ShoeGeometry

New Balance Fresh Foam X More v6 vs Nike Vomero Premium

Two popular shoes in the same category, compared on measured geometry. Each cell carries a provenance badge; open a shoe for sources.

heel boneNew Balance Fresh Foam X More v6: heel 42 mm, forefoot 38 mm (drop 4 mm); toe rocker 35 % of length, radius 34 % of length; heel bevel 9 % of length, 20 mm high at the back, ending behind the heel bone (only the back edge is rounded).New Balance Fresh Foam X More v6: toe rocker 35 % of lengthNike Vomero Premium: heel 55 mm, forefoot 45 mm (drop 10 mm); toe rocker 33 % of length, radius 37 % of length; heel bevel 13 % of length, 26 mm high at the back, ending about under the heel bone.Nike Vomero Premium: toe rocker 33 % of length
  • New Balance Fresh Foam X More v642/38 mm · toe rocker 35 % · heel bevel 9 %
  • Nike Vomero Premium55/45 mm · toe rocker 33 % · heel bevel 13 %
Illustrative profiles, not photographs: drawn from published stack heights and photo estimates of the unloaded shoes on a common length (300 mm), heels aligned, toe to the left; dots mark where each toe rocker starts; the dotted vertical line is under the heel bone (12 % of length), so a heel curve reaching past it is a bevel in front of the heel bone. Dotted lines use typical values where a shoe has no measurement. Exact values are in the table below.

Which suits you

If you wantPickBecause
A smoother roll at toe-offAbout the same34.9 vs 33.4 % toe rocker
More cushioning under the heelNike Vomero Premium42 vs 55 mm heel stack
More under the forefootNike Vomero Premium38 vs 45 mm forefoot stack
A lower dropNew Balance Fresh Foam X More v64 vs 10 mm drop
A stiffer, snappier forefootNike Vomero Premium51 vs 71 /100 stiffness
A firmer, more stable feelNike Vomero Premium27 vs 54 /100 firmness
A wider base under the forefootNew Balance Fresh Foam X More v6122.5 vs 118.4 mm forefoot base

From the values below, with differences inside measurement noise shown as about the same. This describes the shoes, not what is right for your feet; comfort in the first few runs decides.

MetricNew Balance Fresh Foam X More v6
Max cushion · Road
Nike Vomero Premium
Max cushion · Road
Heel-to-toe drop4 mmStated10 mmStated
Heel stack42 mmStated55 mmStated
Forefoot stack38 mmStated45 mmStated
Weight306 gStated329 gStated
Toe rocker35 %est.33 %est.
Rocker radius34 %est.37 %est.
Rocker rise angle29 degest.31 degest.
Rocker angle at toe67 degest.61 degest.
Toe tip over ground40 mm*est.43 mm*est.
Visible rocker lift onset80.5 %est.75.2 %est.
Toe spring (relative)19.2 %est.19.2 %est.
Heel bevel length8.5 %*est.12.8 %*est.
Heel bevel height20 mm*est.26 mm*est.
Midsole width (forefoot)122.5 mmMeasured118.4 mmMeasured
Midsole width (heel)102 mmMeasured103.2 mmMeasured
Interior forefoot width93.5 mmMeasured94.6 mmMeasured
Toebox width71.3 mmMeasured68.6 mmMeasured
Longitudinal stiffness51Derived71Derived
Midsole firmness27Derived54Derived
PlateNo plateNo plate
Primary foamFresh Foam XZoomX with Air Zoom units in heel and forefoot
List price$160$230

Key differences

  • New Balance Fresh Foam X More v6's heel-to-toe drop is 4 mm, 6 mm lower than Nike Vomero Premium's 10 mm.
  • New Balance Fresh Foam X More v6's heel stack is 42 mm, 13 mm thinner than Nike Vomero Premium's 55 mm.
  • New Balance Fresh Foam X More v6's forefoot stack is 38 mm, 7 mm thinner than Nike Vomero Premium's 45 mm.
  • New Balance Fresh Foam X More v6's weight is 306 g, 23 g lighter than Nike Vomero Premium's 329 g.
  • Toe rocker is about the same: 35 % of length for New Balance Fresh Foam X More v6, 33 % of length for Nike Vomero Premium.

Read more about both shoes

We measure the shape. For how they feel over many miles, and for lab tests of cushioning, grip and fit:

New Balance Fresh Foam X More v6

Nike Vomero Premium

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