Customer Reviews Nike Air Monarch IV

Good for the price. Solid support and comfortable for walking. But they're pretty big and clunky. If you're used to wearing a lighter and more streamlined shoe, you have to practice picking your feet up or you may trip over impediments in your path that ordinarily you wouldn't have noticed. Your friends may wonder if you've developed a taste for hip-hop.

After a couple years of dealing with plantar fascia, switching to these from the New Balance I'd been wearing has completely taken care of it. I really do enjoy them for the comfort. But having said that. Oh my Lord, the squeaking. Every step I take makes this loud, squishy, plasticky rubber sound. People hear it and comment about it all the time and it's just too much. I really like them, but I'm going to have to find something else next time.

They squeak so much it's embarrassing! Great shoe otherwise, but not worth the noise.

Bought these shoes to replace my Monarch III's that I've had about 4 years which comfort wise I loved but they get a squeaking noise that is maddening so I saw the IV and decided to try hoping Nike corrected this problem but day 2 the squeaking commences. I still do like the style and comfort though.

Definitely old man shoes. Very comfortable. Very light for how big of a shoe they are. Easy to keep clean. These shoes are not very good on ice. I have never had problems on ice with any other Nike shoes, but these are terrible.

My son used this same shoe for years, and the last pair we bought were too narrow in the toe box and causes so much pain he can't wear them. Not sure what changed, but something did, for the worse. We are returning them.

I had ordered a size 12 and returned them for the exact same sneaker. I ordered a size 12.5 and they fit exactly like the size 12! I purchase these for a friend.

Poorly made, already squeaking from internal layers. Ordered exact same item and size before, and these are now slightly smaller.

Didn't work for my foot shape. YMMV.

Too small and tight.

sneakers were tight around toes leaving sore even after just a short try in period

I have purchased a pair of these every year for about 8 years now. They are definitely comfortable and stylish enough for casual dress. However they have ALWAYS been noisy shoes that squeak as reported in many reviews. My last 2 pair the rubber soles separated after only a few months use. I am not sure why NIKE has refused to remedy the squeak after many years, but now with the quality control issues of soles seperating early, I'm afraid to purchase this shoe again.

Noisy, noisy, noisy. I don't know why these make so much noise. I am only 220lbs and you can here me walk into the house from any other room in the house.

It was very hard to put the shoe on my foot.

These shoes constantly FART when walking in them or standing still.

It was to tight and the upper part to hard

This is my 4th pair of Nike Air Monarch shoes, and the looks and fit are great. However, this particular pair of shoes has a problem. The heel portion right shoe's sole squeaks loudly with every step. The left shoe does not squeak at all. I thought the shoe might settle with use and the noise would go away, but after a couple of week's use, but the noise is still there. These definitely are not "sneakers".

The comfort is great and the fit was good but the shoes squeak. I’m not sure I would buy another pair.

It hurts. No good for wide feet. I can do with most shoe but this one constantly irritated the sides of my toes as it is surprisingly rigid, never had this issue with most Nike shoes.

I bought the same shoe at Macy’s in size 11 1/2 and 12. 12 was a little big and the 11 1/2 is perfect. I wanted an 11 1/2 In black so I ordered on Zappos. Macy’s was out. The shoes are not long enough. My toe hits the front. Probably made in another country.

After several weeks, the shoes started squeaking. Not the bottom of the soles on a slick surface. Inside the shoe on _any_ surface. And loudly, too. Horrible design if they do that (I now see it in other reviews.)After 6 weeks, they still didn't feel broken in an we're starting to cause excess pain in some spots that I expected to smooth over after that long and using cushy socks. Not so. But, they were extraordinarily cheap, so what did I expect?

These are really great looking shoes. Unfortunately, they are WAY too small. I purchased a 9.5, (Med width) and I not only have about 40 pairs of shoes, boots and other footwear this size, but I've been wearing the same size for over 30 years. I expected them to be a little narrow until they break in, as I usually wear about a D....bu these are both excessively narrow and feel like at least 3/4 a size too short. Might I also mention, this is also the 3rd pair of Nike Air Monarch 4 (same size) I have purchased as my primary walking/running shoe. The first pair I wore out (holes in the bottom) after at least 700 miles....so not only do I think they are good shoes, in general, but also warranted buying additional pairs. I'm really sorry these didn't work out....again, they look really great and seem to be of usual great construction. I don't know....poor QC at Nike is all I can figure.

I have always been a huge Nike fan. But this is the second pair of Nike's that I've purchased lately and I couldn't be more disappointed! It appears to me that Nike has switched factories and they are now using a lower quality leather than in the past. Shoes are super narrow and do not feel comfortable at all! I hate to say but I think this will be the last pair of Nike shoes that I'll ever buy. Thank goodness for Zappos return policy!

I was disappointed in the shoe's style. It looked very old school when received as opposed to the pictures online. I returned mine.