ASICS GEL-Nimbus 27

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.4 oz (men's) · Men's 44/36mm · women's 43/35mm stack · 8mm drop

Variants of this shoe

GEL-Nimbus 27 ATC Edition

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How it ranks

The ASICS GEL-Nimbus 27’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 2 runner reviews so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.

Current estimate: Good

Overall

Good 83

Cushioning

Excellent 94

Comfort

Very good 90

Durability

Good 88

Appearance

Decent 74

Value

Decent 70

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 is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

67 High

High 67

External retailer ratings

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Product line track record
External ratings
Our ratings

Where to buy

Amazon

33% off

$110 $165

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Price as of Oct 29, 8:34 AM UTC.

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$125 24% off

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Pros

Our ratings put its cushioning among the best of any daily trainer.

Cons

It is heavier than the typical daily trainer for sale.
It costs much more than the typical daily trainer for sale.

GEL-Nimbus 27 rates 83. This shoe has high confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the ASICS GEL-Nimbus

Each dot is one version of the GEL-Nimbus, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

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69 2013 67 72 2015 74 66 2017 72 78 2018 81 79 2020 87 94 2023 84 83 2024 86

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.

GEL-Nimbus 28

2026 · 5 reviews

86 Good

64 Confidence
GEL-Nimbus 27 This shoe

2024 · 2 reviews

83 Good

67 Confidence
GEL-Nimbus 26

2024 · 25 reviews

84 Good

74 Confidence
GEL-Nimbus 25

2023 · 88 reviews

94 Excellent

97 Confidence
GEL-Nimbus 24

2022 · 18 reviews

87 Good

66 Confidence
GEL-Nimbus 23

2020 · 4 reviews

79 Decent

59 Confidence
GEL-Nimbus 22

2019 · 1 review

81 Good

38 Confidence
GEL-Nimbus 21

2018 · 9 reviews

78 Decent

54 Confidence
GEL-Nimbus 20

2017 · 7 reviews

72 Decent

58 Confidence
GEL-Nimbus 19

2017 · 11 reviews

66 Below average

61 Confidence
GEL-Nimbus 18

2016 · 4 reviews

74 Decent

46 Confidence
GEL-Nimbus 17

2015 · 3 reviews

72 Decent

30 Confidence
GEL-Nimbus 16

2014 · 38 reviews

67 Below average

81 Confidence
GEL-Nimbus 15

2013 · 53 reviews

69 Below average

92 Confidence

Runner Ratings

2 ratings

5/5 1

4/5 1

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 10.4 oz (men's)
Release: 2024 Q4
MSRP: $165
Widths: Medium, Wide
Stack: Men's 44/36mm · women's 43/35mm
Drop: 8mm

Available sizes

Men's

8.5, 11

8, 10.5

42, 45

Women's

Runner reviews

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4/5

Overall

Whennosy · Jun 14, 2026

would buy again

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 3/5

Great cushioning to train but not to sprint

5/5

Overall

I purchased these extremely cushioned shoes because I was experiencing feet pain that made it debilitating to just walk. These shoes enabled me to run again even if slowly with less pain. Now that my feet are better, I use the shoes for most of my daily run days to prevent further wear and tear of my feet. I realize the shoes however don't perform the best for speed workouts or race days. There is so much cushioning that it dampens speed. Still these shoes brought my feet back to life when I thought I running was no longer a possibility for me. I am grateful for them.

Anonymous runner · Dec 12, 2024

20 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the adidas adizero Adios Pro 4