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Saucony Ride 6

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9.6 oz · 8mm drop · 28/20mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Saucony Ride 7 replaced it

How it ranks

The Saucony Ride 6 trails most daily trainers in our data. Value and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. Comfort scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 40 runner reviews and 10 other rated shoes in the Ride product line.

Saucony Ride 6

of 2

Bottom-tier

53/100
Overall
53
Cushioning
71
Value
71
Durability
62
Appearance
59
Comfort
50
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

96/100

96

What runners say

“A great cushioned shoe that places more emphasis on forefoot cushioning and manages to avoid feeling clunky”
5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon
“My bony heel has a tendency to puncture the liner at about 200 miles”
5/5 Full review 50 mpw
“After 300 miles, I can feel the cushioning wearing out”
4/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a half marathon
“They do tend to wear out really fast, especially when I wear them for speed workouts”
5/5 Full review 33 mpw training for middle distance
“Rarely get injured. No stress fractures ever, a mild case of plantar fasciitis once, and a freak twisted knee on a patch of ice.”
5/5 Full review 75 mpw training for a marathon
“Not as soft as I wanted coming from Nike Pegasus but feels faster which is good”
4/5 Full review 55 mpw training for a half marathon
“The laces come untied easily”
4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon
“It's a bit heavier than my ideal for faster running”
5/5 Full review 50 mpw
“It's comfortable for my medium arch, neutral feet and light frame”
5/5 Full review 80 mpw training for a marathon
“The traction wears down pretty quickly”
4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon

Prefer this shoe over another

29% 7/24

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.


Pros

  • Reviewers rate value 4.2 out of 5, and four say they buy it cheap on sale or as the previous year's model.
  • Four reviewers have run in some version of the Ride for years and call it a dependable all-round trainer.
  • Two reviewers with high arches praise the cushioning on hard pavement.

Cons

  • Reviewers rate durability 3.9 out of 5, and four report the cushioning or traction gone by about 300 miles.
  • Averaging 9.2 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is heavier than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale, and three reviewers say it is too heavy for racing or faster work.
  • The Ride 15, 16 and 18 after it score 66, 74 and 69, against this version's 53.

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 70 80 90 100 25 50 75 100

Better Shoes Rating

Ride 6 rates 53. This shoe has very high certainty. See how we rate shoes.

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.

Rating

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • Ride 19

    2025 · 3 reviews

    56 Bottom-tier

    70 Confidence

  • Ride 18

    2024 · 6 reviews

    68 Below average

    69 Confidence

  • Ride 17

    2024 · 7 reviews

    55 Bottom-tier

    84 Confidence

  • Ride 16

    2023 · 31 reviews

    74 Decent

    89 Confidence

  • Ride 15

    2022 · 29 reviews

    66 Below average

    91 Confidence

  • Ride 14

    2021 · 5 reviews

    56 Bottom-tier

    71 Confidence

  • Ride 10

    2017 · 27 reviews

    52 Bottom-tier

    95 Confidence

  • Ride 9

    2016 · 11 reviews

    54 Bottom-tier

    91 Confidence

  • Ride 8

    2015 · 6 reviews

    92 Very good

    86 Confidence

  • Ride 7

    2014 · 49 reviews

    53 Bottom-tier

    98 Confidence

  • Ride 6 This shoe

    2013 · 40 reviews

    53 Bottom-tier

    96 Confidence

Reader Ratings

40 ratings
5/5 14
4/5 24
3/5 2
2/5 0
1/5 0

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
9.6 oz
Release
2013
MSRP
$100
Stack Height
28mm heel - 20mm toe
Drop Height
8mm

Runner reviews

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Showing 21–25 of 40 written reviews

Reader review

5/5

Overall

I used to run in Asics 2100 series until the new, somewhat similar 2000 series came out and the 2100 series was phased out (at least I think it was 2000 that replaced the old model, can't be certain of the new series name, I was just annoyed that the shoe I trusted for so long was discontinued). I can trust my nearest local running shoe store to help me find something that works. I tried some Adidas and Mizunos (can't be certain of the model names.... I am a neutral runner with normal probation, run at most 90 miles per week, 5'6" female 120-125 lbs). I tried the Saucony shoes on the same visit and love them! Ride 6, bought a couple of pairs and have used them for a little over a year (multiple pairs of course, 2-4 months each depending on training phase). I should also mention that I rarely get injured. No stress fractures ever, a mild case of plantar fasciitis once, and a freak twisted knee on a patch of ice. I do what I can for injury prevention while still working hard. Not even a black toenail yet!!!

swift226 · Sep 1, 2014

75 mpw training for a marathon

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

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Good shoe for a lot of training miles. Was able to get a few pairs cheap as it was the old model.

Anonymous runner · Sep 1, 2014

50 mpw training for a marathon

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

Reader review

4/5

Overall

I've run in some version of this shoe for about 8 years. It's a serviceable all round trainer that seems to suit me well. I put about 400 miles on each pair and then replace with the same. Too heavy for racing.

drbruced · Sep 1, 2014

50 mpw training for a half marathon

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

Reader review

4/5

Overall

My standard go to training shoe. Gets me through 70 mile weeks fairly well. The traction wears down pretty quickly, but overall it is decent. Wouldn't consider racing in it, but very good for practice purposes.

HonestThief · Aug 31, 2014

50 mpw training for a half marathon

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

Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Aug 31, 2014

50 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort
4/5
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
9.6 oz M
8.5 oz M Lightest
Stack
28/20mm
40/35mm
Drop
8mm
5mm
Release
2013
2025 Newest
2023 Q1
MSRP
$100
$145
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Best price
$137.83 Lowest price
$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Bottom-tier (53)
Bottom-tier (56)
Exceptional (99) Best overall
Comfort
Bottom-tier (50)
Bottom-tier (58)
Exceptional (99) Best comfort
Cushioning
Decent (71)
Decent (74)
Exceptional (99) Best cushioning
Durability
Below average (62)
Below average (64)
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Appearance
Bottom-tier (59)
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Value
Decent (71)
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