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Topo Athletic Cyclone

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 6 oz · 5mm drop · 27/22mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Topo Athletic Cyclone 2 replaced it

How it ranks

The Topo Athletic Cyclone ranks among the stronger daily trainers in our data. Comfort and value are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 2 other rated shoes in the Cyclone product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Topo Athletic Cyclone

of 5

Current estimate: Very good

92/100
Overall
92
Comfort
94
Value
91
Cushioning
90
Durability
87
Appearance
83
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

58/100

58

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

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.


Pros

  • Light at 6 oz with a 27mm heel stack.
  • The Cyclone line has rated well across its three versions.
  • One reviewer is on a third and fourth pair, having worn out two.

Cons

We don't have enough reviewer information on this shoe to make a judgment of cons.

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

Cyclone rates 92. This shoe has low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Topo Athletic Cyclone

Each dot is one version of the Cyclone, 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.
  • Cyclone 3

    2025 · 0 reviews

    85 Good

    17 Confidence

  • Cyclone 2

    2023 · 5 reviews

    96 Excellent

    79 Confidence

  • Cyclone This shoe

    2021 · 2 reviews

    92 Very good

    58 Confidence

Reader Ratings

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

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
6 oz
Release
2021 Q1
MSRP
$155
Stack Height
27mm heel - 22mm toe
Drop Height
5mm

Runner reviews

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Topo Cyclones are the perfect shoe

5/5

Overall

Great all around lightweight neutral trainer. 5 mm drop. Meshy uppers. Also great river shoes. Have gone through 2 pair, and just ordered 2 more. I love these shoes.

Anonymous runner · Nov 20, 2022

20 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Altra Torin 3.0

Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
5/5
Durability
5/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
5/5

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Speed / workouts
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
6 oz M Lightest
8.5 oz M
Stack
27/22mm
40/35mm
Drop
5mm
5mm
Release
2021 Q1
2025 Q1 Newest
2023 Q1
MSRP
$155
$145
Best price
$128.75 Lowest price
$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Very good (92)
Good (85)
Exceptional (99) Best overall
Comfort
Excellent (94)
Good (89)
Exceptional (99) Best comfort
Cushioning
Very good (90)
Good (86)
Exceptional (99) Best cushioning
Durability
Good (87)
Good (81)
Very good (92) Best durability
Appearance
Good (83)
Decent (76)
Very good (91) Best appearance
Value
Very good (91) Best value
Good (84)
Good (88)
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