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Compared from 59 real runner reviews

Nike Vaporfly 4 vs HOKA Cielo X1 2.0 vs ASICS Metaspeed Edge Tokyo

Side by side from 59 real reviews. Every count is the same as on each shoe’s page.

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The signal score

A score out of 100 for how well reviewed a product is next to others of its kind. It rises with positive reviews and with how many there are; negative and mixed reviews take points off. The best in each category scores in the 90s.

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71 signal

29 reviews

62 signal

14 reviews

69 signal

16 reviews

In short

Runners find the Vaporfly 4 light, snappy and propulsive.

Runners mostly find it fast and bouncy at race and threshold paces, with several calling it stable enough to race in.

Runners mostly find it a fast, bouncy race shoe that fits true to size and handles hard intervals well, though it is less good at slow paces.

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Specs

Weight
184 g (6.5 oz), men's
Stack height
35 mm heel / 29 mm forefoot
Drop
6 mm
Weight
210 g (7.4 oz), men's
Stack height
46 mm heel / 39 mm forefoot
Drop
7 mm
Weight
170 g (6 oz), men's
Stack height
39.5 mm heel / 34.5 mm forefoot
Drop
5 mm

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