Decent value
ben · Nov 30, 2023
5/5
Overall
Very comfortable. Quite durable too, I can usually get 800-1000 miles from a pair. Have bought the same pair 5 times in a row now.
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
New Balance
Fresh Foam X 860 v13
Daily trainer
· Stability
· Road
Good (69/100)
- Weight
- 10.5 oz
- Release
- 2022 Q3
- Stack Height
- 35mm heel - 25mm toe
- Drop Height
- 10mm
Good (69/100)
overall
Shoe details
- Weight
- 10.5 oz
- Release
- 2022 Q3
- Stack Height
- 35mm heel - 25mm toe
- Drop Height
- 10mm
Ratings & Reviews
Good (69/100)
Better than about 28% of shoes
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and runner reviews.
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This score rates worse than 72% of shoes.
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Rating breakdown
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Overall
Good (69/100)
Overall ranking
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Good (69/100)
Rank
Ranks above 28% of shoes
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Durability
Good (79/100)
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Good (79/100)
Rank
Ranks above 57% of shoes
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Appearance
Good (77/100)
Appearance ranking
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Good (77/100)
Rank
Ranks above 52% of shoes
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Cushioning
Good (68/100)
Cushioning ranking
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Good (68/100)
Rank
Ranks above 25% of shoes
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Value
Below average (64/100)
Value ranking
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Below average (64/100)
Rank
Ranks above 17% of shoes
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Comfort
Below average (61/100)
Comfort ranking
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Below average (61/100)
Rank
Ranks above 11% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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40%
2/5
Prefer this shoe over another.
Reviewers said this shoe was better than another shoe they ran in.
Comparison set
Rating
All Running Shoes
Worse than 72% of 2,532 running shoes ranked.
Good (69/100)
Daily Trainers
Worse than 68% of 1,849 daily trainers ranked.
32%
New Balance
Better than 61% of 249 New Balance shoes ranked.
61%
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Rated among the top 25% of shoes on durability.
Cons
- Rated below average overall.
- Rated among the bottom 10% of shoes on comfort.
- Rated below average on cushioning.
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Max cushion
Daily trainer
Pronation
Stability (Moderate)
Stability
Neutral
Weight
10.5 oz M
8.9 oz M
8.5 oz M
Lightest
Stack
35/25mm
38/30mm
40/35mm
Drop
1mm
8mm
5mm
Release
2022 Q3
2024 Q2
Newest
2023 Q1
MSRP
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$139.99
Lower MSRP
$165
Best price
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$164.99
Ratings
Overall
Below average (28%)
Below average (31%)
Exceptional (>99%)
Best overall
Comfort
Bottom tier (11%)
Below average (25%)
Exceptional (>99%)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Below average (25%)
Below average (29%)
Exceptional (>99%)
Best cushioning
Durability
Average (57%)
Bottom tier (15%)
Very good (80%)
Best durability
Appearance
Average (52%)
Average (47%)
Very good (82%)
Best appearance
Value
Bottom tier (17%)
Below average (29%)
Good (74%)
Best value
Where to buy
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Reader Ratings
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Average (in a good way)
BurntBac0n · Jul 30, 2023
4/5
Overall
Great shoe to run in. Solid everywhere
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
A worse upper than previous 860s
Gnarshralper · Jun 8, 2023
4/5
Overall
A solid everyday work horse. When they made this a fresh foam shoe a few years back it got a lot softer but still on the firmer side of shoes. It's been the same since then except they changed the upper. It took me at least 150 miles to break in the upper so it wasn't painfully hard. That has never happened to me before. It would dig into the top of my foot and around my ankle. Then one day it felt totally fine. Weird.
- Comfort
- 3/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5