Nike Zoom Fly 2 (2016)

Name: Nike Zoom Fly 2 (2016)
Brand: Nike

Speed / workouts · Stability · Road · 9.2 oz · 8mm drop · 23/15mm stack · Medium

How it ranks

The Nike Zoom Fly 2 (2016) trails most running shoes in our data. Looks and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 5 other rated shoes in the Zoom Fly product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Below average

64/100

Overall

Below average 64

Appearance

Good 90

Cushioning

Good 85

Value

Below average 67

Durability

Below average 60

Comfort

Bottom-tier 55

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

47/100

Low 47

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 2 runner ratings.

Prefer this shoe over another

67% 2/3

Where to buy

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24% off

$137 $180

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Pros

One reviewer finds the seamless, flexible upper comfortable with hardly any breaking-in period.
Looks and value both average 4.5 out of 5 from the two reviewers so far.

Cons

Both reviewers so far rate it better for tempos, intervals and shorter runs than for long ones.
One reviewer has the insole sliding backwards about a fifth of an inch on runs over 20k, and taping it down does not fully fix it.
The design dates to 2016.

Zoom Fly 2 (2016) rates 64. This shoe has low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Nike Zoom Fly

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

64 2016 86 2017 67 2019 64 2021 92 2022 81 2024

Release year

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

Zoom Fly 6

2024 · 27 reviews

81 Good

87 Confidence
Zoom Fly 5

2022 · 33 reviews

92 Very good

92 Confidence
Zoom Fly 4

2021 · 9 reviews

64 Below average

76 Confidence
Zoom Fly 3

2019 · 22 reviews

67 Below average

90 Confidence
Zoom Fly

2017 · 90 reviews

86 Good

98 Confidence
Zoom Fly 2 (2016) This shoe

2016 · 2 reviews

64 Below average

47 Confidence

Reader Ratings

2 ratings

5/5 0

4/5 2

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 9.2 oz
Release: 2016
MSRP: $180
Widths: Medium
Stack Height: 23mm heel - 15mm toe
Drop Height: 8mm

Available sizes

Women's sizes

Runner reviews

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Reader review

4/5

Overall

I wanted a stability shoe after some good experience with the Saucony Guide 8 and the Asics GT 2000 2. The Nike Zoom fly 2 is listed as a light stability shoe, which I certainly found to be the case but still works perfect for me. The upper has a seamless front, is very flexible and comfortable, compared to the Asics and Saucony. There was hardly a breaking-in period. This sock-like feeling however, does mean that your feet are held in place less. During runs this is less of an issue but perhaps is the cause of the first of my two dislikes about this shoe, which is that during longer runs of about 20k and upward the insole starts to slide backwards, at least 0.2 inches. During my last marathon I taped them down but that didn't help completely. My other complaint is that I found the outsole wearing just a bit too much. Perhaps this is because I'm used to the Asics and Saucony soles which are high mileage daily trainers. I find them great for speedwork and shorter runs but not as my primary long distance shoe.

Anonymous runner · Dec 14, 2015

35 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GT-2000 2

Comfort: 4/5
Durability: 3/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 4/5

Reader review

4/5

Overall

The shoe was very comfortable. Not that great of cushioning compared to the other Nike products I've purchased. Great shoe for tempos, intervals and shorter runs but not as great for longer runs.

knickerbocker17 · Nov 30, 2015

65 mpw 706 miles in this shoe training for a half marathon came from the Nike Flyknit Trainer