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La Sportiva Helios

Trail shoe · Neutral · Trail · 8.5 oz (men's) · 20/15mm stack · 5mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The La Sportiva Helios SR replaced it

How it ranks

The La Sportiva Helios’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 1 runner review so far, with brand history also informing the score.

Current estimate: Decent

77
Overall
77
Appearance
81
Comfort
80
Value
78
Durability
78
Cushioning
65
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

0 Very low

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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. Brand rating
  2. Our ratings
  3. External ratings

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 29.

Pros

  • It weighs 8.5 oz and stacks 20mm at the heel on a 5mm drop.
  • Its one reviewer so far rates comfort, appearance and value 5 out of 5.

Cons

  • Its one reviewer so far rates durability 4 out of 5, its 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

Helios rates 77. This shoe has very low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the La Sportiva Helios

Each dot is one version of the Helios, 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.

  • Helios 2.0

    2017 · 1 review

    79 Decent

    0 Confidence

  • Helios This shoe

    2015 · 1 review

    77 Decent

    0 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
8.5 oz (men's)
Release
2015
MSRP
$120
Stack
20/15mm
Drop
5mm

Runner reviews

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5/5

Overall

I looked hard for cute, non clown-like running shoes that I loved to run in and La Sportiva Helios are basically the best ever. The first run in my furst pair, I cut 5 minutes off my previous best time on the Central Park full loop!

Anonymous runner · May 8, 2015

35 mpw

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

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Compared to other shoes

See how this shoe compares to others like it.

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La Sportiva Helios III
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Shoe properties
Type
Trail shoe
Daily trainer
Trail shoe
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
8.5 oz (men's)
8.0 oz (men's) Lightest
9.7 oz (men's)
Stack
20/15mm
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39/33mm
Drop
5mm
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6mm
Release
2015
2023 Q4
2026 Newest
MSRP
$120
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Best price
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$160
Ratings
Overall
77 Decent
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93 Excellent Best overall
Comfort
80 Good Best comfort
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79 Decent
Cushioning
65 Below average
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77 Decent Best cushioning
Durability
78 Decent
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80 Good Best durability
Appearance
81 Good
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81 Good
Value
78 Decent Best value rating
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77 Decent
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