bottom-tier
89 Confidence
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2014 · 2 reviews
54 Bottom-tier
77 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 9.8 oz
- Men's / women's
- Men's 10.8 oz · Women's 8.8 oz
- Release
- 2024 Q2
- MSRP
- $140
- Stack
- 38/30mm
- Drop
- 8mm
Runner reviews
I hate these shoes.
3/5
Overall
zero return, just blocks on my feet
Anonymous runner · Nov 6, 2024
30 mpw came from the Saucony Tempus 2
- Comfort
- 3/5
- Cushioning
- 3/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 2/5
- Value
- 1/5
New Balance Fresh Foam 860v14
5/5
Overall
Great shoe with stability and comfort. Good for roads but grip for trails isn't great.
Anonymous runner · Oct 31, 2024
40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 22
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
they fucked up this shoe
2/5
Overall
used to be a good stability shoe. its not a stability shoe anymore. a wannabe hoka shoe
Anonymous runner · Oct 29, 2024
training for a half marathon came from the New Balance Fresh Foam X 860 v13
- Comfort
- 2/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 1/5
Stable, light, and comfortable
4/5
Overall
Good all around but it’s wearing quicker than expected.
Anonymous runner · Jun 27, 2024
20 mpw came from the New Balance 1260 v7
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Stability
Stability
Neutral
Weight
9.8 oz
Lightest
10.5 oz
9.9 oz
Stack
38/30mm
40/34mm
40/35mm
Drop
8mm
6mm
4mm
Release
2024 Q2
2026 Q2
Newest
2022 Q3
MSRP
$140
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$165
Best price
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$150
$95
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Ratings
Overall
63 Below average
55 Bottom-tier
99 Exceptional
Best overall
Comfort
70 Decent
65 Below average
99 Exceptional
Best comfort
Cushioning
59 Bottom-tier
58 Bottom-tier
99 Exceptional
Best cushioning
Durability
61 Below average
62 Below average
97 Exceptional
Best durability
Appearance
63 Below average
63 Below average
75 Decent
Best appearance
Value
63 Below average
60 Below average
77 Decent
Best value rating
New Balance Fresh Foam X 860 v14 In Context
More on the New Balance 860
- New Balance Fresh Foam X 860 v15 next version
- New Balance Fresh Foam X 860 v13 previous version
- New Balance Fresh Foam X 860 v12
- New Balance 860 v10
- New Balance Fresh Foam 860 v11
- New Balance 860 V9
Reviewers Also Ran In
- New Balance 1260 v7 1 runner
- Brooks Adrenaline GTS 22 1 runner
- New Balance Fresh Foam X 860 v13 1 runner