Why Nike Pegasus 40 Might Not Be What You Expect 

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Such a joy to have been invited on this. It means so much to me to work you. As a fan of the channel and all you do it certainly is a milestone for my own channel. I wish you nothing but success in all you do.

Aubrey seems like such a good guy. Only found his channel last week but I've binged quite a few of his videos now and they're top quality 👍 and fair play to fordy for giving an up and coming channel some love and support. Keep up the great work, both of you

Nice collab! I’ve been watching you both quite a bit lately.

I’m on the peg 39s currently. Did about 600miles on the 38s before upgrading and always seemed good to me. Got them because they are only around £80 so a cheap everyday runner. Never owned more than 1 running shoe at a time so might treat myself this year to the vaporfly 2 if we get another price drop…would like to see and feel how much difference they make on long races

Welcome to chi town Fordy. Great week for weather (if you are here on the 11th). Nice collab review.

Love the collab, I recently discovered Aubrey’s channel, he is great! Thank you both!

Aubrey is a rising star in shoe reviews. He is entertaining and informative. Fordy is my long term shoe guru.

After getting into running last year, bought the Pegasus 39s and loved them! Covered 500+ miles in them :) bought another pair for this year too! But I've tried other trainers in the meantime that offer much different things for daily training (Saucony Speed 3, Ride etc) and went for a 20 mile long run in the new Peg 39s and found I didn't have the same love for them. Not as bouncy as what I remembered. I'd say a great first trainer to get, but only before moving on to better things.

great video. Aubrey is really going after it. He makes some great points here. great collab. personally I think the last Pegasus I had has 35 or 36…, it was fine.., it turned into a gym/treadmill shoe rather quickly.., then I started wearing it to work. game over at that point. keep up the good work.

Started running in the 32 and I'm very lucky to have 6 Nike Outlets within 45mins drive so I've had nearly every variant since I picked up the 32 and started running (haven't had 3 shield variants, Turbo 2, Trail 2 and the 33 but had everything else since the 32). I ran my 2nd marathon in a pair of 34, retired them at 360 miles. The 35 was stiff underfoot up until about 100 miles and then it came to life, felt amazing underfoot from that point on and I think the 35 has been my favourite of the normal versions so far. The 37 is like a brick with the React foam even at 120 miles. They changed the sizing with the 38 and I now need half a size up 🤷‍♂️ The 39 is a nod back to the 36 I think in it's design but I wholeheartedly agree the 40 should have been a far bigger update at the 40th version. Curious on the weight Aubrey mentioned as my UK 10.5 Nimbus 25 are 335g and my UK 10.5 Peg 39 are 295g so has the Peg 40 gained weight 🤔

Love the breakfast comparison 😂 Great review!

This is seriously a great video. As someone who never had the best experience with Nike shoes and just when I like the peg 39's I thought to go to the peg 40 I realized it wasnt that great and felt a bit worse so I'll stick with the 39

how do you like it compared to 39 shield? also do would you say if 39 shield is too hot to run during the summer?

Great outsourcing Chris, still providing the content without having to run in the 40s.

Got every edition since 33. Absolutely love Pegasus.

Legends! ❤hope to see you at the London expo! I'll be on the pacer stand at some point 😊

Great video Aubrey, I'm with Chris on this, I feel the Pegasus is stuck in a rut myself and paid the extra to get the quite frankly amazing On Cloud Surfer 7, it may only be £114 but I wouldn't wear it enough to justify buying it. I'll save the money and put it towards the Vaprofly 3 😀

I haven't ran in a Pegasus since the 35, they were hella tight and gave me arch blisters every time I took them for a run. Might give the silo another go when they put zoomx into it.

I’m really enjoying watching the Aubrey running channel. smooth…

Absolutely i love pegasus

Love the review !!! and stop stalking Kofuzi Fordy !

Haven’t had a Peg since the 37 which wasn’t terrible but also not great. I’ve heard the 39 is pretty good so might pick them up on the cheap.

Doing a collaboration is a great idea. You give exposure to a ShoeTuber that has fewer subs than you and you can cover more shoes than you might be able to do on your own. Aubrey has done some good reviews of the Nimbus and Cumulus recently, too.

Good review

I totally agree with you. Such a shame Nike didn't make a major update to this historical model. They stubbornly stick to the "two years rule". I think we'll see something, hopefully, next year. For now let's stay with the 39 at cheaper price.

I am not as negative as you on the recent Pegasus. My history with Pegasus: I first tried them in the 90s and hated them so much I returned them. I tried them again starting about 7 years ago. I have run in numbers 34, 35, 37, and 38. The 34 & 35 were good shoes, but I have a problem with metatarsalgia, and I needed to use met pads to run in those versions comfortably. Starting with the 37 and 38, which added React foam, I did not need to do that anymore, and for me, that made it a much more comfortable shoe. I think it lost a little stability at the same time. IMO this is a bigger upgrade to the foam than Brooks has done with the Ghost, but other shoe manufacturers have done more significant upgrades in the last four years. The funny thing is that the first shoe I tried that used a lighter, softer foam design was the Nike Epic React that I found very cheaply at the local outlet store. They were an experimental shoe, and they felt great when I first tried them on. Drawbacks are they are not that durable, and an outsole that is mostly exposed foam. Although the React foam made its way into the Pegasus, much of the vision behind it has not made it into their everyday shoes. The outsole on the Pegasus is very good, so Nike should not mess that up, but it would be nice to see Nike cut the weight by 10% or so on the next version.

Aubrey’s comments are bang on. It’s a meh trainer for people who are either new to running or have to have Nike. To be fair the competition doesn’t really light your heart on fire either - Brooks Ghost, Saucony Ride, NB880, Adidas SL. In this price point I’d pick the new Cumulus 25 or the Hoka Clifton 9.

I have the pegasus 40 and I like it. If I wanted a different shoe I'd buy a different shoe. There's a huge range already. In fact, I did buy a different shoe (brooks glycerin 20). Nice and comfy to stand in, albeit a little unstable, but I didn't like it to walk or run in.

FOR FELLOW UK RUNNERS: If you're interested, Nike Outlet stores are currently selling Invincible Run 2's for £62. Pegasus 37 for £50 Pegasus 39 for £69 Ladies Vaporfly 2 for £125.

Nice videos sirr

I saw Aubrey's recognition of your channel. Great reciprocation - Class Act Fordy! You now have a new and talented vlogger in the Fordy Team, Great review - made sense. Onwards and upwards BuzzFordy! 💥

You’ll like this innovation “Power pull (short)”

Surely if you have a shoe that has made it to 40 iterations then each new model will be a mild refining/improving to the existing model. Similar to what Porsche do with the 911. You can't have something with such a distinguished lineage and chop and change all the time. I have the 39 Shield and I really like it (as my work shoe, lol).

Can I use it to run 21km, pace 7-7.30?

The pegasus 40 upper looks like the upper from the Nike Quest 2

👏🏻 Aubrey 👍🏻👍🏻

Yeah it's a no from me man. I've held both, put both on, and the 40 is a ridiculous weight gain for just an upper update. I get the two year cycle (still think they should've done more to generate hype behind the Pegasus for once) but they objectively made a worse shoe (if you count weight in, which I do, I don't want to run in something overly heavy for no reason) than the 39. Just disappointing really, especially when NB and Saucony are putting better economy shoes out than the Pegasus and are actually trying

why would you expect a huge update, when the peg historically only gets a bigger update every second version?

for me, the last good daily trainer from nike was the nike epic react (v1 and v2, doesn't matter). A simple light shoe with a great midsole, perfect for daily training. Lockdown a bit loose in the heel, but you won't race in it anyway. After that, none of their daily trainers spark my interest. All hype and too many promises on technology that eventually have to be compromised in other areas of the shoe's performance, be it weight, stability, price, lockdown, bulkiness, or whatever...

I liked 39 but 10mm drop puts me off as knees n hips take a toll.

Same as the 39.

It's not a bad shoe.... if you want a Nike daily trainer but so many better shoes out there. I actually like the Turbo Next Nature for daily stuff and you can pick it up for 100 EUR in some colors

I feel a lot of shoe reviewers down weight durability in their reviews. Maybe because you review new shoes every month it doesn't come up. I have 2000 km on my Pegasus 37, and although I really should replace them they're still holding together an s feel great. If companies slap soft foams in everything we would have to replace shoes more often as softer foams go dead faster.

Chicago.😂 I will not try the pegasus either. Thousands of km in my Velocity Nitro 2, Deviate Nitro 2, Vomero 16 and even the, yes, Adistar. After discovering my Vomero 16 got much better after walking and running everyday in my Tenerife holiday, there's even hope for the Adistar. 😂

But vaporfly 3 is a race shoe

Good morning for all the runners. Interesting information about the Pegasus 40, It is......same as ever. Like to Fordy. A nice monday for everyone. 🌤️🏃🌞

Stopped wearing Pegasus after 38 as there’s better daily’s out there for my foot shape and running style as Nike arch is too narrow it’s like falling off a kerb in the arch

🔥 collab

I had the first Pegasus in 1983, it was $34.99 or $39.99. I've had several versions, for me the best were the 1987 and the 2004 versions. The 2004 was one of the best shoes I've ever run in. I have ZERO interest in trying any of the recent versions, with rare exceptions Nike has really screwed up their running lineup. The Super Shoes are great, and I'm one of the few people who like the Zoom Fly 5. Otherwise, I've moved on to Saucony, New Balance, etc.

It is still probably the best "travel shoes" for waking around many hours.

I have to agree with @AubreyRunning here. The Pegasus IS the standard all daily trainers compare against. Really well said. Also I completely agree about his thoughts on the outsole of the peg... the full rubber coverage is what makes the shoe so good! The Pegasus IS the daily trainer... which is why I have spent so much time on my channel talking about it! Great review. Loved "...this is the oats of the world"

Looks like Edenbrook there?

I go for a good fit , !!! Only so many shoes I can afford in one year

I do not know if it is still the king of daily trainers. Is it? I also believe it is a very big difference in style between you and your friend in terms of presentation. You are a lot more to the point, that review looked to me like a nice sales pitch for Nike...

Nike release a major update of their products every 2 years. Eg you get a meaningful update every 2 years and minor in between. So maybe next year unless they make a mess as usual.

We expected Nike to come out with a banger for the 40th anniversary. They managed to release a worse shoe than the 39. Classic Nike👍

true story 🤐🤛

Life starts at 40. A missed opportunity to do something great for the 40th version. Come on Nike... Reformulate the react midsole....put in a H plate or something on the forefoot and stick with air zoom in the heel section... Make it interesting.... And throw away the tradition of shoes getting heavier in each new version (other than the most high end)

after a month with Pegasus40 I can say they are very warm and sweaty, noisy, also too much movement in the heel

Even better. Puma Velocity Nitro 2. £50. Far better shoe

The big drawback of the pegs 40 is that they weight even more than 39. so no point to get them whtsoever.

I expected more 😂

You either love or hate the Pegasus. I love my Peg 39

But Nike could’ve added fruits to the oats on this Pegasus 40, but no…

Peg 39 was a dull lifeless shoe. I sold it after 30 miles. Peg 40 looks the same. Waste of time. Buy Saucony for daily shoes. Simple.

I dunnooo....I came here for Fordy and wanted to hear Fordy's review, not Aubry. I will go to Aubry if I want to hear Aubry's review.

So many things wrong with this shoe. Drop is too high, and WILL ruin your calfmuscles - and thereby your achilles tendon -. The toebox narrows inwards to soon (a Nike thing...), making the last/shape of the shoe only fit people with a narrow foot, already ruined by narrow footwear. But thats most people in the US and western world. I've used the Nike Pegasus randomly in its first 10 years, from around 84'ish to 1992, and then a couple of times in between and now the latest iteration. And the truth is, that the shoe has not improved in the last 30 years! Oh, a lot of marketing BS as usual, but nothing in term of improving running mechanics, preventing (long term) injuries, making you faster, getting cheaper. Dont forget, that we are not talking about some BS "what the Pegasus represents...". It's just another running shoe! It's what the specific running shoe is like to run in here and now, that counts (And what it does to your body in the course of 30+ years). People did run a lot before the Pegasus even existed. But Nike knows about marketing!

Why would you throw bells and whistles at one of the most sucessful shoes of all time? A serious runner wants a product that works, not a bullet list of technology.

Another EVA shoe? No thanks. When Nike makes something similar to the Streakfly (Zoom X foam) but more as a daily trainer, then I would consider it. I'm not spending my money on the EVA shoes anymore. These things belong to the museum.

I've got the Peg 39 and I honestly don't know how anyone can run in them lol They just don't feel comfortable enough for me compared to other daily offerings (speed 3, Glideride 3 etc...) I wear mine for indoor workouts like circuit training or weight training. The Peg 40 is going to be a miss for me, not worth spending £115 for a slight upper change. Big shout out to Aubury, I subscribed to his channel about a week ago, top lad with decent content 👌🏻

Wow you've moved to Chicago? Big move (?)

Meh too heavy no usp not interested thanks 🤷‍♂️

Guy has pegs 35 and still doesn't know how their update cycle works? Smh. They use a tick tock update cycle. 40s are a minor update, 39 was a big update, 41 will be a big update, 42 a minor one and so on and so forth. I don't even make videos, i dont even run, i dont even have a pegasus and i know that smh.

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Nike new traners... 😂

You are independent

Give me a break.. Nike with lots of resources, so conservative and boring Pegasus for years.

nike pegs are mid they are overpriced and just bland