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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$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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Race Day or Any Day

5/5

Overall

Originally purchased these for a half marathon as I did not want to use precious miles on my vaporflys. I was previously running in the first version of the zoom flys so I expected to love these shoes just as much. Did my shake out run in them the day before the race & couldn't get over how much more fun these shoes were to run in than the OGs! I felt a much greater pep in my step, running sub 7 (I'm a 1:33 ~ 1:36 half) felt much easier. Updates to the shoe include the tongue being sewn in to the shoe which is great as the prior version's tongue always seemed to get bunched up. One thing I would advise folks to do is to wear higher than normal socks- this shoe will rub against the back of your heel. Overall i enjoy these shoes so much , i do not keep them reserved for tempo runs or races- i wear them any day that i want to switch it up. The cushion makes them great for easier and slower running too!

Anonymous runner · Jul 5, 2019

50 mpw training for a marathon

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

Solid higher-effort shoe, if a bit flimsy

4/5

Overall

Love doing my road races and tempo runs in this shoe! My only complaint is that the cushioning breaks down pretty fast. Lasted me about 200 miles, so you could probably find a shoe that does a similar thing but costs less.

Anonymous runner · Jul 4, 2019

45 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 4/5
Durability: 2/5
Appearance: 3/5
Value: 3/5

this shoe flys

5/5

Overall

I'm a guy who trained in marathon flats through college. I love responsive, lightweight shoes, and the Zoom Fly Flyknit is the best of them that I've worn. With the sock-like upper that is truly comfortable, they're hard to beat.

Anonymous runner · Jul 4, 2019

35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas adizero Boston 6

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

5/5

Overall

browski · Jul 4, 2019

80 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike Zoom Speed Rival 6

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

Great marathon shoe

5/5

Overall

Comfortable upper, great cushioning, especially on long runs at higher pace. "Springy" feeling due to the carbon plate. It´s like a slightly heavier, "poor man´s version" of the Nike Vaporfly 4 %. The only downsides are unusually bad traction on snow/ice, and low water resistance due to the mesh upper.

Anonymous runner · Jul 4, 2019

75 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas adiZero adios 3 Boost (2018)