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Topo Athletic Cyclone 3

Speed shoe · Neutral · Road · 6.2 oz · 28/23mm stack · 5mm drop

How it ranks

The Topo Athletic Cyclone 3’s rating is an early estimate. We haven’t collected runner reviews of this shoe yet, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.

Topo Athletic Cyclone 3

of 5

Current estimate: Decent

78
Overall
78
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

39 Very low

39

External retailer ratings

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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

Where to buy

Amazon
17% off
$129 $155
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Price as of Oct 22, 8:39 AM UTC.

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$155
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Pros

  • The Cyclone and Cyclone 2 before it score 92 and 97, on two and five reviews.
  • It is much lighter than the typical speed shoe for sale.
  • It costs much less than the typical speed shoe for sale.

Cons

We don't have enough reviewer information on this shoe to make a judgment of cons.

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
50 60 70 80 90 100 25 50 75 100

Better Shoes Rating

Cyclone 3 rates 78. This shoe has very low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Topo Athletic Cyclone

Each dot is one version of the Cyclone, 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.
  • Cyclone 3 This shoe

    2025 · 0 reviews

    78 Decent

    39 Confidence

  • Cyclone 2

    2023 · 5 reviews

    84 Good

    76 Confidence

  • Cyclone

    2021 · 2 reviews

    73 Decent

    40 Confidence

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
6.2 oz
Men's / women's
Men's 6.9 oz · Women's 5.5 oz
Release
2025 Q1
MSRP
$155
Widths
Medium
Stack
28/23mm
Drop
5mm

Available sizes

Men's

8, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5, 13

7.5, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5

41, 42.5, 43, 44, 44.5, 45, 45.5, 46, 47, 47.5

Women's

6, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10

4, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8

37, 38, 38.5, 39, 40, 40.5, 41, 42

Compared to other shoes

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Shoe properties
Type
Speed shoe
Daily trainer
Speed shoe
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
6.2 oz Lightest
6.5 oz
7.9 oz
Stack
28/23mm
27/22mm
36/28mm
Drop
5mm
5mm
8mm
Release
2025 Q1
2023 Q1
2025 Q2 Newest
MSRP
$155
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$175
Best price
$129
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$126 Lowest price
Ratings
Overall
78 Decent
84 Good
97 Exceptional Best overall
Comfort
81 Good
90 Very good Best comfort
88 Good
Cushioning
78 Decent
82 Good
89 Good Best cushioning
Durability
76 Decent
79 Decent
81 Good Best durability
Appearance
77 Decent
81 Good
89 Good Best appearance
Value
78 Decent
83 Good
87 Good Best value rating
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