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Nike Lunar Fly 4

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

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

How it ranks

The Nike Lunar Fly 4 ranks below most daily trainers in our data. Value and looks are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 1 other rated shoe in the Lunar Fly product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Decent

72/100
Overall
72
Value
87
Appearance
84
Durability
77
Cushioning
74
Comfort
75
Confidence

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

9/100

9

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 durability and value 5 out of 5, one at high weekly mileage.
  • One reviewer calls it firm and responsive, versatile enough for any run and longer races.

Cons

  • Appearance draws 4.0 out of 5 in the two reviews so far, the lowest mark of any dimension.

Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale

Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.

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Better Shoes Rating

Lunar Fly 4 rates 72. This shoe has very low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Nike Lunar Fly

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

Rating

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • Lunar Fly 4 This shoe

    2014 · 2 reviews

    72 Decent

    9 Confidence

  • Lunar Fly 3

    2015 · 2 reviews

    56 Bottom-tier

    51 Confidence

Reader Ratings

2 ratings
5/5 2
4/5 0
3/5 0
2/5 0
1/5 0

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release
2014

Runner reviews

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Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Apr 15, 2015

35 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike Lunar Fly 3

Comfort
5/5
Durability
5/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
5/5

Reader review

5/5

Overall

Firm and responsive with a slight amount of support. Versatile enough for any run and even longer races. Very durable for the price. Unfortunately discontinued but I believe Nike is using the same midsole on another model - Lunar Forever

electro · Aug 31, 2014

70 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort
4/5
Durability
5/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
5/5

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Stability
Neutral
Weight
8.5 oz M
Stack
40/35mm
Drop
5mm
Release
2014
2015
2023 Q1 Newest
MSRP
$145
Best price
$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Decent (72)
Bottom-tier (56)
Exceptional (99) Best overall
Comfort
Decent (75)
Below average (65)
Exceptional (99) Best comfort
Cushioning
Decent (74)
Decent (71)
Exceptional (99) Best cushioning
Durability
Decent (77)
Below average (61)
Very good (92) Best durability
Appearance
Good (84)
Decent (76)
Very good (91) Best appearance
Value
Good (87)
Below average (65)
Good (88) Best value
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