1 2 3 4 hey everybody this is Jacob with Fitness tested and today we've got the GEL Nimbus 27 as6 they released the gel nimus 25 a couple years ago and this was the model that really actually got me into as6 um along with the Nova blast line so it's just a super comfortable shoe for those long runs and just your daily training um so premium comfort in the midsole and the upper is also just very comfortable especially around the heel collar for this model the gel nibus
27 they have not changed much though um even dating back to the 25th version they're still sticking with the FF blast plus Eco midsole they have the pure gel in the heel just for that soft uh cushion Landing as you're rolling through your stride the upper is very similar as well the same type of build with the jard mesh upper along with the knit tongue so not a super plush tongue compared to your usual long run shoe but it's just super comfortable around the foot as you're rolling through your
stride and along with the out soole they did keep it the same as the GEL Nimbus 26 as well so people that have enjoyed this shoe over the past two iterations the 26 and the 25 you'll be you'll be happy to know that this is almost exactly the same I would say besides two different factors slight changes in the softness of the midsole because they did stiffen that up in the 26s so these are a bit softer Landing through your stride which I think is an improvement and then
also in the upper a big complaint was that it was a bit too narrow and I just based on how my foot felt in it I think they did widen that out a bit so overall there are a bit of people that are disappointed with the shoe though because they want to have this huge update you know in one of their popular models I'm a person that's kind of in between on that you know um because for example with Nova blast 4 updating to the fives it was you know a huge upgrade with the FF blast Max a lot more
responsive a lot softer so then you'd expect A6 to switch that FF blast Max foam in these shoes but they still decided to stick with the FF blast plus Eco um which is kind of confusing for me and some other people but then I really do think they intended it to be that way so they can keep just one of their daily reliable shoes the Nimbus keep it consistent for those people that want a nice comfortable trainer for those long runs and those daily easy miles and I I
think they really didn't didn't want to you know change this line and they wanted to dedicate the no blast and super blast line for Innovation so as much as I'm bummed to not see too many huge updates I'm also happy that I have just this premium comfortable daily trainer for all long miles and I'm not wanted to burn through uh too many shoes since I have an extensive uh rotation of shoes but over the past two years I've actually burned through uh three pairs of my Nimbus so
it is indeed my favorite daily trainer and I'm looking forward to logging some more miles on the Nimbus 27 for as6 so for some of the specs of the shoe uh they did keep these shoes at 10.8 10.8 o for a minsize N9 which is the same weight as the previous version they did add uh another millimeter of Stack height uh up to 43 in the heel and then 35 at the four h at the 4 foot maintaining that 8 mm stack height for the shoes overall um with the with the weight change from Back to the 25s it's
about uh5 o they've changed it still works very well for a variety of runs um I use these you know mainly for those easy days about 7:30 Pace to 8 minute pace but easily um I found myself easily picking it up to below seven minute pace for just when I'm trying to get some uptempo work in and you know pick up the effort a little bit so they do really work for a variety of workouts I think they're a bit too heavy for those Tempo efforts or for intervals there's much
better shoes you can add to your rotation for that like the no blast 5 which is $25 cheaper as well for this shoe it is going up by about five by five bucks from 160 to 165 price wise so not too significant that's what a lot of the brands are doing nowadays um along with a running shoe this works really well for just your daily walking shoes uh very good for even a work shoe if you're a nurse in a hospital or if you're even working on hard concrete surfaces this is just premium comfort
for standing on your feet all day so I think it works a lot for a lot more than running um very versatile SHO if you like content like this be sure to like And subscribe you can find these on shop. fitnesssports dcom they're priced at 165 the official release date on our site will be January 15th [Music]