New Balance FuelCell Propel v2

Name: New Balance FuelCell Propel v2
Brand: New Balance

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9.3 oz

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance FuelCell Propel v3 replaced it

How it ranks

The New Balance FuelCell Propel v2 trails most daily trainers in our data. Value and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 1 runner review and 3 other rated shoes in the FuelCell Propel product line. Another 11 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Below average

61/100

Overall

Below average 61

Value

Decent 75

Comfort

Decent 72

Cushioning

Below average 70

Durability

Below average 67

Appearance

Below average 63

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.

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Confidence

23/100

Very low 23

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 1 runner rating.

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

One reviewer calls the foam springy and responsive with great energy return.
Averaging 8.7 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is lighter than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale.

Cons

The FuelCell Propel before it scores 48 on three reviews and the v4 scores 46 on twelve.

FuelCell Propel v2 rates 61. This shoe has very low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance FuelCell Propel

Each dot is one version of the FuelCell Propel, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

40 60 80 100

48 2019 61 2020 46 2023 68 2024

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.

FuelCell Propel v5

2024 · 1 review

68 Below average

37 Confidence
FuelCell Propel v4

2023 · 12 reviews

46 Bottom-tier

94 Confidence
FuelCell Propel v2 This shoe

2020 · 1 review

61 Below average

23 Confidence
FuelCell Propel

2019 · 3 reviews

48 Bottom-tier

80 Confidence

Reader Ratings

1 rating

5/5 1

4/5 0

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 9.3 oz
Release: 2020 Q3

Runner reviews

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Favorite daily trainer

5/5

Overall

These are my favorite shoes for daily runs of about 7-8 miles. The foam is super springy with great energy return but not too soft and not too much stack which can feel artificial to me. Reasonably priced too. Before discovering these I had been running a lot in the Pegasus 36s. These were so much better, faster, and more responsive that even a newish pair of the Peg 36s felt like running in flip flops in comparison to these. Only downside is you can’t find them anymore and New Balance has totally changed the shoe with v4.

Dan · Jan 2, 2024

30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 36