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Nike Zoom Fly 6 vs ASICS Magic Speed 4 Comparison Review: almost the same stats different rides
Nov 17, 2024
in the video I compare the brand new Nike Zoom Fly 6 to ASICS Magic Speed 4. 00:00 Intro and Details. From the run: 05:08 Fit and Ride. 08:54 Conclusions.
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Nike Zoom Fly 6:
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ASICS Magic Speed 4: https://www.roadtrailrun.com/2024/05/asics-magic-speed-4-speeding-up-to.html
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in the video we're going to compare
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Nike's Zoom fly 6 to A6 magic speed 4
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both are
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$170 the zfly gets a big update long
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overdue whereas the magic speed 4 gains
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quite a bit more stack heite and is
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really a different shoe than its
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predecessor they both have more Comfort
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oriented performance uppers that fit
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quite similarly and are true to size and
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they're both priced the same at
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$170 let's get into the details
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hello everybody Sam from Road run today
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we're going to take a look at the A6
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magic speed for $170 and the brand new
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Nike Zoom fly 6 also
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$170 and the similarities don't end
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there as our new Nike has a combination
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of zoomx super critical foam and um sr2
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more evish below with a full fly plate
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carbon plate while our as
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has uh flight foam uh turbo uh their
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super critical foam and flight foam
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blast also with a full uh uh carbon
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plate and a cavity that's quite similar
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so their stock Heights are within a
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millimeter and a half of each other with
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the magic speed at uh uh 43 1/2 mm heel
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and 35 1/2 4T 8 mm drop the Nike at uh
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4234 uh but what we're going to find out
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when I do the ab run which I'm going to
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take you on one on each foot is uh
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there's quite a difference in ride
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between these two and um it's quite
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noticeable really so I'll give you a bit
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of a a sneak peek uh firmer 4 foot more
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of a rolling motion a bit more
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aggressive bouncier and softer more of a
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vertical kind of motion and a bit more
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stable at the heel for the uh for the
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as6 as you can see we have sort of a
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canal lever versus a squared off heel
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and then uh let's talk a bit about the
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upper I'm going to get into that on the
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Run uh very similar in fit this is what
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I call a performance Comfort kind of
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upper uh soft dish mesh the Nikes is a
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bit a bit uh thinner I think but very
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quite similar uh we'll get into it but
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uh look at this uh the Nike unlike the
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Pegasus plus and so I just wanted to
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show you you can see our zoomfly 6 has a
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much more rounded front of the toe box
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um it's a more kind of tubular kind of
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fit than the uh Pegasus plus I think the
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Pegasus plus may have a bit more room
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sort of Right Where the laces uh end um
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but there's no uh strap over the top of
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the zoom fly the webbing strap here
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sometimes can bother especially when
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they're new but you can see there's
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definitely an evolution in the fit here
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uh for Nike with a more rounded I would
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call more round uh modern toe box with
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uh more toe box room the hold is very
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similar in terms of the front just a
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little bit different uh heel holds Good
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a bit more gentle I think than the
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Pegasus plus here with our um Zoom fly 6
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of bit more comfortable I think it's
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really an evolution in kind of the Nike
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fit we're seeing here now has a more
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rounded shape the A6 is a touch pointier
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uh but equally as comfortable uh they're
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both true to size uh for me at 8 and a
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half and I think the Nikes is has a bit
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more volume uh than the as6 in terms of
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their weights uh the A6 even with its 1
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1/2 mm more stack height comes in at uh
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8.13 o 230 G in my us
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8.5 whereas our Nike not much more but
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8.5 Oz uh 241 G in my us 8.5 where the
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difference might come from I don't think
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it's the upper maybe this higher collar
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adds a teeny bit but they're they're
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very similar they have carbon they have
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a super critical and non-s super
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critical foam it may come from the outs
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soole rubber is the heaviest component
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and as you can see the Nike has more
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outsole depth with its waffled kind of
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lugs whereas the A6 is a flatter profile
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the A6 grip is always always really good
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grips really well and the Nike lugs are
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appreciated when you get a bit kind of
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off the smooth or maybe in a bit of snow
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so I've I'm taking them take I'm going
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to take them out or I have taken them
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out on a uh a Ab run where when I'm I
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give you a feel for the real differences
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between these two on the Run go out on
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our run on the New Hampshire Coast now
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okay let's talk about the relative fit
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of these two uppers so the um the
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zoomfly 6 H has a bit more volume
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there's no question about it and that
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rounded toe a bit more rounded toe box
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and a bit more uh height however they
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fit very very similarly both are kind of
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comfort oriented per dment
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uppers uh the fit is true to size I have
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a narrower medium foot and I think the
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uh A6 fit is a bit more kind of dialed
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in than the Nike although uh both are
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really good lace up on both are similar
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and excellent heel hold a little bit of
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an edge I think to the A6 um although I
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think the Nikes is just a touch more
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comfortable so I'm going to keep going
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and give you some Impressions
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comparative so let's talk about the ride
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as we approach our freshly painted Town
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Barn isn't it cool so the A6 has a
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softer ride no question about it um that
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may be due to the fact that has 1 and 1
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12 mm more sack height but a thinner out
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soole so maybe there's just maybe 2 or 3
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mm more foam whereas the night
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has a a snappier ride overall
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combination of the
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flexible
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plate and uh the outsole providing
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response has has me turning over quicker
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at the front whereas with the
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A6 it's more of a bounce off the
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front uh terms of
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training suitabilities
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definitely both are uptempo both are
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carbon
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plated the uh as6 I think is a bit more
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forgiving on the legs to slower
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Paces whereas the Nike really likes to
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turn over near race kind of feel it's
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also noisier you can hear the plate so
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the plate I think might be located lower
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down so most of the boats are out of the
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water few more thoughts as we run along
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here by Ry Harbor where you've
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got more bounce in the as6 more and
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quicker response in the
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Nike
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so either is excellent for uptempo
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training but I'd say the as6 is a little
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more training friendly
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whereas the Nike for sure especially if
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you want some
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Flex is a better choice as a
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racer for those who don't want to go all
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the way to Vaper fly or Alpha so I think
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the A6 is a teeny touch more stable even
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though its heel is 5 mm narrow than the
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Nike that may be even though I said the
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foam was soft
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it feels more stable the foam in the as6
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or the layout of Foams and I think now
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that I'm moving along the heel counter
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is a bit more secure and that'll lead to
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to stability but no real issues with the
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Nike just the
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difference okay a few conclusions uh I
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think they're both very very similar as
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I said in stack height and weight and in
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construction with carbon plates and dual
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Foams a super critical and a uh more Eva
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like um I think the magic speed uh 4
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because it's a little softer a little
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more cushioned and I think that even
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though it's only a millimeter and a half
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higher than the Nike I think that comes
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from the difference in the outsole
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Heights as well so instead of just a
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millimeter and a half we may have uh 2
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and a half or 3 mm more compared to the
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as6 and I think that makes a bit of a
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difference um so I I as a training
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uptempo training shoe and I think for I
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would run it for a marathon I'd run
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something else for half I'm going to
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pick the uh the A6 magic speed 4 8.13 o
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in my us 8.5 now the Nike is more uh I
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would call a fast workout shoe uh up
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Tempo feel it does have that extra
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traction I think even though as6 grip is
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always really good so it it'll probably
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handle some rough stuff a bit better it
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has a more relaxed fit a somewhat more
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relaxed fit I tend to prefer a bit more
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dialed in both of them have super soft
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friendly uppers as you can see about the
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same thickness the Nikes maybe a touch
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thinner both of them lace up just
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beautifully um the A6 uh even even
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though its heel collar
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is uh lower has a bit better hold than
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the Nike not sure why in terms of that
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stability now that I've got them off at
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the rear you'll notice how the A6 is
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more squared off whereas we have a more
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candal levered approach here to the Nike
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which uh I think makes it just a teeny
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touch less stable at the rear than the a
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press the heel counters okay it's
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moderately rigid and over here about the
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same but the hold is a little bit better
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uh that may be due to the it being a
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little narrower opening um and having a
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touch less padding so it it's a bit
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snugger through here uh in terms of the
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um in terms of the toe boxes everybody
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likes to hear about the toe boxes quite
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similar uh true to size for me the Nike
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is a bit more rounded um if a teeny bit
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shorter but I wouldn't worry it's true
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to size if you have a somewhat wider
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foot this the Nike might do you
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better um what would I use the Nike for
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well I would use it for uptempo workouts
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I would race in it as well especially if
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it was a somewhat shorter race uh it's a
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great alternative to the full carbon
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what I even though it feels a bit
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thinner than the A6 up front the cushion
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and maybe the location of the plate not
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sure the relative locations what I
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really like here uh is some Flex as you
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can see there's some Flex whereas our A6
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is more a rigid rocker no flex so you've
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kind of got a bounce off the front not a
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problem but uh this this has a snappier
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kind of quicker feel if a thinner one up
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front so thank you very much for
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watching uh we have full m full reviews
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of both of them on road trailrun uh.com
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written reviews have a great run I'm
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going to keep going along the coast here
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it's just beautiful today
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