Such is the voracity of brands to change their catalog every year that this time the Nike Zoom Fly 5 seems to not only not meet expectations but also that the bet has not paid off. The option to go from React to ZoomX in the midsole while keeping the carbon plate is interesting, but the final result does not seem to convince those who pay the price in the store, resulting in sneakers with less punch that stay a bit in no man's land. It doesn't help either to have raised its weight by around 5%, although now it shows more packaging as a shoe. Perhaps if the mythical American brand plays its cards well with the color combination, they can boost sales as "casual" sneakers for urbanites.
It is clear that they share a saga name with their theoretical predecessors Zoom Fly 4 but the truth is that there are so many changes that it is hard to believe that executives de Nike have wanted to keep the name since it tends to confuse a potential buyer rather than guide him about the type of product he is going to find. The upper cut is made of a double mesh with an obsession for ventilation, abandoning the FlyKnit fabric but with a very clean and modern design highlighting the oversized Nike logo (Swoosh) heat-sealed but without padding on the upper part. front.
The impressive midsole of the Nike Zoom Fly 5 provides a good dose of stability but subtracts part of the response expected from a theoretically "racing" shoe. The use of Nike's premium compound ZoomX in combination with the embedded carbon fiber plate should be a guarantee as to the performance provided but it seems It could be that since Nike they have not hit the key this time and it does not live up to expectations. The sole is completely new, away from the configuration championed by the ZoomX Vaporfly Next % 2 and of course focused on greater durability with those two abundant pieces of rubber at both ends that, as a negative part, introduce a little more weight into the set. In any case, each runner has their taste so we will have to give them a chance. Let's go for a run.
