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New Balance Nitrel v3

Trail shoe · Neutral · Trail · 10.3 oz (men's)

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The New Balance Nitrel v3’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 2 runner reviews so far, with brand history also informing the score.

Current estimate: Below average

69
Overall
69
Value
76
Appearance
73
Durability
70
Comfort
69
Cushioning
55
Confidence

Confidence

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Confidence

42 Low

42

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.


Pros

  • Both reviewers so far rate comfort and durability 5 out of 5, one saying they work well on non-technical trails even for racing.
  • One reviewer bought a pair at about fifty dollars and says they last a long time.

Cons

  • That reviewer says grip is not good enough for really technical or mountainous terrain, where he would pick Salomon, VJ or Hoka instead.
  • Overall and appearance each draw 4.0 out of 5, the lowest marks of any dimension.

Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale

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Confidence
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Better Shoes Rating

Nitrel v3 rates 69. This shoe has low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Runner Ratings

2 ratings
5/5 0
4/5 2
3/5 0
2/5 0
1/5 0

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
10.3 oz (men's)
Release
2019 Q4
MSRP
$70

Runner reviews

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Great non-technical easy trail shoe

4/5

Overall

New Balance doesn't do great in the trail market, but these work very well on non-technical trails, even comfortable for racing/hard efforts. When it comes to really technical/mountainous terrain they don't have excellent grip and solomons/VJs/Hokas will likely be a better choice. But I got these for about $50 on Joe's New Balance's outlet, they're comfortable, last a long time and do great both for easy and hard non-technical trail runs. Not good on wet rocks. 

Matthew Walker · May 31, 2023

60 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
4/5
Durability
5/5
Appearance
3/5
Value
5/5

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Shoe properties
Type
Trail shoe
Daily trainer
Trail shoe
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
10.3 oz (men's)
7.5 oz (women's) Lightest
9.7 oz
Stack
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Drop
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8mm
8mm
Release
2019 Q4
2017 Q4
2026 Q2 Newest
MSRP
$70 Lower MSRP
$75
$155
Best price
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$93
Ratings
Overall
69 Below average
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92 Very good Best overall
Comfort
69 Below average
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79 Decent Best comfort
Cushioning
55 Bottom-tier
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77 Decent Best cushioning
Durability
70 Decent
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85 Good Best durability
Appearance
73 Decent
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95 Excellent Best appearance
Value
76 Decent
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84 Good Best value rating
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