Reader review
5/5
Overall
Excellent barefoot shoe. I use it for all runs.
FRD · Jul 16, 2023
training for 5K and 10K
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 1/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
New Balance Minimus 10v1
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 7.4 oz · 4mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance Minimus 10 replaced it
How it ranks
The New Balance Minimus 10v1 trails most daily trainers in our data. Value and looks are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 3 other rated shoes in the Minimus 10 product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Current estimate: Below average
67/100
Overall
67
Value
86
Appearance
81
Comfort
79
Durability
75
Cushioning
50
Confidence
10
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
10/100
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 2 runner ratings.
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- At 7.4 oz it is much lighter than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale, with a 4mm drop.
- Both reviewers rate comfort, durability and value 5 out of 5.
- One reviewer calls it an excellent barefoot shoe, and uses it for all runs.
Cons
- Its two reviewers rate cushioning 2 out of 5, by far the lowest of its rated dimensions.
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
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75
100
Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance Minimus 10
Each dot is one version of the Minimus 10, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
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74
2013
60
2016
61
2017
67
2018
Release year
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Minimus 10v1 This shoe
2018 · 2 reviews
67 Below average
10 Confidence
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2017 · 1 review
61 Below average
6 Confidence
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2016 · 1 review
60 Bottom-tier
5 Confidence
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2013 · 9 reviews
74 Decent
63 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 7.4 oz
- Release
- 2018 Q3
- MSRP
- $115
- Drop Height
- 4mm
Runner reviews
Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 8, 2019
training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 3/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Racing
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
7.4 oz M
Lightest
8 oz M
8.5 oz M
Stack
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40/35mm
Drop
4mm
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5mm
Release
2018 Q3
2025
Newest
2023 Q1
MSRP
$115
Lower MSRP
$125
$145
Best price
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$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Below average (67)
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Exceptional (99)
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Comfort
Decent (79)
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Exceptional (99)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Bottom-tier (50)
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Exceptional (99)
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Durability
Decent (75)
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Appearance
Good (81)
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Very good (91)
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Value
Good (86)
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Good (88)
Best value
New Balance Minimus 10v1 In Context
More on the New Balance Minimus 10
- New Balance Minimus 10 next version
- New Balance Minimus 10v4 previous version
- New Balance Minimus 10v3
- New Balance Minimus 10 v2