https://news.nike.com/news/nike-zoomx-vaporfly-next-official-images-and-release-info
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Well shit, guess I’m going to have to get those since they hold far less water
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Just wait till next year. They’ll be even faster.
I like that they lowered the drop a little bit. It’ll be interesting to see what the new upper is like. I personally liked the upper in Version 1 better than Version 2 of the 4%
What’s new…Nike Gen 2 Next% comes with new colors, upgrades from feedback from our elite athletes, and a new price of $350 from feedback from our Marketing Department……………
What’s new…Nike Gen 2 Next% comes with new colors, upgrades from feedback from our elite athletes, and a new price of $350 from feedback from our Marketing Department……………
Yeah, sounds right.
I like the 4% pair I have (Flyknit version or some such thing). I only wear them for races and the week prior so I likely won’t need any for a while.
They new ones look cool, but I’m not rich enough to replace them for that reason.
My issue with the ZoomFly is the lack of a heel cup and they’re continuing with that idiocy.
What’s new…Nike Gen 2 Next% comes with new colors, upgrades from feedback from our elite athletes, and a new price of $350 from feedback from our Marketing Department……………
You’re not off but really all Nike did here was make the Nike Vaporfly Elite version readily available for the public and change the name for marketing reasons.
Also, I think this shoe will be slower for the general public because of the lower drop. I’ll likely snag a couple 4%s on sale if possible.
Between these and the new Garmin 530/830 announcement, its going to be an expensive day for some folks here.
Cool.
I gotta try them someday.
But something that Nike does not tell you:
A 4% improvement in efficiency does ***not ***equal a 4% increase in speed.
Cool.
I gotta try them someday.
But something that Nike does not tell you:
A 4% improvement in efficiency does ***not ***equal a 4% increase in speed.
I think the NYT article showed it to be fairly true
True. But I’ve never felt so good at 5:30 pace off the bike as I do in those shoes 
i think it was more like a 2% increase in speed or so?
I am sure the % varies for everyone but I just ran my fastest ever 70.3 and bagged a KQ with a set and had no soreness the following day. I’ve never been so happy to hand over an excruciating amount of dollars for a shoe.
/Throws wallet at monitor
I still have a spare set of the first gen’s ready to go,but like the additional of more magic foam to the insole and improved lacing.
Soooo anyone in London got a pair yet?? (released yesterday in London only)
Did you replace the standard laces with elastic ones to save some time in T1? I usually do this, but not sure if the time saved is worth the loss in efficiency/performance?
What’s the general consensus on these? Is it worth drinking the kool aid?
Other than an unfortunate season of running in Newtons, which never seemed to really work for me, I have only run in Kinvaras over the past ~9 years (basically since they were a new thing).
Soooo anyone in London got a pair yet?? (released yesterday in London only)
few folks in UK have gotten them via the Nike app. Look on the Vaporfly FB page
I’ve been excited to try this forefoot for some time.
