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New Balance Vazee Rush V2

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9.6 oz (men's)

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

How it ranks

The New Balance Vazee Rush V2’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 1 runner review so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.

New Balance Vazee Rush V2

of 5

Current estimate: Decent

75
Overall
75
Value
85
Appearance
79
Comfort
76
Durability
74
Cushioning
68
Confidence

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

23 Very low

23

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.

  1. Product line track record
  2. External ratings
  3. Our ratings

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 23.


Pros

  • One reviewer calls it a great trainer that is neither too heavy nor too light, and says it holds up well.

Cons

  • The one reviewer so far rates cushioning 4 out of 5, their lowest mark.

Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale

Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.

Confidence
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Better Shoes Rating

Vazee Rush V2 rates 75. This shoe has very low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance Vazee Rush

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

Rating

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • Vazee Rush V2 This shoe

    2016 · 1 review

    75 Decent

    23 Confidence

  • Vazee Rush

    2016 · 1 review

    72 Decent

    35 Confidence

Runner Ratings

1 rating
5/5 1
4/5 0
3/5 0
2/5 0
1/5 0

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
9.6 oz (men's)
Release
2016
MSRP
$100

Runner reviews

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Vazee Ruch V2

5/5

Overall

I am a 100% New Balance guy and this shoe is a great trainer- not too heavy, not too light, looks well and most importantly holds up well. Highly recommend.

Anonymous runner · Feb 9, 2018

40 mpw training for a marathon came from the New Balance 860 v6

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

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
9.6 oz (men's) Lightest
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9.9 oz
Stack
—
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40/35mm
Drop
—
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4mm
Release
2016
2017 Q3
2022 Q3 Newest
MSRP
$100
$100
$165
Best price
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$95
Ratings
Overall
75 Decent
—
99 Exceptional Best overall
Comfort
76 Decent
—
99 Exceptional Best comfort
Cushioning
68 Below average
—
99 Exceptional Best cushioning
Durability
74 Decent
—
97 Exceptional Best durability
Appearance
79 Decent Best appearance
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75 Decent
Value
85 Good Best value rating
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77 Decent
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