New Balance

860 v4

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Daily trainer · Stability · Road
Bottom tier (2%)

Shoe details

Release
2025
MSRP
$100

Ratings & Reviews

Bottom tier (2%)

Rated worse overall than 98% of all shoes.
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Rating breakdown

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Overall

Bottom tier (2%)

Cushioning

Below average (26%)

Appearance

Bottom tier (14%)

Comfort

Bottom tier (8%)

Durability

Bottom tier (5%)

Value

Bottom tier (2%)

All Running Shoes

Worse than 98% of 2,492 running shoes ranked.

Bottom tier (2%)

Daily Trainers

Worse than 98% of 1,818 daily trainers ranked.

Bottom tier (2%)

860 Family

Worse than >99% of 10 860 family ranked.

Bottom tier (<1%)

New Balance

Worse than 98% of 247 New Balance shoes ranked.

Bottom tier (2%)

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Popular shoe among LetsRun.com readers.

Cons

  • Rated among the bottom 10% of shoes overall.
  • Rated among the bottom 10% of shoes on comfort.
  • Rated below average on cushioning.
  • Rated among the bottom 10% of shoes on durability.

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Stability
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
11 oz M
Stack
34/24mm
Drop
1mm
Release
2025
2020 Q1
2025 Q2 Newest
MSRP
$100
Best price
$129.95
Ratings
Overall
Bottom tier (2%)
Below average (24%)
Exceptional (100%) Best overall
Comfort
Bottom tier (8%)
Very good (81%)
Exceptional (100%) Best comfort
Cushioning
Below average (26%)
Above average (70%)
Exceptional (99%) Best cushioning
Durability
Bottom tier (5%)
Below average (35%)
Exceptional (99%) Best durability
Appearance
Bottom tier (14%)
Below average (33%)
Exceptional (99%) Best appearance
Value
Bottom tier (2%)
Bottom tier (3%)
Exceptional (100%) Best value
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Reader Reviews

16 reader reviews

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Reader review

Anonymous runner · Sep 28, 2025

4/5

Overall

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

Reader review

VitaminG · Sep 28, 2025

4/5

Overall

Good cushioning, support, reasonable durability (sole wears out for me, as a heel striker), can find it online for a good price. I get a solid 400mi in these without any major issues.
Comfort
4/5
Durability
4/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
5/5

Reader review

hantph96 · Sep 28, 2025

5/5

Overall

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

Reader review

rml · Sep 28, 2025

3/5

Overall

I purchased this shoe when my podiatrist told me to try a stability shoe (I was in treatment for plantar fasciitis). After running in minimal shoes for over a year and being injured most of that time, I decided to give his advice a try. I wasn't all that happy with this shoe because it didn't provide as much support as I had hoped and the upper showed wear quickly. I replaced it because it was worn out, but I had worn it out more from walking than from running and even then there were holes at the sides of the toe box after less than six months. The uppers were more worn out than the soles when I replaced them.
Comfort
3/5
Durability
2/5
Appearance
3/5
Value
3/5

Reader review

jbrun20 · Sep 28, 2025

5/5

Overall

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