ShoeGeometry

New Balance Fresh Foam X More v6 vs Saucony Paramount Max

Two shoes 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 lengthSaucony Paramount Max: heel 43 mm, forefoot 37 mm (drop 6 mm); toe rocker 28 % of length, radius 27 % of length; heel bevel 12 % of length, 30 mm high at the back, ending about under the heel bone.Saucony Paramount Max: toe rocker 28 % of length
  • New Balance Fresh Foam X More v642/38 mm · toe rocker 35 % · heel bevel 9 %
  • Saucony Paramount Max43/37 mm · toe rocker 28 % · heel bevel 12 %
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-offNew Balance Fresh Foam X More v634.9 vs 28 % toe rocker
More cushioning under the heelAbout the same42 vs 43 mm heel stack
More under the forefootAbout the same38 vs 37 mm forefoot stack
A lower dropNew Balance Fresh Foam X More v64 vs 6 mm drop

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
Saucony Paramount Max
Max cushion · Road
Heel-to-toe drop4 mmStated6 mmStated
Heel stack42 mmStated43 mmStated
Forefoot stack38 mmStated37 mmStated
Weight306 gStated300 gStated
Toe rocker35 %est.28 %est.
Rocker radius34 %est.27 %est.
Rocker rise angle29 degest.32 degest.
Rocker angle at toe67 degest.62 degest.
Toe tip over ground40 mm*est.35 mm*est.
Visible rocker lift onset80.5 %est.83.6 %est.
Toe spring (relative)19.2 %est.17.8 %est.
Heel bevel length8.5 %*est.12.3 %est.
Heel bevel height20 mm*est.30 mm*est.
Midsole width (forefoot)122.5 mmMeasured—
Midsole width (heel)102 mmMeasured—
Interior forefoot width93.5 mmMeasured—
Toebox width71.3 mmMeasured—
Longitudinal stiffness51Derived—
Midsole firmness27Derived—
PlateNo plateNo plate
Primary foamFresh Foam XIncrediRUN
List price$160$200

Key differences

  • New Balance Fresh Foam X More v6's heel-to-toe drop is 4 mm, 2 mm lower than Saucony Paramount Max's 6 mm.
  • New Balance Fresh Foam X More v6's heel stack is 42 mm, 1 mm thinner than Saucony Paramount Max's 43 mm.
  • New Balance Fresh Foam X More v6's forefoot stack is 38 mm, 1 mm thicker than Saucony Paramount Max's 37 mm.
  • Weight is about the same: 306 g for New Balance Fresh Foam X More v6, 300 g for Saucony Paramount Max.
  • New Balance Fresh Foam X More v6's toe rocker is 35 % of length, 7 % of length longer than Saucony Paramount Max's 28 % of length.

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

Saucony Paramount Max

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