Is Nike lying about the weight of the Vaporfly 4%? I'm seeing conflicting numbers.

Very possible that two different scales are being used. I remember in HS when I would check my weight for wrestling, a difference of .4 wasn't impossible with two different scales. I would say go off Nike's weight, but I suppose it could be possible Nike is fibbing a little.

I see it also as, a marathon course is measured a certain way. If someone doesn't run it that exact path, does that mean that the race directors cheated them?

shoe company fraud wrote:

Is this a big deal? It's a huge deal.

How much do you weigh?

135? 160? 185?

half an ounce is NOT a big deal.

Find the shoes you like and run in them.

Shoe opinion wrote:

Very possible that two different scales are being used. I remember in HS when I would check my weight for wrestling, a difference of .4 wasn't impossible with two different scales. I would say go off Nike's weight, but I suppose it could be possible Nike is fibbing a little.

I see it also as, a marathon course is measured a certain way. If someone doesn't run it that exact path, does that mean that the race directors cheated them?

Right. 8% variance in scales is common.

Never give up, never surrender wrote:

shoe company fraud wrote:

Is this a big deal? It's a huge deal.

How much do you weigh?

135? 160? 185?

half an ounce is NOT a big deal.

Find the shoes you like and run in them.

Don't you people have standards? Don't you care about the details in your running?

If the Vaporflys are not 6.5 ounces in size 9, it's fraud.

shoe company fraud wrote:

If the Vaporflys are not 6.5 ounces in size 9, it's fraud.

Correction, 6.5 ounces in size 10. What is listed today on the Nike site.

Its Nike. Fraud should be expected.

If you are worried about this much of a difference, why not buy the shoes, and if they don't weigh what you want them to, then return them.

The most important sham is the fact that the shoes don't come with 6 fresh pacers to break the wind (and break wind), that are replaced every couple of miles.

Never give up, never surrender wrote:

shoe company fraud wrote:

Is this a big deal? It's a huge deal.

How much do you weigh?

135? 160? 185?

half an ounce is NOT a big deal.

Find the shoes you like and run in them.

It makes a difference when that weight is added to your feet specifically. There are studies on the effects of the weight of shoes and energy consumption, and you'll be surprised how big a difference a little weight makes.

shoe company fraud wrote:

If you have a pair of Vaporflys, please weigh them on a kitchen scale.

I have size two pairs of size 11 Vaporflys (blue fox and ice blue). They both weigh in at 7 3/4 oz each.

This is the same weight as my Hoka One One Tracer in size 11. (This has been my previous race shoe, but it isn't great past 10-mile distances for me.)

The Nike Zoom Fly in size 11 weighs 9 3/4 oz. This is the same weight as my Hoka Clifton 2s. My past 7 marathons I think have all been in these.

The Hoka Clifton 3 weighs in around 10 1/4 oz in size 11.

Robby Blaze wrote:

shoe company fraud wrote:

If you have a pair of Vaporflys, please weigh them on a kitchen scale.

I have size two pairs of size 11 Vaporflys (blue fox and ice blue). They both weigh in at 7 3/4 oz each.

This is the same weight as my Hoka One One Tracer in size 11. (This has been my previous race shoe, but it isn't great past 10-mile distances for me.)

The Nike Zoom Fly in size 11 weighs 9 3/4 oz. This is the same weight as my Hoka Clifton 2s. My past 7 marathons I think have all been in these.

The Hoka Clifton 3 weighs in around 10 1/4 oz in size 11.

Thank you. It's worse than I thought.

It's fraud. People are spending $250 on a shoe with an advertised weight of 6.5 ounces in men's size 10. That advertised weight is an outright lie.