Nike - Kiger Series
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Based on 1 year's data from Mar 17, 2026 How it works
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"Currently i think these are the best value trail shoes around as I bought some pairs for $50-90 and they last each 1000+ km"
"they last each 1000+ km ... and durable"
"i can run 1200km in each"
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"Nike outsole ATC outperform any vibram outsole and those Hoka speedgoat."
"Kiger 9 is updated and is much better."
"they're excellent on dry terrain."
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"Currently i think these are the best value trail shoes around as I bought some pairs for $50-90 and they last each 1000+ km"
"I get 1000 out of Kigers and they are $50 so much better value."
"they cost me 50-70$. Can't beat that."
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"Currently i think these are the best value trail shoes around as I bought some pairs for $50-90 and they last each 1000+ km"
"they last each 1000+ km ... and durable"
"I've run a 90km race in them and no problems"
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"It's wide in the forefoot, narrow in the waist and narrowish in the heel. This works well for my high arch feet. ... fits my foot shape incredibly well"
"It's wide in the forefoot, narrow in the waist and narrowish in the heel. This works well for my high arch feet."
"toebox is wider than you might expect from a Nike"
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"1. Old Nike Terra kiger"
"they're a disaster on wet rock"
"Kiger 1-8 bad wet grip."
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"wear out fast"
"wear out fast."
"I’ve just gone through 3-4 pairs of those."
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"some Nike trail runners I had in the past were very bad and unstable."
"They are not soft and bouncy"
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"some Nike trail runners I had in the past were very bad and unstable."
"some Nike trail runners I had in the past were very bad and unstable."
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"The only problem I ever have with them is it seems their toe box is too narrow compared to other brands. Hard on the feet with long runs."
"Nikes are so narrow they don’t work for me."
7sport 0.7Here’s my contribution. I haven’t done controlled tests like you did, but I run a lot of rocky vertical terrain and have put lots of miles in all these shoes. Trying to focus here on wet rock grip from the outsole and ignore other shoe attributes (fit, lock down, flexibility/stiffness, weight, cushion, etc) that also come into play with their overall ability to do the job on wet rock 5: VJ Maxx 1&2 VJ Spark Arcteryx Norvan VT (limited mileage) 4. Arcteryx Norvan SL 1, 2, &3 Salomon s/Lab Sense 7&8 Nnormal Kjeraq 3. La Sportiva Helios SR La Sportiva Vertical K & VK INOV-8 F-Lite 195 2. Whole bunch of older inov-8 x-talon and RocLite models NB minimus Salomon s/lab ultra 3 Salomon s/lab sense 7SG 1. Old Nike Terra kiger Salomon s/lab sense 1, 2, 3 For spiked shoes, I actually think they suffer quite a bit on rock because they don’t stick instantly like pure rubber soles. 4. VJ Devil 4 3. VJ bold race, VJ ice hero, INOV-8 ORoc 280
baconjerky 0.7Altra escalante racers for all distances on road and nike kigers for trails. I actually prefer a slightly tighter shoe for trails bc it feels more secure on the technical stuff.
climbinguy 0.7Peg trails and the wild horses are my favorites right now. Terra Kigers are good too but I’ve just gone through 3-4 pairs of those.
Creepy-Round-6862 0.0I have Nike trail runners, I love them-they have support in the toes for when you smash your foot in a root. I cramp badly if I eat as well-so following for the rest. 😊
Dh2627 1.0I picked up a pair of Nike kiger 9 really cheap, they are fantastic trail shoes
dukehouser 0.4The last set of kigers or Wildhorses I have had was in 2014/2015. I’ll have to look into the new ones if they have fixed the previous issue.
elbrinky 0.7Altra lone peaks in a 14 alternated with a Nike Kyger in 14. I tend to stick a shoe when I know the fit.
FluffyFingersMD 1.0I picked up the Kiger 10. Initial impressions are good. Nikes fit me well. I was thinking about running it as my 2nd shoe for Tiger Claw. However, I think it's going to be my UltraFly and Speedgoats as a potential swap shoe if needed. Either way, the Kiger feels great on the runs I have done. I'm using it tomorrow as well.
Head_Improvement5317 0.7I mostly wear Topos but got the Terra Kigers on sale recently. They are awesome shoes
Hot_dr_pepper 1.0For real. These high stack trail shoes are fine for gravel or packed out dirt but any amount of rocks/roots and these just feel like an ankle roll waiting to happen. I’ve turned my Topo Ultraventure into a road shoe at this point for the same reason. I’m really hopeful the pendulum will swing back to shorter stack heights. Not asking for a second minimalist movement, but come on. I want someone to focus on proprioception in a trail running shoe. I’m looking at the Nike Terra Kiger 10 and it’s checking a lot of boxes, but Nikes are so narrow they don’t work for me.