A bit heavy but great on trails
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 12, 2018
45 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Kinvara 8
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 5/5
New Balance Fresh Foam Hierro V2
Trail · Neutral · 8.5 oz · 4mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance Fresh Foam Hierro replaced it
How it ranks
The New Balance Fresh Foam Hierro V2 sits about average for trail shoes in our data. Value and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 1 runner review and 1 other rated shoe in the Fresh Foam Hierro product line. Another 11 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Current estimate: Decent
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
13/100
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
- The one reviewer so far bought it for traction after repeated falls on trails and has not fallen since.
- That reviewer rates comfort and cushioning 5 out of 5 and also uses it on the road for slow recovery runs.
Cons
- Appearance draws 3 out of 5 in the single review so far, the lowest mark of any dimension.
- That reviewer finds it heavy next to the Kinvaras she normally runs in.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance Fresh Foam Hierro
Each dot is one version of the Fresh Foam Hierro, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2021 · 2 reviews
68 Below average
23 Confidence
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Fresh Foam Hierro V2 This shoe
2017 · 1 review
73 Decent
13 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 8.5 oz
- Release
- 2017 Q3
- MSRP
- $125
- Drop Height
- 4mm
Runner reviews
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New Balance Fresh Foam Hierro V2 In Context
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Reviewers Also Ran In
- Saucony Kinvara 8 1 runner