Ms. Tiffany Beers posted a video comparing the Nike Epic React Flyknit & adidas UltraBoost

Maybe you don’t know, madam Tiffany Beers – Former Technical Director of Nike’s self-lacing shoe project – is the high-end design brain behind Nike’s most modern shoe models such as the Nike MAG or HyperAdapt 1.0.

Currently a Engineering Program Manager at Tesla, she Tiffany Beers is still very interested in the athletic shoe industry. Recently, despite being an ex of the Swoosh, she uploaded one to YouTube The video is very objective Comment, evaluate and compare the two most popular running shoe products today Nike Epic React Flyknit & adidas UltraBoost.

In this 15-minute long video, she gave comments, assessments, detailed comparisons and scored a 1 for each pair based on 12 main factors such as: price, variety, aesthetics. design, body smoothness, bottom smoothness, traction, lacing system, stability, grip, quality, durability and weight. The end result is a tie – both shoes get 8 points out of 12. However, Tiffany Beers eventually turned to Nike because the price was more affordable ($ 150 vs. $ 180 for the adidas UltraBoost) and lighter to wear. Ms. Tiffany Beers also emphasized that she has just brought these two pairs to run a distance of about 40km so far and needs more running to get more accurate judgment.

See more: The battle for technology and materials: Nike React vs. adidas BOOST

For the past 5 years, adidas Boost foam insole technology has dominated the world and we have all been waiting for Nike’s answer for that long. We do not know the exact time Nike spent researching and developing a competitive sole, but many people believe that the newly released Nike React sole, no matter how quality, has. It’s too late in the game. On the other hand, delay means “the Swoosh” has spent a lot of time and resources developing a state of the art, high quality technology. So, regardless of the looks, what’s the likelihood that Nike React can overthrow the adidas Boost empire?

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