Excellent everyday shoe
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 7, 2026
45 mpw avg pace 8:30 120 miles in this shoe training for a half marathon would buy again
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Saucony Ride 18
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9.1 oz · 8mm drop · 35/27mm stack · Medium/Narrow
How it ranks
The Saucony Ride 18 ranks below most daily trainers in our data. Value and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 6 runner reviews and 10 other rated shoes in the Ride product line. Another 6 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Below average
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
69/100
Would buy again
75% 3/4
Where to buy
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BuyPros
- Durability averages 4.8 out of 5 across the five reviewers who rate it.
- Value averages 4.6 out of 5, and one reviewer says nobody should be buying the Brooks Ghost while this exists for less money.
- One of six reviewers uses it for recovery miles and still gets enough bounce out of it for pickups and intervals.
Cons
- Looks are the weakest of its categories at 3.7 out of 5 across six reviewers.
- Comfort averages 4.2 out of 5, below what the same reviewers give for durability and value.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Saucony Ride
Each dot is one version of the Ride, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2025 · 3 reviews
56 Bottom-tier
70 Confidence
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Ride 18 This shoe
2024 · 6 reviews
68 Below average
69 Confidence
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2024 · 7 reviews
55 Bottom-tier
84 Confidence
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2023 · 31 reviews
74 Decent
89 Confidence
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2022 · 29 reviews
66 Below average
91 Confidence
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2021 · 5 reviews
56 Bottom-tier
71 Confidence
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2017 · 27 reviews
52 Bottom-tier
95 Confidence
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2016 · 11 reviews
54 Bottom-tier
91 Confidence
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2015 · 6 reviews
92 Very good
86 Confidence
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2014 · 49 reviews
53 Bottom-tier
98 Confidence
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2013 · 40 reviews
53 Bottom-tier
96 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 9.1 oz
- Release
- 2024 Q4
- MSRP
- $145
- Widths
- Medium, Narrow
- Stack Height
- 35mm heel - 27mm toe
- Drop Height
- 8mm
Available sizes
Men's sizes
8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5, 13
Women's sizes
6.5, 10
Runner reviews
Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jun 26, 2026
18 mpw avg pace 10:00 250 miles in this shoe training for general fitness would buy again
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jun 15, 2026
35 mpw training for 5K and 10K would buy again
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Banger of a shoe found in the most unexpected place
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jun 8, 2026
would not buy again
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 2/5
- Value
- 5/5
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