Reader review
4/5
Overall
Tiffany Hall · Jun 9, 2023
25 mpw training for 5K and 10K
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
New Balance Fresh Foam 860 v11
Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 11 oz
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance Fresh Foam X 860 v12 replaced it
How it ranks
The New Balance Fresh Foam 860 v11 trails most daily trainers in our data. Comfort and looks are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 1 runner review and 11 other rated shoes in the 860 product line. Another 11 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Current estimate: Bottom-tier
55/100
Overall
55
Comfort
68
Appearance
67
Cushioning
61
Durability
60
Value
58
Confidence
45
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.
Confidence
45/100
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 1 runner rating.
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Its one reviewer so far rates comfort and appearance 5 out of 5.
Cons
- Averaging 10.2 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is well above the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale.
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
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance 860
Each dot is one version of the 860, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Rating
40
60
80
100
53
2014
47
2014
66
2016
52
2018
55
2018
60
2019
54
2019
74
2020
55
2020
54
2021
54
2022
50
2024
Release year
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2024 · 11 reviews
50 Bottom-tier
88 Confidence
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2022 · 5 reviews
54 Bottom-tier
81 Confidence
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2021 · 1 review
54 Bottom-tier
64 Confidence
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Fresh Foam 860 v11 This shoe
2020 · 1 review
55 Bottom-tier
45 Confidence
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2020 · 8 reviews
74 Decent
74 Confidence
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2019 · 5 reviews
54 Bottom-tier
83 Confidence
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2019 · 10 reviews
60 Bottom-tier
78 Confidence
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2018 · 4 reviews
55 Bottom-tier
66 Confidence
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2018 · 2 reviews
52 Bottom-tier
65 Confidence
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2016 · 4 reviews
66 Below average
69 Confidence
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2014 · 16 reviews
47 Bottom-tier
94 Confidence
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2014 · 2 reviews
53 Bottom-tier
68 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 11 oz
- Release
- 2020 Q3
Runner reviews
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Stability
Stability
Neutral
Weight
11 oz M
8.9 oz M
8.5 oz M
Lightest
Stack
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38/30mm
40/35mm
Drop
—
8mm
5mm
Release
2020 Q3
2024 Q2
Newest
2023 Q1
MSRP
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$139.99
Lower MSRP
$145
Best price
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$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Bottom-tier (55)
Bottom-tier (50)
Exceptional (99)
Best overall
Comfort
Below average (68)
Decent (72)
Exceptional (99)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Below average (61)
Below average (64)
Exceptional (99)
Best cushioning
Durability
Below average (60)
Bottom-tier (56)
Very good (92)
Best durability
Appearance
Below average (67)
Below average (61)
Very good (91)
Best appearance
Value
Bottom-tier (58)
Bottom-tier (58)
Good (88)
Best value
New Balance Fresh Foam 860 v11 In Context
More on the New Balance 860
- New Balance Fresh Foam X 860 v14
- New Balance Fresh Foam X 860 v13
- New Balance Fresh Foam X 860 v12 next version
- New Balance 860 v10 previous version
- New Balance 860 v8
- New Balance 860 V9