Beat shoe I’ve worn, good price
5/5
Overall
Felt super comfortable and durae
Luke B · Dec 25, 2023
45 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Nike ZoomX Vaporfly Next% 2
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 3/5
Nike Air VaporMax 2021
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.
How it ranks
The Nike Air VaporMax 2021 ranks above most 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
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.
Confidence
11/100
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 2 runner ratings.
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Both reviewers so far rate comfort and cushioning 4.5 out of 5.
- The five VaporMax versions scored here run from 82 to 87.
Cons
- Durability draws 3.0 out of 5 in the two reviews so far, the lowest mark of any dimension.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
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.
Release year
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Air VaporMax 2021 This shoe
2021 · 2 reviews
81 Good
11 Confidence
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2019 · 1 review
86 Good
40 Confidence
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2019 · 1 review
89 Good
38 Confidence
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2018 · 2 reviews
86 Good
24 Confidence
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2017 · 2 reviews
86 Good
21 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Release
- 2021 Q2
- MSRP
- $210
Runner reviews
Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 6, 2023
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
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Nike Air VaporMax 2021 In Context
More on the Nike Air VaporMax
- Nike Air VaporMax 2020 previous version
- Nike Air VaporMax 3
- Nike Air Vapormax 2019 Utility
- Nike Air Vapormax 360
- Nike Air VaporMax 2019
- Nike Air Vapormax 2
Reviewers Also Ran In
- Nike ZoomX Vaporfly Next% 2 1 runner