Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jun 28, 2026
would buy again
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 3/5
New Balance Fresh Foam X 860 v14
Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 8.9 oz · 8mm drop · 38/30mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.
How it ranks
The New Balance Fresh Foam X 860 v14 trails most daily trainers in our data. Comfort and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. Durability scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 11 runner reviews and 11 other rated shoes in the 860 product line. One more review would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Bottom-tier
50/100
Overall
50
Comfort
72
Cushioning
64
Appearance
61
Value
58
Durability
56
Confidence
88
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
88/100
Prefer this shoe over another
0% 0/3
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Reviewers rate comfort 4.4 out of 5, and two praise the stability on road runs.
- It stacks 38mm at the heel on an 8mm drop.
Cons
- Reviewers rate durability 3.7 out of 5, and two report it wearing faster than expected.
- Two reviewers who came from earlier 860s say it no longer feels like a stability shoe.
- It lists at $140, and reviewers rate value 3.8 out of 5, its second-lowest dimension.
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
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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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Fresh Foam X 860 v14 This shoe
2024 · 11 reviews
50 Bottom-tier
88 Confidence
-
2022 · 5 reviews
54 Bottom-tier
81 Confidence
-
2021 · 1 review
54 Bottom-tier
64 Confidence
-
2020 · 1 review
55 Bottom-tier
45 Confidence
-
2020 · 8 reviews
74 Decent
74 Confidence
-
2019 · 5 reviews
54 Bottom-tier
83 Confidence
-
2019 · 10 reviews
60 Bottom-tier
78 Confidence
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2018 · 4 reviews
55 Bottom-tier
66 Confidence
-
2018 · 2 reviews
52 Bottom-tier
65 Confidence
-
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
- 8.9 oz
- Release
- 2024 Q2
- MSRP
- $140
- Stack Height
- 38mm heel - 30mm toe
- Drop Height
- 8mm
Runner reviews
I hate these shoes.
3/5
Overall
zero return, just blocks on my feet
Anonymous runner · Nov 6, 2024
30 mpw came from the Saucony Tempus 2
- Comfort
- 3/5
- Cushioning
- 3/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 2/5
- Value
- 1/5
New Balance Fresh Foam 860v14
5/5
Overall
Great shoe with stability and comfort. Good for roads but grip for trails isn't great.
Anonymous runner · Oct 31, 2024
40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 22
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
they fucked up this shoe
2/5
Overall
used to be a good stability shoe. its not a stability shoe anymore. a wannabe hoka shoe
Anonymous runner · Oct 29, 2024
training for a half marathon came from the New Balance Fresh Foam X 860 v13
- Comfort
- 2/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 1/5
Stable, light, and comfortable
4/5
Overall
Good all around but it’s wearing quicker than expected.
Anonymous runner · Jun 27, 2024
20 mpw came from the New Balance 1260 v7
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Stability
Stability (Moderate)
Neutral
Weight
8.9 oz M
10.5 oz M
8.5 oz M
Lightest
Stack
38/30mm
35/25mm
40/35mm
Drop
8mm
1mm
5mm
Release
2024 Q2
Newest
2022 Q3
2023 Q1
MSRP
$139.99
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$145
Best price
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$59.88
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$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Bottom-tier (50)
Bottom-tier (54)
Exceptional (99)
Best overall
Comfort
Decent (72)
Below average (62)
Exceptional (99)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Below average (64)
Below average (61)
Exceptional (99)
Best cushioning
Durability
Bottom-tier (56)
Below average (69)
Very good (92)
Best durability
Appearance
Below average (61)
Below average (65)
Very good (91)
Best appearance
Value
Bottom-tier (58)
Bottom-tier (58)
Good (88)
Best value
New Balance Fresh Foam X 860 v14 In Context
More on the New Balance 860
- New Balance Fresh Foam X 860 v13 previous version
- New Balance Fresh Foam X 860 v12
- New Balance 860 v10
- New Balance Fresh Foam 860 v11
- New Balance 860 v8
- New Balance 860 V9
Reviewers Also Ran In
- New Balance 1260 v7 1 runner
- Brooks Adrenaline GTS 22 1 runner
- New Balance Fresh Foam X 860 v13 1 runner