Nike Air Vapormax 2

Name: Nike Air Vapormax 2
Brand: Nike

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Nike Air VaporMax 3 replaced it

How it ranks

The Nike Air Vapormax 2 ranks among the stronger daily trainers in our data. Looks and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 4 other rated shoes in the Air VaporMax product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Good

86/100

Overall

Good 86

Appearance

Exceptional 97

Cushioning

Below average 70

Value

Below average 69

Comfort

Below average 60

Durability

Bottom-tier 56

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.

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Confidence

24/100

Very low 24

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 2 runner ratings.

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Both reviewers so far rate appearance 5 out of 5.
One of two reviewers so far says the cushioning lends itself well to running.

Cons

Reviewers rate durability 2.5 out of 5, its lowest dimension, and one says the air pockets can burst on a stick or stone.
One of two reviewers so far reports heel slippage and calls it a lifestyle shoe you can run in.
It lists at $190, well above the $150 median for daily trainers on sale.

Air Vapormax 2 rates 86. This shoe has very low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Nike Air VaporMax

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

86 2017 86 2018 89 2019 86 2019 81 2021

Release year

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

Air VaporMax 2021

2021 · 2 reviews

81 Good

11 Confidence
Air VaporMax 2019

2019 · 1 review

86 Good

40 Confidence
Air VaporMax 3

2019 · 1 review

89 Good

38 Confidence
Air Vapormax 2 This shoe

2018 · 2 reviews

86 Good

24 Confidence
Air VaporMax

2017 · 2 reviews

86 Good

21 Confidence

Reader Ratings

2 ratings

5/5 1

4/5 0

3/5 1

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release: 2018 Q1
MSRP: $190

Runner reviews

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A lifestyle shoe that you can run in

3/5

Overall

I really like the look of these shoes and there are plenty of running reviews online so did think it worked as a running shoe. The cushioning lends itself well to running but the lace structure doesn't hold your foot well and is heel slippage. Durability issues if doing trail running as pockets can burst if come into contact with a small stick or something. I ran some good times in them but found myself more injury prone as don't think the support is great.

tadhgok · May 8, 2020

10 mpw training for a half marathon