Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 28, 2014
30 mpw training for a marathon
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 5/5
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.
Bottom-tier
53/100
Overall
53
Cushioning
71
Value
71
Durability
62
Appearance
59
Comfort
50
Confidence
96
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
96/100
What runners say
“A great cushioned shoe that places more emphasis on forefoot cushioning and manages to avoid feeling clunky”
“My bony heel has a tendency to puncture the liner at about 200 miles”
“After 300 miles, I can feel the cushioning wearing out”
“They do tend to wear out really fast, especially when I wear them for speed workouts”
“Rarely get injured. No stress fractures ever, a mild case of plantar fasciitis once, and a freak twisted knee on a patch of ice.”
“Not as soft as I wanted coming from Nike Pegasus but feels faster which is good”
“The laces come untied easily”
“It's a bit heavier than my ideal for faster running”
“It's comfortable for my medium arch, neutral feet and light frame”
“The traction wears down pretty quickly”
Prefer this shoe over another
29% 7/24
Where to buy
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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
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
-
2025 · 3 reviews
56 Bottom-tier
70 Confidence
-
2024 · 6 reviews
68 Below average
69 Confidence
-
2024 · 7 reviews
55 Bottom-tier
84 Confidence
-
2023 · 31 reviews
74 Decent
89 Confidence
-
2022 · 29 reviews
66 Below average
91 Confidence
-
2021 · 5 reviews
56 Bottom-tier
71 Confidence
-
2017 · 27 reviews
52 Bottom-tier
95 Confidence
-
2016 · 11 reviews
54 Bottom-tier
91 Confidence
-
2015 · 6 reviews
92 Very good
86 Confidence
-
2014 · 49 reviews
53 Bottom-tier
98 Confidence
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Ride 6 This shoe
2013 · 40 reviews
53 Bottom-tier
96 Confidence
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
Reader review
4/5
Overall
Good shoe while it lasts...
trailking · Aug 28, 2014
80 mpw training for a marathon
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 2/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
Reader review
4/5
Overall
Use it for all runs except faster workouts. Not as soft as I wanted coming from nike Pegasus but feels faster which is good.
mutdfan · Aug 28, 2014
55 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
5/5
Overall
A great cushioned shoe that places more emphasis on forefoot cushioning than most other shoes like it and manages to avoid feeling clunky.
thenofxlagwagon · Aug 27, 2014
50 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 2/5
- Value
- 5/5
Reader review
5/5
Overall
I run in other shoes throughout the week but this is my go to shoe for regular on the road runs.
Anonymous runner · Aug 27, 2014
20 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
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40/35mm
Drop
8mm
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5mm
Release
2013
2025
Newest
2023 Q1
MSRP
$100
$145
$145
Best price
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$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)
Very good (92)
Best durability
Appearance
Bottom-tier (59)
Bottom-tier (57)
Very good (91)
Best appearance
Value
Decent (71)
Below average (64)
Good (88)
Best value
Saucony Ride 6 In Context
More on the Saucony Ride
- Saucony Ride 19
- Saucony Ride 18
- Saucony Ride 17
- Saucony Ride 16
- Saucony Ride 15
- Saucony Ride 14
- Saucony Ride 7 next version
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