New Balance FuelCell Propel v2

Name: New Balance FuelCell Propel v2
Brand: New Balance

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.7 oz

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

How it ranks

The New Balance FuelCell Propel v2’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 1 runner review so far, with product line history also informing the score.

Current estimate: Bottom-tier

Overall

Bottom-tier 59

Value

Decent 74

Comfort

Below average 69

Durability

Below average 65

Appearance

Below average 65

Cushioning

Below average 60

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

43 Low

Low 43

Based on

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

One reviewer calls the foam springy and responsive with great energy return.
Averaging 8.7 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is lighter than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers for sale.

Cons

The FuelCell Propel before it scores 48 on three reviews and the v4 scores 46 on twelve.

FuelCell Propel v2 rates 59. This shoe has low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance FuelCell Propel

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

50 2019 59 2020 57 2021 49 2023 74 2024

Release year

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

FuelCell Propel v5

2024 · 1 review

74 Decent

55 Confidence
FuelCell Propel v4

2023 · 12 reviews

49 Bottom-tier

86 Confidence
FuelCell Propel v3

2021 · 0 reviews

57 Bottom-tier

42 Confidence
FuelCell Propel v2 This shoe

2020 · 1 review

59 Bottom-tier

43 Confidence
FuelCell Propel

2019 · 3 reviews

50 Bottom-tier

69 Confidence

Runner Ratings

1 rating

5/5 1

4/5 0

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 8.7 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 9.3 oz · Women's 8.1 oz
Release: 2020 Q3

Runner reviews

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Favorite daily trainer

5/5

Overall

These are my favorite shoes for daily runs of about 7-8 miles. The foam is super springy with great energy return but not too soft and not too much stack which can feel artificial to me. Reasonably priced too. Before discovering these I had been running a lot in the Pegasus 36s. These were so much better, faster, and more responsive that even a newish pair of the Peg 36s felt like running in flip flops in comparison to these. Only downside is you can’t find them anymore and New Balance has totally changed the shoe with v4.

Dan · Jan 2, 2024

30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 36