Nike Zoom Rival Fly?

Is this the new version of the Zoom Speed Rival? Currently my favorite long distance racing flat so I'm hoping they haven't jacked it up.

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Is this the new version of the Zoom Speed Rival? Currently my favorite long distance racing flat so I'm hoping they haven't jacked it up.

Not sure. The Speed Rival was too loose fitting for my taste.

I really hope this is more like a Streak LT with Zoom-X foam.

Bumping this post.

Saw these on the shelf at my local sports store but can’t find any info or reviews about them online. Are they a new shoe? Old shoe revamped? What’s the deal?

They caught my eye in s shop in Tokyo but I couldn’t find any info either. Look a lot like Streaks and the price is also rather low, 9000 yen or something (most shoes are over 10K there), so I don’t think there’s zoom x

It's very very similar to the zoom elite they discounted after the 10. It's on sale at JC Penney right now for like $67 in the US.

Yes they’re cheap here too (Australia), in the price range of the Winflo.

So odd that for all the reviews of Nike running shoes, there is literally nothing about these

I think that's the comp. Winflo is to Pegasus what rival fly is to zoom elite. A department store running shoe based on a former popular running specialty model. Make some bonus coin off the old tooling. You see many reviews about the winflo out there?

Yep winflow 5 review: It's a great alternative to Pegasus 35 if you would like something with a broader toebox the upper does stretch about 50 miles to offer a little more volume. The outsole is all carbon and has the lateral rail that gives great support to supinators keeping you neutral...I'm at about 185 miles in see these going another 300. I've had (still a few miles left) the Pegasus 34s and these winflos are lighter by almost an ounce to some this may mean "not as cushioned" but these have similar stack and the cushlon is semi firm which for me keeps things in line, this is almost more important for me than cushion.

For further comparison I generally prefer Launch's to Ghost and the solarglide is basically unrunnable because of being overly soft. For reference I'm 6' 178.

I believe this zoom rival fly is listed at 8.4oz, Rakuten (Japanese) had them but sold out. ZRF may be a sleeper and worth checking out at your local JCPenney

It’s a replacement for the Elite. Airbag in the front.

I have about 100 miles in a pair. They're ok, but they do feel a bit like a budget shoe as some others have said. They have some of the "design language" of the zoom fly/4% line with the tapered heel and stuff like that, but they're pretty flexible and not very snappy. I actually like them best as a low-profile easy day shoe. I think Zoom Rival Fly : Zoom Elite :: Winflo : Pegasus is about the right comparison. But like the Winflo, it's not a bad shoe for what it is, it's just not what I'd recommend for racing.

Recently I’ve seen the two Norwegian triathletes Blummenfelt and Iden wear the Air zoom rival fly. (for speed work apparently). So apparently they can’t be that bad. Anyone have any more experience with these?