Nike Streakfly - Update

ok actually disregard the Youtube, he basically only mentions what is in the IG post, apart from mentioning this non-carbon 'shank' in the sole (instead of a plate)

LondonLocal wrote:

ok actually disregard the Youtube, he basically only mentions what is in the IG post, apart from mentioning this non-carbon 'shank' in the sole (instead of a plate)

Yup just a plastic shank in the midfoot. Will be interested to see if this shoe can usurp the Takumi Sen 8 for me even without having a plate. I admit I've gotten used to my supershoes for racing.

What is the deal with this shoe's endless development cycle? If it's just Zoom-X + plastic shank, I don't get why it's taken so long to come out...they were teasing it at least a year ago.

personally I'd just look to use it for track workouts in place of the discontinued Pegasus Turbo 1&2. This is seemingly the closest thing Nike will have now? = not too high and no plate

The Pegasus Turbo is supposedly coming back.

https://www.reddit.com/r/RunningShoeGeeks/comments/raa5sg/nike_pegasus_turbo_3_thoughts/

Ho Hum wrote:

What is the deal with this shoe's endless development cycle? If it's just Zoom-X + plastic shank, I don't get why it's taken so long to come out...they were teasing it at least a year ago.

Yes, it's ridiculous. A less beefy Peg Turbo that no doubt could have been out coincident with whenever Zoom X foam first came out (roughly 5 years ago, now?).

The recent history of Nike's road racing shoes (or lack thereof) sure does lend support to the suspicion that they decided something along the lines of, "If people will line up to buy $250+ clown shoes, why sell racing flats half (or less) that expensive?"

Nikenikeing wrote:

Ho Hum wrote:

What is the deal with this shoe's endless development cycle? If it's just Zoom-X + plastic shank, I don't get why it's taken so long to come out...they were teasing it at least a year ago.

Yes, it's ridiculous. A less beefy Peg Turbo that no doubt could have been out coincident with whenever Zoom X foam first came out (roughly 5 years ago, now?).

The recent history of Nike's road racing shoes (or lack thereof) sure does lend support to the suspicion that they decided something along the lines of, "If people will line up to buy $250+ clown shoes, why sell racing flats half (or less) that expensive?"

I would argue that road racing shoes are already a small and targeted market. How many people were buying racing flats in the first place? Now, introduce a $250 clown shoe that is almost as light as a racing flat but also has the comfort and cushioning of a trainer, plus enhances performance that targets the exact same market as the racing flats did... I'm just not sure the demand for racing flats is even there any more.

Seems we are not getting the 25 mm stack height shoe that was promised. Another same as all the other bounce shoes. 32 mm stack height and another site has a feb27th release date.

I was watching a local 5k road race last summer, and everybody who was running sub 20 was wearing "supershoes" (most of them Next%), so there is absolutely a market for racing shoes these days. Hobby competition in running is a middle class thing for people with lots of money, and it has been frustrating for them that they, until a few years ago, haven´t been able to "buy" faster times - unlike cycling or XC skiing, but suddenly they can (or at least they believe they can).

I'm not saying that there isn't a market for racing shoes. I'm saying there isn't a market for both supershoes and racing flats. Supershoes are the superior product.

Streakflys are going to sell for $160 which is going to cut into the Vaporfly market a bit (although lots of people will wind up buying both).

Probably yes wrote:

I'm not saying that there isn't a market for racing shoes. I'm saying there isn't a market for both supershoes and racing flats. Supershoes are the superior product.

Streakflys are going to sell for $160 which is going to cut into the Vaporfly market a bit (although lots of people will wind up buying both).

There's plenty of market for some kind of racing flat, since most people aren't going to workout in their $250 shoes. I think a cheaper semi-super shoe, like the Endorphin Speed or Takumi Sen, makes a lot of sense. Especially since HS kids are probably a sizeable chunk of the speed shoe market, and I'd guess more price sensitive than adults.

Unfortunately, it seems like we're on the verge of losing true flats, which is too bad since the big stacks suck for workouts on trail/XC.

This one is definitely a luxury shoe. The Next% is already light and effective for a road 5k so I don't see where the Streakfly really fits, other than for people who are insistent on having every shoe. I expect Nike will force some of their pro's to wear this in a few races but I'd be surprised if anyone is still wearing it 12 months from now.

Apparently the shoe's sole is as thick as the Pegasus Turbo. Weird, I thought it was flatter like the Streak LT.

Ho Hum wrote:

There's plenty of market for some kind of racing flat, since most people aren't going to workout in their $250 shoes.

A couple of days ago a saw a woman walking while pushing a stroller in custom color Next% 2 so to say people save them only for racing is false.

On the other hand, almost anyone that wanted super shoes has now got them and there is a glut of them on the market. The Streakfly is not the shoe that everyone was expecting and is a huge disappointment in that regard. It's not a low stack Vaporfly. It's a beefy Lt/Peg turbo hybrid. Those are both awesome shoes with loyal followers. The new Streakfly is going to be a great shoe for track/Xc training. I also expect everyone that longed for the return of the Peg turbo will buy this. It still could wind up a niche shoe, but we'll have to see if more people race over it or not.

Change is Good? wrote:

Apparently the shoe's sole is as thick as the Pegasus Turbo. Weird, I thought it was flatter like the Streak LT.

Thicker, actually, Should be interesting to see how it feels.

+1

Recently had a similar experience. Big obese guy wearing pink next% on the stair climber at the gym.