adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5vsNew Balance SC Rebel
The adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5 and New Balance SC Rebel score 81% on spec similarity. Going from the adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5 to the New Balance SC Rebel: 1 mm more heel stack and 41 g heavier, with the same drop.
Side by side
The Δ column is the New Balance SC Rebel minus the adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5. A dash means we don't have a sourced value.
| Spec | adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5 | New Balance SC Rebel | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heel stack | 39 mm | 40 mm | +1mm |
| Forefoot stack | 35 mm | 36 mm | +1mm |
| Drop | 4 mm | 4 mm | ±0mm |
| Weight | 177 g | 218 g | +41g |
| RRP (GBP) | — | — | — |
| Category | Race | Tempo | differs |
| Support | Neutral | Neutral | same |
| Surface | Road | Road | same |
| Status | Current | Current | same |
Who should pick which
Based only on the numbers above. Fit and feel aren't in this comparison.
if you want:
- a lower heel stack (39 vs 40 mm)
- a lighter shoe (177 vs 218 g)
- a shoe in our race category rather than tempo
if you want:
- more heel stack (40 vs 39 mm)
- a shoe in our tempo category rather than race
adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5 vs New Balance SC Rebel: questions
Answers are generated from the published specs on this page. Missing values are left out, never estimated.
Which is lighter, the adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5 or the New Balance SC Rebel?
The adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5, at 177 g vs 218 g, 41 g lighter on published figures. Weights are as published, at each brand's reference size: reference size not recorded for the adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5, men's (size not stated) for the New Balance SC Rebel.
Which has more cushioning stack, the adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5 or the New Balance SC Rebel?
The New Balance SC Rebel, with 40 mm of heel stack vs 39 mm, 1 mm more. Forefoot stack: 35 mm for the adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5 and 36 mm for the New Balance SC Rebel.
What's the drop difference between the adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5 and the New Balance SC Rebel?
None: both have a 4 mm heel-to-toe drop.
How similar are the adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5 and the New Balance SC Rebel?
They score 81% on Trova's spec similarity, which compares published heel stack, drop, weight, category and support. The adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5 is in our race category and the New Balance SC Rebel in tempo.