Nike Zoom Fly

Name: Nike Zoom Fly
Brand: Nike
Rating: 4.5 (89 reviews)

Racing shoe · Neutral · Road · 7.9 oz · 40/32mm stack · 8mm drop

How it ranks

The Nike Zoom Fly ranks above most racing shoes in our data. Looks and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. Durability scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 90 runner reviews and 4 other rated shoes in the Zoom Fly product line.

Decent

Overall

Decent 78

Appearance

Exceptional 98

Cushioning

Good 89

Comfort

Decent 77

Value

Decent 73

Durability

Below average 61

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

100 Very high

Very high 100

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Prefer this shoe over another

63% 41/65

Where to buy

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21% off

$150 $190

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Pros

It costs much less than the typical racing shoe for sale.

Cons

Reviewers disagree about its durability: some report the cushioning or outsole wearing out sooner than they expected, and others find it lasts well.
Some reviewers find it unstable or hard to control on tight turns and track curves.
It is much heavier than the typical racing shoe for sale.

Zoom Fly rates 78. This shoe has very high confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Nike Zoom Fly

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

Rating

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78 2017 71 2019 73 2021 87 2022 86 2024

Release year

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

Zoom Fly 6

2024 · 28 reviews

86 Good

92 Confidence
Zoom Fly 5

2022 · 34 reviews

87 Good

95 Confidence
Zoom Fly 4

2021 · 9 reviews

73 Decent

86 Confidence
Zoom Fly 3

2019 · 22 reviews

71 Decent

94 Confidence
Zoom Fly This shoe

2017 · 90 reviews

78 Decent

100 Confidence

Runner Ratings

90 ratings

5/5 53

4/5 31

3/5 4

2/5 2

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 7.9 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 8.6 oz · Women's 7.1 oz
Release: 2017 Q3
MSRP: $190
Widths: Medium
Stack: 40/32mm
Drop: 8mm

Runner reviews

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Good Shoe. I wear it for all my workouts

4/5

Overall

When I first got this shoe I hated it, but after like 3 runs I realized that it was amazing. It is a great shoe for workouts. Only downside I think would be the flyknit upper. I only have 200 miles on the shoes now but I assume that the upper won't last as long because it is flyknit.

Anonymous runner · Dec 28, 2019

90 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Arahi v1

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

nike zoom fly

3/5

Overall

This shoe did not meet my expectations. On feet they felt very strange and something that I wasn't but got used to, the upper was decent and breathable. The issues were with the midsole which was lunerlon cushioning including a carbon fibre foot plate, the stack height in this shoe was also a problem as it reduced my leg extension and cased me to heel strike, pound the floor harder and reduced my stride length and as a result I started to have minor injury's along with a painful shin. The outsole was ok as it had exposed cushioning but I never had a bad experiences with this as I didn't make It past 100 miles in this shoe due to its affect on me.

Jamie Cooper · Aug 14, 2019

40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34

Comfort: 2/5
Cushioning: 4/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 4/5

Great distance shoe

5/5

Overall

With me being a sprinter and running on the track, this shoe makes the foot unstable during the toe-off phase when sprinting not in a straight line. I would give stability a 7 out of 10 if this was part of the rating criteria. The cushioning is superb on the track as well as on dirt roads in the park. The durability is not as good, but then again the shoe is not made to be durable. It's made to be light, cushioning, and responsive which it is.

Anonymous runner · Aug 13, 2019

8 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Kayano 24

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 2/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 4/5

Zoom Fly

4/5

Overall

these shoes are great for morning runs - when you get up early and need just a little "boost " to get you going. I call them 2% and they help me run 2% better!

Anonymous runner · Aug 12, 2019

45 mpw training for a half marathon

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

Nike zoom fly

5/5

Overall

A very good shoe, feels amazing to run in and gives you a spring in your step. Unfortunately doesn't wear well as I've done ~150/200 miles and they're dead already. Everything apart from the durability has been great !

Anonymous runner · Aug 12, 2019

35 mpw