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New Balance Vazee Prism

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9.9 oz

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance Vazee Prism v2 replaced it

How it ranks

The New Balance Vazee Prism sits about average for daily trainers in our data. Comfort and value are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 1 other rated shoe in the Vazee Prism product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

New Balance Vazee Prism

of 5

Current estimate: Decent

77/100
Overall
77
Comfort
84
Value
77
Durability
75
Appearance
72
Cushioning
66
Confidence

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

16/100

16

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 2 runner ratings.

Prefer this shoe over another

60% 3/5

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.


Pros

  • Both reviewers so far rate comfort 5 out of 5.

Cons

  • The one reviewer who rated cushioning gives it 3 out of 5, so expect a firmer ride.

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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Better Shoes Rating

Vazee Prism rates 77. This shoe has very low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance Vazee Prism

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

Rating

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • Vazee Prism v2

    2017 · 3 reviews

    79 Decent

    54 Confidence

  • Vazee Prism This shoe

    2017 · 2 reviews

    77 Decent

    16 Confidence

Reader Ratings

2 ratings
5/5 1
4/5 1
3/5 0
2/5 0
1/5 0

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
9.9 oz
Release
2017 Q2
MSRP
$100

Runner reviews

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Reader review

4/5

Overall

Dirty_Jersey · Feb 8, 2018

35 mpw training for middle distance came from the New Balance Vazee Pace

Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
3/5
Durability
5/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
4/5

Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Jan 31, 2016

30 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort
5/5
Durability
4/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
4/5

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
9.9 oz M
10 oz M
8.5 oz M Lightest
Stack
40/35mm
Drop
8mm
5mm
Release
2017 Q2
2017 Q3
2023 Q1 Newest
MSRP
$100
$100
$145
Best price
$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Decent (77)
Decent (79)
Exceptional (99) Best overall
Comfort
Good (84)
Good (82)
Exceptional (99) Best comfort
Cushioning
Below average (66)
Decent (75)
Exceptional (99) Best cushioning
Durability
Decent (75)
Decent (73)
Very good (92) Best durability
Appearance
Decent (72)
Decent (76)
Very good (91) Best appearance
Value
Decent (77)
Good (83)
Good (88) Best value
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