Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jan 24, 2020
10 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 3/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
Nike Revolution 5
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.7 oz
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Nike Revolution 6 replaced it
How it ranks
The Nike Revolution 5 sits about average for daily trainers in our data. Value and looks are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 3 other rated shoes in the Revolution product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Current estimate: Decent
79/100
Overall
79
Value
93
Appearance
87
Comfort
80
Durability
70
Cushioning
69
Confidence
11
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.
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Both reviewers so far rate comfort and value 5 out of 5.
- It listed at $65, well below the $150 median for daily trainers.
Cons
- At an average of 9.6 oz on a budget build, cushioning draws the lowest ratings of the two reviews so far at 4.0 out of 5.
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.
Confidence
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100
Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Nike Revolution
Each dot is one version of the Revolution, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Rating
40
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79
2020
71
2021
76
2024
79
2025
Release year
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2025 · 0 reviews
79 Decent
27 Confidence
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2024 · 0 reviews
76 Decent
6 Confidence
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2021 · 2 reviews
71 Decent
15 Confidence
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Revolution 5 This shoe
2020 · 2 reviews
79 Decent
11 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 10.7 oz
- Release
- 2020 Q1
- MSRP
- $65
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
10.7 oz M
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8.5 oz M
Lightest
Stack
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40/35mm
Drop
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1mm
5mm
Release
2020 Q1
2025
Newest
2023 Q1
MSRP
$65
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$145
Best price
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$41.23
Lowest price
$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Decent (79)
Decent (79)
Exceptional (99)
Best overall
Comfort
Decent (80)
Decent (78)
Exceptional (99)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Below average (69)
Decent (74)
Exceptional (99)
Best cushioning
Durability
Decent (70)
Decent (72)
Very good (92)
Best durability
Appearance
Good (87)
Good (89)
Very good (91)
Best appearance
Value
Excellent (93)
Best value
Good (88)
Good (88)
Nike Revolution 5 In Context
More on the Nike Revolution
- Nike Revolution 8
- Nike Revolution 7
- Nike Revolution 6 next version
- Nike Revolution 4 previous version
- Nike Revolution 3