Nike Free 4.0 V1

Name: Nike Free 4.0 V1
Brand: Nike

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Nike Free 4.0 2015 replaced it

How it ranks

The Nike Free 4.0 V1’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 2 runner reviews so far, with product line history also informing the score.

Current estimate: Below average

Overall

Below average 69

Appearance

Good 82

Comfort

Below average 67

Cushioning

Below average 67

Durability

Bottom-tier 59

Value

Bottom-tier 58

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

38 Very low

Very low 38

Based on

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Product line track record
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External ratings

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Pros

Reviewers say it cushions while still letting you feel the ground, and describe a soft heel counter that wraps the foot.
One reviewer has run about ten pairs across the Nike Free line with few injuries.

Cons

Appearance draws 3.5 out of 5 in the two reviews so far, the lowest mark of any dimension.

Free 4.0 V1 rates 69. This shoe has very low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Nike Free 4.0

Each dot is one version of the Free 4.0, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

40 60 80 100

65 2014 69 2015

Release year

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

Free 4.0 V1 This shoe

2015 · 2 reviews

69 Below average

38 Confidence
Free 4.0

2014 · 15 reviews

65 Below average

81 Confidence

Runner Ratings

2 ratings

5/5 0

4/5 2

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release: 2015

Runner reviews

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4/5

Overall

I have run in the Nike Free shoe line for upwards of 10 pairs of shoes. They fit my foot well and I have encountered few injuries while running in the shoe. Previous to the Frees, I ran in the Brooks PureFlow 2, so when I transitioned I did so slowly.

Anonymous runner · Dec 9, 2015

65 mpw came from the Brooks Pure Flow 3