When does NIKE release new spikes?

im guessing that the next victory released will be something similar to the pair that rupp wore last thursday. nike isnt going to release anything more this spring. just go with the 2's

Comrade of War wrote:

im guessing that the next victory released will be something similar to the pair that rupp wore last thursday. nike isnt going to release anything more this spring. just go with the 2's

That assumption is completely FALSE. The spikes Galen wore will never be up for retailers to sell. Rupp was wearing the old Nike Victory OG plate with a prototype upper. The Nike victory is updated every Olympic cycle. The mamba will be getting a change next year I believe. The Nike spikes currently seen on websites like First to the Finish and RunningWarehouse are the ones that are available this season.

The previous poster is correct. You won't see those new Galen Rupp spikes anytime soon. They may have just been a spike that he designed for himself to race in. Similar to Nike athletes have plates put onto Streak XCs.

But when Nike does release new spikes, it is generally before each Olympic year, and they will be available to the public in the fall/winter following the summer olympics.

It is a safe bet that if you buy Vic 2s, you have the latest and greatest till Rio '16.

in need 4 shoes wrote:

I am an track runner (8/16) who is currently looking at Nike spikes. The Victory 2's are my current top choice, but I was wondering when the victory 3's will be released. I don't have any races until March/April, so I could hold out and wait for the new spikes if they are going to be released soon.

tl;dr When does Nike usually release new spikes, is it worth waiting until then?

Spikes update, regardless of brand, usually every two years with all new colors in the off year.

The Victory 2 was new last year, victory 3 will be SP15.

As pro models and one offs like Galen's, they don't follow the same rules and certainly don't come to market often. That said i believe we will see a flyknit spike, most likely a victory, sometime soon

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I think no one can assume that when will the NIKE release new spikes but I think you should buy some other spikes until it release its spikes so that it do not get too late.

Just spoke with the Nike rep in our area. Sounds like new Vic 3's are coming out spring 2016.

el segundo wrote:

Spikes update, regardless of brand, usually every two years with all new colors in the off year.

The Victory 2 was new last year, victory 3 will be SP15.

As pro models and one offs like Galen's, they don't follow the same rules and certainly don't come to market often. That said i believe we will see a flyknit spike, most likely a victory, sometime soon

The Victory 2s were released in the fall of 2012. I remember because this was my senior year of high school. We likely won't see the Victory 3s until fall 2016 or maybe spring of that year if we get lucky. As for the flyknit spikes, that rumor has been around for 3 years now. I doubt they'll ever be released and if they do in very limited quantities. Besides, the whole flyknit gimmick was pretty much a flop.

They probably won't be a public release even with the next model, but you can find a bunch of guys who take flats/spikes and customize them. Just see if they can take a flyknit racer's upper and put it on an OG Vic spike plate.

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