Vaporfly NEXT% 2
Vaporfly NEXT% 2 is a road racer for 5Ks through marathons. It replaces the original Vaporweave upper with softer, breathable engineered mesh, adding tongue padding and forefoot reinforcement for fit and durability. The sole system is retained: full-length ZoomX, a carbon plate and a broad forefoot platform. Deep grooves in the rubber outsole extend toward the heel to support varied road-race conditions.
- Intended uses:
- Race
Specs
- Weight
- -
- Not registered
- Drop
- 8mm
- Of 961 known values: 479 lower, 272 equal, 210 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard64th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +1.2mm
- Stack (heel/forefoot)
- -
- Not registered
- Carbon plate
- Yes
- 17% of 866 known models have carbon plates
- Midsole
- ZoomX
- Outsole
- Rubber
- Reference price
- $250
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Fleet Feet's exact standard NEXT%2 product states6.9oz but no manufacturer gram/sample value. The old195g is explicitly review-derived; no ounce conversion or nearby lab measurement is adopted.
- Plate note
- Nike Japan's exact generation-two introduction identifies a full-length carbon plate; Fleet Feet's exact product explicitly calls it carbon fiber.
Prices and release dates by market
2 markets are registered. Values are shown as published for each market: no currency conversion and no guessed days or months. Reference prices are not current shop prices.
| Market | Reference price | Release |
|---|---|---|
| United StatesUS | $250Shown above | Not registered |
| JapanJP | ¥24,500 | 2021-03-02Shown above |
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Nike Vaporfly NEXT%.
The comparable registered values for drop and carbon status are unchanged.
These are differences between registered values, not a controlled comparison at the same size and measurement conditions. See the notes below the specs for weight conditions.
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Drop
This shoe 8mmregistered average 6.8mm (961 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.