New Balance 1260 v7

Name: New Balance 1260 v7
Brand: New Balance

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 11.7 oz · 8mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The New Balance 1260 v7 sits about average for daily trainers in our data. Looks and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 3 other rated shoes in the 1260 product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Decent

74/100

Overall

Decent 74

Appearance

Decent 72

Value

Below average 63

Cushioning

Below average 63

Durability

Below average 61

Comfort

Below average 64

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 will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

10/100

Very low 10

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 2 runner ratings.

Prefer this shoe over another

67% 2/3

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Both reviewers call it a solid daily trainer for pronators.
One reviewer finds the cushioning good for a relatively low-to-the-ground shoe.

Cons

Averaging 10.9 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is well above the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale.
Comfort, cushioning and durability are its lowest-rated dimensions, all at 3.5 out of 5 from the two reviewers.

1260 v7 rates 74. This shoe has very low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance 1260

Each dot is one version of the 1260, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

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74 2017 80 2014 62 2014 71 2014

Release year

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

1260v4

2014 · 2 reviews

71 Decent

16 Confidence
1260v3

2014 · 6 reviews

62 Below average

43 Confidence
1260v2

2014 · 4 reviews

80 Decent

34 Confidence
1260 v7 This shoe

2017 · 2 reviews

74 Decent

10 Confidence

Reader Ratings

2 ratings

5/5 1

4/5 1

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 11.7 oz
Release: 2017 Q3
MSRP: $160
Drop Height: 8mm

Runner reviews

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Got it at the outlet

5/5

Overall

Good solid shoe for pronators

Anonymous runner · Aug 1, 2023

training for 5K and 10K

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

Solid pronator's workhorse shoe

4/5

Overall

The 1260v7 is a nice, not too-heavy, pronator's daily trainer. Cushioning is good for a relatively low-to-the-ground feeling shoe (maybe because I've been running in Hokas as well), and the support seems fine, too. Not a plodding shoe, but not a race one, either, unless it's perhaps a marathon or a half for people with major pronation control needs.

VitaminG · Feb 7, 2018

35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the New Balance 860 v5