Unsurprisingly, perhaps, that extra foam and those airbags mean the Alphafly Next% is slightly heavier than the Vaporfly Next% 2. Although the difference is merely a few millimeters, I definitely feel higher off the ground in the Alphafly Next%. The stack height is also higher on the Alphafly Next%, which has a height of 35mm in the forefoot and 39mm in the heel, compared to the Vaporfly Next%, which has a height of 32mm in the forefoot and 40mm in the heel. These really do the job and you notice the bounce under the ball of your foot on every toe-off. While the Alphafly Next% also has Zoom X foam, the most noticeable difference is that the shoe has two Zoom Air bags in the forefoot, which sit underneath the carbon-fiber plate.
It feels fast and stable underfoot, and with the second version of the shoe, Nike made some slight changes to the upper to make it wider and more comfortable. The ZoomX foam is soft, yet extremely responsive underfoot and the full-length carbon-fiber plate and rocker-geometry help for a faster toe-off.
The Vaporfly Next% 2 is the updated version of the Vaporfly Next%, which was released in March 2019. Here’s where things get a little different, while both are racing shoes with the same ZoomX foam, the design and feel of both shoes is different.
(Image credit: Tom's Guide/Future) Nike Alphafly Next% vs Nike Vaporfly Next% 2: Design, fit and feel
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