Well cushioned, good for easy.
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 19, 2018
50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike LunaRacer 4
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Nike LunarEpic Low 2
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.8 oz · 10mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Nike LunarEpic 2 replaced it
How it ranks
The Nike LunarEpic Low 2 trails most daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and looks are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 3 runner reviews and 3 other rated shoes in the LunarEpic product line. Another 9 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Current estimate: Bottom-tier
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
21/100
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 3 runner ratings.
What runners say
“Full size bigger in LunarEpic2 vs. LunarEpic”
“Super bouncy and well-cushioned, yet still gives reasonable response”
“The outsole with its grooves tends to pick up gravel”
“Easy pace feels slightly faster in these shoes”
“A bit wider than some of the other Nikes I have had recently”
“Well cushioned, comfortable road shoe”
Prefer this shoe over another
0% 0/6
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Cushioning averages 5 out of 5 across its three reviews, and two of them use it for easy and long road runs.
- Averaging 8.1 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is lighter than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale.
Cons
- It lists at $160, above the $150 median for daily trainers on sale, and value averages 3.7 out of 5, the lowest of its dimensions.
- One reviewer finds the outsole grooves pick up gravel, and another dislikes the one-piece upper and sizes a full size up from the previous LunarEpic.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
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.
Release year
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LunarEpic Low 2 This shoe
2017 · 3 reviews
58 Bottom-tier
21 Confidence
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2017 · 1 review
71 Decent
11 Confidence
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2016 · 1 review
77 Decent
4 Confidence
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2016 · 1 review
62 Below average
6 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 8.8 oz
- Release
- 2017 Q3
- MSRP
- $160
- Drop Height
- 10mm
Runner reviews
comfortable road shoe
4/5
Overall
cc1438 · Feb 8, 2018
40 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 33
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Feb 7, 2018
30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike LunarEpic Low
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 3/5
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Nike LunarEpic Low 2 In Context
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- Nike LunarEpic 2 next version
- Nike LunarEpic Low previous version
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