Asics Nimbus
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 2, 2026
15 mpw avg pace 8:15 training for a half marathon would buy again
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
ASICS GEL-Nimbus 28
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · Medium/Narrow/Wide
How it ranks
The ASICS GEL-Nimbus 28 sits about average for daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 5 runner reviews and 13 other rated shoes in the GEL-Nimbus product line. Another 7 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Decent
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 will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
59/100
What runners say
“Very comfortable, great for distance and as a daily trainer.”
“Not a good speed shoe.”
Where to buy
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BuyPros
- Reviewers consistently praise the soft cushioning and comfort on easy runs.
- Reviewers rate it well for daily training and long distance.
Cons
- Reviewers say it feels flat and unsuited to faster running.
- Value draws the lowest ratings of the five reviews so far, at 3.6 out of 5.
- One of five reviewers calls it a replacement-level shoe, as average as it gets.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
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.
Release year
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GEL-Nimbus 28 This shoe
2026 · 5 reviews
78 Decent
59 Confidence
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2024 · 2 reviews
76 Decent
74 Confidence
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2024 · 24 reviews
90 Good
90 Confidence
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2023 · 88 reviews
98 Exceptional
98 Confidence
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2022 · 18 reviews
92 Very good
91 Confidence
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2020 · 4 reviews
76 Decent
73 Confidence
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2019 · 1 review
81 Good
54 Confidence
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2018 · 9 reviews
84 Good
82 Confidence
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2017 · 7 reviews
78 Decent
83 Confidence
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2017 · 11 reviews
66 Below average
87 Confidence
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2016 · 4 reviews
82 Good
80 Confidence
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2015 · 3 reviews
79 Decent
74 Confidence
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2014 · 38 reviews
69 Below average
93 Confidence
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2013 · 53 reviews
73 Decent
96 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Release
- 2026
- MSRP
- $170
- Widths
- Medium, Narrow, Wide
Available sizes
Men's sizes
8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5, 13
Women's sizes
6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10
Runner reviews
This is a very average shoe.
4/5
Overall
Erik · Jun 6, 2026
35 mpw avg pace 9:15 200 miles in this shoe training for a marathon would not buy again came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 39
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
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ASICS GEL-Nimbus 28 In Context
More on the ASICS GEL-Nimbus
- ASICS GEL-Nimbus 26
- ASICS GEL-Nimbus 27 previous version
- ASICS GEL-Nimbus 25
- ASICS GEL-Nimbus 24
- ASICS GEL-Nimbus 23
- ASICS GEL-Nimbus
Reviewers Also Ran In
- Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 39 1 runner