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Compared from 99 real runner reviews

New Balance Fresh Foam X Balos vs Dynafish XiaoNian

Side by side from 99 real reviews. Every count is the same as on each shoe’s page.

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The signal score

A score out of 100 for how well reviewed a product is next to others of its kind. It rises with positive reviews and with how many there are; negative and mixed reviews take points off. The best in each category scores in the 90s.

So a handful of glowing reviews can’t beat a product lots of people like. No sponsored placements.

67 signal

18 reviews

91 signal

81 reviews

In short

Very soft, bouncy and rockered with a sock-like upper; a few find it too soft for harder workouts.

Light, stable and bouncy, with several reporting around 1,000 km; stock laces and thin insole annoy.

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Specs

Weight
261 g (9.2 oz), men's
Stack height
38.5 mm heel / 32.5 mm forefoot
Drop
6 mm
Weight
190 g (6.7 oz), men's US 9
Stack height
41 mm heel / 34 mm forefoot
Drop
7 mm

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