Saucony Ride 6

Name: Saucony Ride 6
Brand: Saucony
Rating: 4.3 (40 reviews)

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.

Bottom-tier

53/100

Overall

Bottom-tier 53

Cushioning

Decent 71

Value

Decent 71

Durability

Below average 62

Appearance

Bottom-tier 59

Comfort

Bottom-tier 50

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

Very high 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.

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

40 60 80 100

53 2013 53 2014 92 2015 54 2016 52 2017 56 2021 66 2022 74 2023 55 2024 68 2024 56 2025

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

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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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Reader review

4/5

Overall

I used them for marathon training and never had any issues with them. They have a lot of cushioning so are my go to if my feet are sore from my zero drops.

Anonymous runner · Aug 28, 2014

30 mpw training for a marathon

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

Reader review

4/5

Overall

I switched to this shoe about a year ago. I like the fit and comfort generally, but the laces come untied easily and I would prefer a couple extra mm in the heel. The shoe has been fairly durable - being a mid/fore foot striker and heavy supinator, I tend to wear out shoes very quickly. These have been much better than the Mizunos (Wave Riders) I was running in before, at least. I also like that they seem to be a slightly stiffer neutral shoes, which is better for me. I haven't tried the Ride 7 yet, but intend to when my current shoes are getting close to their end.

Anonymous runner · Aug 28, 2014

40 mpw training for a half marathon

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

Reader review

5/5

Overall

runningformayEr · Aug 28, 2014

75 mpw training for middle distance

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

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Purchased after suffering foot injury with minimalist shoes. Been wearing this model for 18 months. Good trainer, but it does not last. After 300 miles, I can feel the cushioning wearing out.

Anonymous runner · Aug 28, 2014

35 mpw training for a half marathon