Nike vapor fly
Anonymous runner · Dec 4, 2024
5/5
Overall
Very comfortable and light. Fits like a glove.
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Nike
Zoom Vaporfly 4%
Racing
· Neutral
· Road
Exceptional
(99/100)
- Weight
- 6.9 oz
- Release
- 2017 Q3
- MSRP
- $250
- Stack Height
- 39mm heel - 29mm toe
- Drop Height
- 10mm
Exceptional
(99/100)
overall
Shoe details
- Weight
- 6.9 oz
- Release
- 2017 Q3
- MSRP
- $250
- Stack Height
- 39mm heel - 29mm toe
- Drop Height
- 10mm
Ratings & Reviews
Exceptional (99/100)
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and runner reviews.
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Scores better than 99% of all shoes.
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Rating breakdown
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Overall
Exceptional (99/100)
Overall rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Exceptional (99/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 99% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Comfort
Exceptional (98/100)
Comfort rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Exceptional (98/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 99% of shoes
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Appearance
Exceptional (99/100)
Appearance rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Exceptional (99/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 99% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Cushioning
Exceptional (99/100)
Cushioning rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Exceptional (99/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 99% of shoes
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Value
Below average (53/100)
Value rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Below average (53/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 4% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Durability
Bottom-tier (49/100)
Durability rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Bottom-tier (49/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 1% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
51%
34/67
Prefer this shoe over another.
Reviewers said this shoe was better than another shoe they ran in.
Comparison set
Rating
All Running Shoes
Scores better than 99% of 2,617 running shoes.
Exceptional
Supershoes
Scores better than 90% of 88 supershoes.
90%
Nike
Scores better than 98% of 443 Nike shoes.
98%
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Most reviewers like this shoe more than their last shoe.
- Reviewers rate this shoe better than the ZoomX Vaporfly Next% 3.
Compared to other shoes
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Shoe properties
Type
Supershoe
Supershoe
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
6.9 oz M
Lightest
7.3 oz M
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Stack
39/29mm
37/29mm
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Drop
1mm
7mm
7mm
Release
2017 Q3
2025 Q2
Newest
2024 Q2
MSRP
$250
$175
$200
Best price
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$129.96
Lowest price
$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Exceptional (99%)
Exceptional (98%)
Exceptional (>99%)
Best overall
Comfort
Exceptional (99%)
Excellent (95%)
Exceptional (99%)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Exceptional (99%)
Excellent (92%)
Exceptional (99%)
Best cushioning
Durability
Bottom tier (1%)
Very good (84%)
Exceptional (99%)
Best durability
Appearance
Exceptional (99%)
Best appearance
Excellent (94%)
Exceptional (98%)
Value
Bottom tier (4%)
Excellent (91%)
Best value
Very good (86%)
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Reader Ratings
73 reader ratings
Showing 1–5 of 71 written reviews
Super shoe
To fast for u · Aug 19, 2023
4/5
Overall
One of the nices racing shoes, but expensives. Still looking for a good replacer, because the foam is not the same anymore.
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 3/5
Still the fastest Nike ever made
Gordon Knight · Aug 3, 2023
5/5
Overall
The 4% - AKA the OG - is snappier, more lively and more comfortable than any of the shoes in Nike's impressive Vaporfly stable. Quite simply, if you see a pair at the right price grab 'em.
They're true to size and not too narrow (I'm looking at you, Pegasus 39). Great for every distance from a road mile and up.
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 2/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
Nike Zoom Vaporfly
Kevin Holtzclaw · Jun 24, 2023
5/5
Overall
I love everything about this shoe. The plate I think helps my aged knees. I do not typically wear this shoe for a lot of training runs. It is the best mid distance Nike shoe I have run in, and I have been wearing Nikes since the late ‘70s.
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Are they worth the price?
Anonymous runner · Jan 20, 2020
5/5
Overall
I like them just as much as any other flats, but I'm not sure if my body actually responded to them. I think the speed is in your head.
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5