Nike LunarEpic

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 7.8 oz · 10mm drop

Variants of this shoe

Flyknit LunarEpic Material

Some shoes have multiple versions of what is essentially the same shoe, with variations in style or materials. We try to group these together. Retailers sometimes list a version number wrong, and our system can treat those mislabeled names as variants.

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Nike LunarEpic Low replaced it

How it ranks

The Nike LunarEpic trails most daily trainers in our data. Looks and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 1 runner review and 3 other rated shoes in the LunarEpic product line. Another 11 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Below average

62/100

Overall

Below average 62

Appearance

Decent 80

Cushioning

Decent 72

Comfort

Decent 71

Value

Bottom-tier 58

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

6/100

Very low 6

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 1 runner rating.

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Averaging 7.2 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is well under the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale.
Its one review so far rates comfort and cushioning 4 out of 5.

Cons

One reviewer says the knit collar stretches until it no longer wraps the ankle.
The same reviewer calls the upper flimsy and the cushioning ordinary for the price.
They rate value 2 out of 5 against a $200 list price, and say the sole picks up stones.

LunarEpic rates 62. This shoe has very low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Nike LunarEpic

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

62 2016 77 2016 71 2017 58 2017

Release year

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

LunarEpic Low 2

2017 · 3 reviews

58 Bottom-tier

21 Confidence
LunarEpic 2

2017 · 1 review

71 Decent

11 Confidence
LunarEpic Low

2016 · 1 review

77 Decent

4 Confidence
LunarEpic This shoe

2016 · 1 review

62 Below average

6 Confidence

Reader Ratings

1 rating

5/5 0

4/5 1

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 7.8 oz
Release: 2016
MSRP: $200
Drop Height: 10mm

Runner reviews

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Nike Lunarepic Flyknit

4/5

Overall

Got these to see if they really were that awesome- they're not. Nike says it has serious cushioning when its just got general normal Nike cushioning with a few laser strips cut into the side which barely do anything. the sock after a while stretches so it doesn't even wrap around the ankle. The soles pick up stacks of stones etc which wrecks it in double quick time. The upper is also very flimsy and offers no support. Definitely wont be paying that £150 on these shoes again.

CWJ · Feb 7, 2018

35 mpw training for middle distance came from the Nike LunarTempo