The Nike Pegasus 41 is coming this June, and it appears to be one of the vital vital updates to the favored shoe line in years, with a totally redesigned midsole. Nike can also be launching a brand new model of the shoe—the Nike Pegasus Premium—to present runners extra choices than ever throughout the Pegasus franchise.
Nike has used its React foam as the primary materials within the midsole for the previous few variations of the Pegasus, however is updating this to ReactX with the Pegasus 41. ReactX is softer and delivers 13% extra power return than normal React, and can also be extra environmentally pleasant, lowering the carbon footprint of a pair of midsoles by 41%.
The Nike InfinityRN 4 was the primary shoe to make use of ReactX foam in its midsole when it got here out final 12 months and whereas I discovered the brand new foam softer and bouncier, the InfinityRN 4 was a heavy shoe and I wasn’t a giant fan general.
I’m hoping that the ReactX foam is built-in into the Pegasus with out making the 41 considerably heavier than the Nike Pegasus 40. Together with the ReactX foam the Pegasus 41 has two Air Zoom items within the midsole, one underneath the heel and one underneath the forefoot, which ought to assist maintain the burden down and add extra pop to the trip.
Nike has additionally up to date the higher on the Pegasus 41, which is designed to be lighter, extra breathable and extra snug than the one of many Pegasus 40, with an inner band wrapping across the midfoot to make sure a safe match.
There’s additionally an EasyOn model of the Pegasus 41, and a winter model that has a water-proof higher with a Gore-Tex liner. Nike can also be launching the Pegasus Path 5, and the Pegasus Premium, which makes use of a mixture of Air Zoom, ReactX and ZoomX supplies in its midsole.
The value of the Nike Pegasus 41 continues to be to be confirmed, together with an actual launch date past the month of June.