NIKE AIR BARRAGE MIDWHITE MIDNIGHT NAVY BLACK | Our verdict

For the price, we believe that the Nike Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White should be on every beginner and recreational gym goer's radar. We witnessed how this trainer proved its versatility for a little bit of everything at the gym, including some moderate weightlifting. Even though some of its drawbacks could be deal-breakers, we found that this Nike shoe is an excellent value for money. And it doesn't even look close to a cheap shoe!

NIKE AIR BARRAGE MIDWHITE MIDNIGHT NAVY BLACK Pros

  • Very lightweight design
  • Supportive upper
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  • Impressive durability for the price
  • Looks like a more expensive shoe
  • Truly affordable

NIKE AIR BARRAGE MIDWHITE MIDNIGHT NAVY BLACK Cons

  • Lacks breathability
  • Tapered toebox
  • Tongue shifts sideways
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Who should buy

Having put the Nike NC Trainer 2 through its paces in our gym and lab, we think it is best suited for the following:

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Nike Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White review

Who should NOT buy

For walking and casual wear, we found the Nike Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White a bit uncomfortable. The buy nike kd 11 gold offers much better in-shoe comfort for that purpose.

The trainer also happens to be not so breathable. We recommend the Nike Legens Essential 3 for better ventilation.

Nike Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White lab test

Finally, the Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White is definitely not a shoe for Yeezy workouts and heavier lifting. You should turn to the Nike Metcons Klapki damskie Nike Kawa Czerń.

Cushioning

Heel stack

To feel most comfortable and stable at the gym, you don't want a shoe with overly thick cushioning. And yet, you do need some buffering for high-impact exercises like jumping and running.

The Nike Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White hits a sweet spot in that regard. Measuring the shoe's heel stack with a calliper, we got 23.1 mm. This is a standard amount of cushioning for a training shoe.

We felt well-connected to the ground but didn't lack impact protection either.

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Test results
Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White 23.1 mm
Average 24.8 mm
Compared to 41 training shoes
Nike Air Running Plus pull-on jacket in black
13.7 mm
Heel stack
36.2 mm

Forefoot stack

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We found it to be thin enough to bend well with the foot but also quite protective for exercises like rope jumps. Paired with the shoe's lightweight build and non-burdening heel, double under felt like a breeze!

Test results
Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White 20.2 mm
Average 18.4 mm
Compared to 41 training shoes
Nike Air Running Plus pull-on jacket in black
10.6 mm
Forefoot stack
27.7 mm

Drop

At first sight of the shoe's cut-in-half midsole, we thought that the Nike Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White was a zero-drop shoe!

Nike Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White Drop

With a really low heel-to-toe difference of 2.9 mm, it is indeed on the lower side of the training shoe spectrum. Especially given that the standard drop of Crossfit shoes is 4-6 mm.

But what's the benefit of it, you will ask. Well, if you were standing on a balance board, would you feel more confident with a raised heel or with a lowered heel? We bet it's the latter. Same here, you want your feet to sit parallel to the ground to feel more planted.

Nike Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White support

Test results
Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White 2.9 mm
Average 6.4 mm
Compared to 41 training shoes
Nike Air Running Plus pull-on jacket in black
1.8 mm
Drop
13.4 mm

Midsole softness

Note: a low durometer measurement equals a soft material, whereas a high measurement means it's firm.

Imagine trying to stabilise yourself on a single-leg kettlebell deadlift or when doing a skater lunge. You certainly don't dream about plush cushioning at that moment.

That's why a moderately firm midsole is your best friend at the gym. We used a durometer to measure how firm the Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White's cushioning is. At 27.0 HA, it is right at the average of training shoes. We found it perfectly hard for every exercise in our routine.

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Test results
Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White 27.0 HA
Average 27.8 HA
Nike Air Max 90 Hyperfuse.
Compared to 41 training shoes
Nike Air Running Plus pull-on jacket in black
17.4 HA
Midsole softness (soft to firm)
41.0 HA

Insole thickness

But don't worry, your foot will not be sitting on a brick! We felt nice and padded by the shoe's stock insole. Based on our caliper measurements, it is 4.2 mm thick in the heel. 

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Test results
Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White 4.2 mm
Average 3.9 mm
Compared to 41 training shoes
Nike Air Running Plus pull-on jacket in black
1.7 mm
Insole thickness
7.2 mm

Size and fit

Size

Nike Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White is true to size (24 votes).

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1 size small ½ size small True to size ½ size large 1 size large
Compared to 37 training shoes
Nike Air Running Plus pull-on jacket in black
½ size small
Slightly small
True to size
Slightly large
½ size large

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If you asked us to close our eyes and determine a Nike shoe by touch, we would say that the narrowest one is Nike! As it happens, the Nike Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White matches this description.

Although we did measure the widest part of the shoe's toebox at 105.2 mm (wider than average), its tapered shape still ruined the fit.

Nike Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White Toebox width at the widest part
Test results
Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White 105.2 mm
Average 100.4 mm
Compared to 41 training shoes
Nike Air Running Plus pull-on jacket in black
90.4 mm
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108.5 mm

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Taking our measurements at the big toe mark, we got 76.2 mm. Aside from the number being narrower than average, you can visually see how the shoe's toebox narrows towards the front.

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Test results
Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White 76.2 mm
Average 78.8 mm
Compared to 34 training shoes
Nike Air Running Plus pull-on jacket in black
65.0 mm
Kyrie 8 Infinity
89.4 mm

Stability

Lateral stability test

As you can see from our ankle shifting test below, the Nike Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White doesn't have the best stability among gym shoes. But it's not terrible either!

When we kept our workout intensity at a moderate level, this Nike shoe coped with the task very well. We felt support coming from the overlays and raised sidewalls. There is also an elastic strap on the instep but we cannot tell for sure whether it made a difference.

Nike Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White weightlifting

Torsional rigidity

The Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White is a monster in disguise. It may look like a softie but when you try to twist the shoe, it fights back with vigour!

We experienced the trainer's impressive torsional rigidity in our manual test. On a stiffness scale from 1 to 5, we gave it the highest score of 5.

On foot, this Nike trainer makes sure that there is no spilling of the foot on the inner edge of the sole.

Test results
Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White 5
Average 2.7
Compared to 41 training shoes
Nike Air Running Plus pull-on jacket in black
1
Torsional rigidity
5

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We also found a good amount of stiffness in the shoe's heel counter. Combined with the collar padding, it made our ankles feel quite secure.

But unfortunately, it didn't help to prevent heel slips. The back of the collar is lower in this Nike trainer compared to other models. Take buy nike kd 11 gold for example.

Test results
Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White 3
Average 2.7
Compared to 41 training shoes
Nike Air Running Plus pull-on jacket in black
1
Nike WMNS Air Jordan 1 Retro High Satin Black Toe 25cm
5

Midsole width - forefoot

The platform of the Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White is not particularly wide either. But it's pretty close to the average measurements of a training shoe.

In the widest part of the shoe's forefoot, our calliper showed 109.3 mm. This is only 4.4 mm wider than the minimalist Slam Jam Nike Air Force 1.

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Test results
Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White 109.3 mm
Average 110.6 mm
Compared to 41 training shoes
Nike Air Running Plus pull-on jacket in black
101.0 mm
Midsole width - forefoot
117.9 mm

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As for the widest part of the trainer's heel, it comes in at 84.3 mm. This is also slightly narrower than average.

Nike Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White Midsole width in the heel

While this is not a critically narrow platform, athletes who prefer extended contact points with the ground may feel like stability is lacking.

For context, the flagship Штани спортивні nike's midsole widths are 116.9 mm (forefoot) and 95.0 mm (heel).

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The measurements for both shoes are taken in the same size (US 9 men's).
Test results
Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White 84.3 mm
Average 87.3 mm
Compared to 41 training shoes
Nike Air Running Plus pull-on jacket in black
76.5 mm
Nike Air Force 1 Low Gojo x Sukuna
97.4 mm

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Walking around in the Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White, we couldn't help but notice that it's a little on the stiff side. It just didn't feel like the type of shoe we would want to walk in for hours.

To check exactly how stiff this Nike trainer is, we bent it to a 90-degree angle with the help of a force gauge. The tool returned 21.9N which is indeed a little stiffer than most training shoes. For reference, it took 17.5N for the Штани спортивні nike Nike Running Wild Run Miler T-shirt med print i blå Nike Challenger 5 para correr.

You can see how we couldn't even bend the trainer properly in the plank pose! We were literally kept on our toes!

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Test results
Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White 21.9N
Average 17.8N
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Compared to 41 training shoes
Nike Air Running Plus pull-on jacket in black
4.3N
Flexibility <> Stiffness
37.9N

Weight

One of the key characteristics that make the Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White feel so good on foot is its fairly low weight.

Weighing the shoe in a men's US size 9, we got 10.2 oz (288g) which is about an ounce lighter than average.

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Test results
Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White 10.16 oz (288g)
Average 10.76 oz (305g)
Compared to 41 training shoes
Nike Air Running Plus pull-on jacket in black
6.38 oz (181g)
Weight
13.83 oz (392g)

Breathability

From the look of it, the Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White appears to be an airy mesh shoe. But in practice, it turned out to be much toastier than expected.

Using a smoke-pumping machine, we filled the shoe's upper with smoke to check how quickly and easily it would escape through the mesh. As you can see from the video below, ventilation wasn't the best in this Nike shoe.

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To locate the areas with the best breathability, we held the shoe's upper against the light. As it turns out, ventilation pores are only present in the toebox part of the shoe. The rest is just solid material.

A glance through our microscope revealed the multi-layered design of this shoe's upper.

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Now we understand how a shoe made of mesh can end up not so breathable.

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Test results
Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White 2
Average 3.6
Compared to 41 training shoes
Nike Air Running Plus pull-on jacket in black
1
Breathability
5

Durability

NIKE AIR BARRAGE MIDWHITE MIDNIGHT NAVY BLACK | Toebox durability

On the upside, the lack of aeration paid off in the upper's resistance to abrasion!

Because we didn't have the luxury to abuse this Nike trainer for hundreds of hours at the gym, we used a Dremel to test the material's durability. Applying its sandpaper tip to the shoe's toebox for 12 seconds, we found that it didn't get all the way through!

That's impressive for a shoe at this price point! We gladly rated the Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White's toebox durability with 3 out of 5 (above average!).

Nike Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White Toebox durability test
Test results
Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White 3
Average 2.5
Compared to 30 training shoes
Nike Air Running Plus pull-on jacket in black
1
Toebox durability
5

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The heel padding/lining didn't do so well, unfortunately. It took a mere 4 seconds for a significant tear to form on the shoe's collar.

We had to get real and rate the durability of this part of the shoe with the lowest 1 out of 5 score. You are likely to see wear on this part much sooner than you would hope to.

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Test results
Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White 1
Average 2.5
Compared to 28 training shoes
Nike Air Running Plus pull-on jacket in black
1
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5

Outsole hardness

Despite the shoe's budget-friendly price, Nike made sure that the Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White doesn't fall apart so easily.

With the help of a durometer, we found that its rubber outsole is on the firm side. At 94.5 HC, it is 10% harder than average! And hard often means more wear-resistant.

Nike Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White Outsole hardness
Test results
Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White 94.5 HC
Average 83.0 HC
Nike Air Max 90 Hyperfuse.
Compared to 41 training shoes
Nike Air Running Plus pull-on jacket in black
71.0 HC
Outsole hardness
94.5 HC

Outsole durability

Setting the Dremel speed to a higher 10K RPM, we held the tool against the shoe's outsole for 22 seconds.

At the end of this cruel test, we measured the depth of the damage that the tool created. And oh my, it was only 1 mm deep! This is the same result we get in more expensive trainers!

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Test results
Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White 1.0 mm
Average 1.1 mm
Compared to 26 training shoes
Nike Air Running Plus pull-on jacket in black
0.0 mm
Outsole wear
2.0 mm

Outsole thickness

The amount of rubber protecting the shoe's sole is also pretty substantial. We measured it at 4.2 mm with our calliper.

If you keep the Nike Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White for gym use only, you can rest assured that its outsole is going to last a good while.

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Test results
Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White 4.2 mm
Average 3.6 mm
Compared to 41 training shoes
Nike Air Running Plus pull-on jacket in black
2.1 mm
Outsole thickness
5.1 mm

Misc

Grip / Traction

The amount of rubber protecting the shoe's sole is also pretty substantial. We measured it at 4.2 mm with our calliper.

If you keep the Nike Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White for gym use only, you can rest assured that its outsole is going to last a good while.

Tongue padding

Exploring the shoe's upper up close, we found that it has a good amount of padding around the collar but not so much in the tongue.

To be more specific, we measured the tongue's thickness with a calliper and got 3.1 mm. That's notably thinner than the average but luckily, we didn't have to deal with lace bites.

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Test results
Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White 3.1 mm
Average 5.4 mm
Compared to 41 training shoes
Nike Air Running Plus pull-on jacket in black
1.0 mm
Tongue padding
10.4 mm

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Given the lack of gussets on the sides of the tongue, there is a tendency for it to shift sideways. Some people are not bothered by that while others find it a deal-breaker.

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Test results
Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White None

Removable insole

If you decide to amplify the trainer's comfort and arch support, its default insole is removable.

Nike Nike Flex Essential Femme Guava Ice Sail Particle Beige White Removable insole
Test results
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