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

40 60 80 100

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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Zoom Flyin'

4/5

Overall

I love this shoe! The react cushioning and the carbon fiber plate begs to be used for fast runs, in my opinion. The flyknit feel awesome but this shoe definitely needs some flywire. It's not meant to be used on tight turns. Hence the reason I use them for my speed workouts.

Anonymous runner · Jul 19, 2019

20 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Free RN 2017

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

4/5

Overall

The Zoom Fly Flyknit is a great running shoe. Very comfortable and good for longer runs. My only complaints about them are that they are a little too heavy for my liking and that they are a little wide. I have to tie the laces almost as tight as I can to get the lock down feel. Besides that they are amazing you will feel like your walking on air.

Anonymous runner · Jul 19, 2019

30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike LunarEpic Low 2

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

Great shoe for tempo runs & racing

4/5

Overall

I picked these up after watching a Kufuzi review and needing something lighter than my heavy New Balance 1080 (8). Immediately, I noticed that without increasing my effort, my time for the 1st mile of my run (uphill) was faster by almost 30 seconds. The carbon plate is not a gimmick and the mid sole cushioning was very good. The fly knit material was very comfortable. My only issue was that when I would go on runs of 6-10 miles, the bottom of my right heel got pretty sore. This is the version 2 which is now going on sale now that version 3 is out.

JWM · Jul 17, 2019

48 mpw came from the New Balance 1080 v8

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

Nike Zoom Flyknit

4/5

Overall

With the Nike Zoom Fly Flyknit's Carbon Plate Addition this shoe almost performs equally to the 4%. Apart from the slightly heavier react foam used for the Zoom Flyknit I personally prefer the slightly wider platform, roomier toebox and security in corners this shoe provides compared to the 4%. With a pricetag of AU $220 it also leaves a little more money in your wallet than the overpriced 4%...

Anonymous runner · Jul 15, 2019

120 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike Zoom Elite 10