Customer Reviews Nike Air Monarch IV

Lasted maybe 4 to 5 months not worn everyday.

While these shoes fit nicely and get the job done, the stitching is already coming apart after a week of wear. I guess you get what you pay for on some sites.

Please tell Nike to make cool grey and white color in xw width. I'll buy 10 pair I'm a size 11xw

I have been wearing Nike Air Monarch's since 2000. In the past they were the most comfortable & cushioned sneaker I have ever worn. My go to sneaker for workouts, shooting hoops, running, & walking. I recommended them to whoever would listen. Unfortunately in the last 7-10 yrs or so sneakers just aren't being made the same. Most are made in two parts with a seperate sole with the stupid, unecessary toe guard that's glued onto the upper portion of the shoe & they inevitably fall apart much sooner than they should. I had a pair of Air Monarchs in 2011 that last 5 yrs before they needed replacing. I can't say that about the latest version. Bought two pair thinking I was getting the same quality of my past Air Monarchs but ater two months (with alternating the pairs) I'm already seeing stiching around the two that's fraying as well as the shoe losing it's form in a couple of spots. Still love the design but the quality & comfort of the past are no longer there.

Fits great, nice style. After wearing for some months, now they squeak every time I am walking. Don't know wh, but beware...

Very comfortable but just a bit too bulky. These shoes are 50% larger in height and outside width than 4 other similar brands I ordered at the same time. They look like more like low cut boots than shoes.

Good value for the money but the toe box is very tight. I have worn a D width my whole life and these D width shoes are just barely long enough and tight in the toes. Hopefully they will break in after a month. If you need a wide toe box, look elsewhere.

I have also had issues with loud squeaking when I walk. The shoes are relatively comfortable and wear nicely, but the noise is rather a deal breaker for me. I'm going to be going with a different brand in future.

Although I have ordered this style and size in the past, these seem to be a bit narrow and tend to pinch my toes. I am wearing them in the hope that they will get "broken in" but I have never had to do that before.

They don't seem like the cushiony air soles of years past. I think Nike has cheapened the product for more profit. Still more comfortable than Adidas or other shoes.

I have owned numerous pairs of these comfortable fitting shoes. All squeaked after a couple of weeks. I decided to contact Nike directly about the issue. They said they needed to do tests on the shoes and would provide a refund if they were defective. So I suggest to all, if you love the shoes but they squeak, send them directly to Nike. Perhaps if they get enough of them in the mail they will realize there is a flaw and correct it. I love the shoes but the noise if irritating.

I love the shoes but experience the same annoying squeaking problem that everyone else does. And the right white shoe (only the right one) is turning blue. How do white leather shoes turn blue? But the shoes are very comfortable, just the right width and have been very durable so I put up with the problems. Nike -- can you please fix and you'll have the perfect shoe!

This is a beautiful Nike shoe. But there is a problem. I've had several pairs over the years. Often (too often) the right shoe start to squeak loudly a week after you start wearing it. Zappos is great and stands by their shoes. But you're better off with a different Nike product.

These are pretty good shoes for the price, but I have some downsides to share after 9 months of use. First, after a while, mine started squeaking and making noise which you will see referenced in other reviews. Second, the tongue feels a bit puffy to where I want to leave the laces really loose if sitting for long periods. For example, I just came back from Hawaii and on the flight there and back the tops of my feet started hurting so I took these shoes off. They definitely come off at home when lounging around. That said, I transitioned these into my primary walking shoes lately and have been walking about 15+ miles a week in them for a couple months. They feel good and have been holding up well. With the noise and other comfort issues, however, I'm going to try something else next time.

I have not bought Nikes in years. I seemed to remember they run small. They do. Significantly. As the shoes do not fit I will rate as 3s below. Hopefully the next pair will fit.

These are the most comfortable shoes I have ever owned. I was skeptical ordering shoes online but these shoes have been great. If I had one complaint (and it's a big one) it would be this...these are the loudest, squeakiest, crunchiest sounding shoes I have ever worn. I am in desperate need of shoes and have contemplated ordering another pair but they are annoying as hell. I couldn't sneak up on a corpse in these things. When I come walking people stop and look. No!

Ouch. They don't give and feel like hard plastic. They pinch the outsides of my little toes metatarsals. My big toes are right at the front. It seems like a half size bigger might work, but I don't think they'd breathe enough and be hot. And would remain stiff for a good long time.

I bought these for my son for work, and while he likes them they drive me crazy because they squeak. Loudly!

My husband loved these shoes from the moment he put them on. They were comfortable and fit well. He has worn them every day. He walks a lot at work. Unfortunately they have not held up as well as we would have hoped, but overall they are really good.

Shoe was perfect for being on my feet 8-10 hours a day on hardwood. I'm a very big guy so for me to find a shoe that didn't make my feet hurt after a shift is amazing. However, 3 months in the shoe started to squeak. It was off and on so I just ignored it. Now though, people say I sound like Sponge Bob with squeaky boots. Very comfortable and my feet felt great even after a long shift, but the noise is unbearable. Switching to another shoe sadly, only because of the noise factor.

I had put in a review for this sneaker, bought back in March 2013, and I wanted to update it but there doesn't seem to be a way to do that, so this is a second review with some tips for those suffering the common squeaking issue. There are some videos on youtube that disassemble these sneakers to show you where the problem areas are. Basically, there's a couple of factors. One is that the glue on the bottom of the air pillow (which goes from the heel up to around the ball of the foot) deteriorates and causes it to rub against the rubber bottom it's attached to. I think this one may be a little less common, though. The issue I had, and I suspect this one is more common, is there is glue or something on TOP of the air pillow that deteriorates due to sweat and wear, and once that's gone it causes the air pillow to rub against the canvas insole underneath the foam comfort insole. Fortunately, I was able to remedy mine. Here's how: First, I carefully removed the foam comfort insole. The glue holding it in place was weakened through wear, so it removed easily without tearing any foam pieces off. After that, I found that the canvas that was underneath had begun to wear away in spots (heel, ball of foot). I was able to use these weakened areas to get my finger in and either tear or cut a line down the length of the canvas. Basically, I separated the canvas from the air pillow, then put the canvas back in place. Then I put the foam comfort insole back in and walked around to see if that helped. If it didn't, I took it apart again to fiddle with it some more. I imagine if you wanted to, you could add more glue (shoe goo?) or some other material as a buffer between the air pillow and the canvas and see if that helps. I didn't need to, and I wanted to keep this exploratory shoe surgery to a minimum. The ONLY reasons I went to this trouble was because I really like how they look (I have the red/white/black) and they are very comfortable. If these two factors weren't satisfactory, then I would have returned them long ago. These shoes do get a lot of complaints about this flaw, though, and a quality product really shouldn't suffer this issue so broadly. But for those of you who have them or don't mind having to compensate their low cost with a little homemade fixing, they're worth considering. If you want something that is going to have absolutely no issues from the time you first open the box to the time they fall apart off your feet, and you can get that for $60-90, you may as well pass on the Monarch IV. Maybe we'll get lucky and if Nike makes a Monarch V they will eliminate this noisy materials flaw.

Wow, these are loud shoes. And never quite as comfortable as I'd hoped, a little narrow in the toe box. Heavily padded; maybe they'll get a bit more comfortable when some of the heavy padding compresses a bit. In the meantime: Squeak, squeak, squeak.

These are too tight on the pinky toe side of my feet. They squish my pinky toe. I bought them for office work because they almost look like dress shoes. I bought my normal size and they were too tight. I kept them (good price and quality) to give to my son (he has smaller feet) and bought a size bigger, but the size bigger still compress the small pinky. Ugh.

The other reviews about this shoe developing a squeak is true. I bought these shoes because a new job requires all black shoes, which I find all to be ugly. I thought this shoe was the best looking for the money and I've always felt Nike shoes fit good. I've worn the shoe for 6 days of work on an airport ramp and the right shoe has developed a squeaking sound. I believe this is happening due to the "Air" pocket in the shoe. This shoe has an air cushion that runs the full length of the sole and I think that under the toe area, the two surfaces between the pocket of air rub and touch creating a squeaking sound. Like other reviews, I don't think this sound and problem will fix itself and the shoes will now always have this sound. This is bad engineering. Nike should have just limited the Air support to just the heel. This would have prevented a failure and the rubbing of two inner surfaces. Not only am I disappointed in having to wear such a ugly/boring all black shoe, but now I walk around on what always sounds like a wet floor. It would definitely be more annoying in a quieter workplace. Buyer beware: These shoes will become noisy on a short period of time! Other than the noise, they are pretty comfortable and have a sole that will wear a long time. Too bad they are poorly designed. My first purchase of a poor Nike product.

I've been buying these shoes for years, very comfortable. However, a year or so ago they started getting squeaky. Very annoying for the rubber bottoms to squeak with every step. No more, I'm moving on to something else.