Customer Reviews Nike Air Monarch IV

I ordered 12.5, should have ordered a 13. Just a tad small - but after a few weeks it conformed to toes okay. Otherwise great shoe.

This is not the first pair of Nike Monarchs I have owned and that is the primary reason for this order. They are very comfortable and the black gives me a nice change from the white in the same shoe. Zappos, as always, did an excellent job. Thank you very much for existing.

Until wearing Air Monarch IV’s, I was having daily foot pain from those “Waffle Patterned, no slip work shoes”. These shoes are poorly glued together. Shoe Goo is now kept nearby. That said, they are the most comfortable shoe I’ve EVER worn. Squeak was a factor for only A few days and left on its own. I’ve now worn them for two years and I weigh 250.

This is 4th pair of Monarchs for me. Although it is a comfortable shoe, these are not as good as the early ones. They had a better grip on the bottom, and just a more durable feel. This being a lower scale Nike shoe, the price from Nike could be a bit lower. With heavy use you will get about 9 months out of a pair. The black ones ripped quicker than the white ones did for me. So it just comes down to how long you want the shoe to last, vs price, for what you will use it for work or play. I would try a sharper pair of Asics if it were for play or going out. For the folks suffering with squeaks, take out the foot pad and put in some baby powder...then back in...for some reason it works wonders.

These have been by go-to sneakers for years. VERY comfortable and the wide sizes fit me perfectly. That being said they have a MAJOR flaw (and have for as long as I can remember). After a few days the shoes begin to 'squeak' with every step. essentially the plastic material inside begins to make a noise as the loose padding rubs against it. It has with every pair I've owned (other reviews confirm this as well). Deducting 2 stars for this. Come on Nike! You've got a great sneaker here. It shouldn't be this hard to fix a recurring issue!

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.

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.

Love the shoes! EXCEPT for the squeakin! I have apProx 4 pair & I have had to rotate one shoe to another because of squeakin... PLEASE, PLEASE Nike fix this problem! These shoes fit like a glove..

I have been a Monarch wearer for several years because I liked the style and the comfort is great, but something has happened to Nike's quality control and now the shoe has a bad squeak in the soles like they used some cheaper glue and it doesn't hold. I first thought it was just a bad pair from my local retailer, but now I have bought another two pairs from different sites online and the same thing has happened within a couple of weeks on each pair. I won't risk another $60 on a pair of these again.

This is a good looking shoe but it took two weeks to break them in so they didn't hurt my toes. Worse than that they squeak and squeak with every step. It is annoying and almost embarrassing. I won't be buying these again.

If these shoes weren't so damn comfortable I would have switched brands years ago. I walk 30-40 miles/week and inevitably, they squeak after a month or two. I return them as defective, Zappos sends me another pair and the cycle continues. I figure if Nike doesn't mind replacing defective shoes, I'll stick with them because, seriously, there's no other shoe I could put on right out of the box and walk 7 miles.

Great looking shoe and comfortable. HOWEVER...it started squeaking after about three months. The squeak in both shoes is SO ANNOYING that I am tossing them. Pretty disappointing. Without the deal breaking squeak, I'd have given these shoes at least four stars.

I've worn Nike Air Monarchs for many years. Just ordered a white pair and they squeaked within 1 week. Zappos graciously replaced them with a black pair and the 2nd pair squeaked after a week of very moderate wear. I love these shoes, but will not be ordering them again. Nike apparently can't build quality shoes any more.

Pretty nice shoes and fairly comfortable. They have an odd internal squeak. It's not the sole on the floor, it's the insole and constant.

I've bought these shoes a number of times and in recent pairs, one shoe developed a "squeak" when walking. It usually takes many months but with this most recent pair, it happened within a month. It's so annoying I'm inclined to dump the shoes.

Love Zappos, both the web site and the service. Thanks for the great inventory selection. I do not recommend this shoe. They have changed the design or assembly to the point that after half a day of wearing the shoes have an annoying squeak. Thanks You Tube for the "fix" I found on line that eliminated, for now the noise. Come on Nike really! This is clearly not the quality product these shoes use to be.

I was wary of getting a pair of these based on another review that indicated the shoes squeak. I figured -- it's Zappos. If they squeak when I wear them, I'll call them up and return the pair. Well, they do squeak, but only after about a month of using them. Maybe the glue binding the air bladders to the shoe have failed, but they are loud and make me sound like I'm walking on a wet sponge with every step. Now I have to find new shoes.

My size 12 toes hit the front of these size 12 shoes big time. I tried lacing them up tight to force my heel to the back of the shoe with moderate success. All of my other size 12 4E shoes have lots of room in length and width. I feel maybe I should soak them in oil or something due to their constant squeaking. I would maybe try a larger size but don't want to put up with the squeak, squeak, squeak while walking. The shoes seem over-insulated, as they keep my feet quite hot. Maybe this would be a good shoe if you order oversize and spend a lot of time walking in the snow.

I would love these shoes, but they would not be any noisier if I taped rubber ducks to my feet. I thought it would get better the longer I had these shoes, but if anything, after a year it's only gotten worse. It's too bad, because otherwise, they fit as close to perfect as any shoes I've owned. Support is great, and I can be on my feet all days in these and my feet and knees don't hurt. They breathe great, look nice, and are easy to get on and off. But that noise is awful. I have bought Monarchs for the past seven or eight years - with 4E width feet, my selection is pretty limited - and this generation is the first I've had this problem with. I wouldn't buy them again.

Although I was excited about these shoes and the price...they were not good! They felt great when on my feet. Once you start walking they made this horrible squeaking noise. Did not matter if I walked on grass, cement, wood floors or carpet, everyone would know I was coming. I first thought I had to break them in, nope! I tried working out in them and still could not get past the squeakiness. Maybe I got a bad shipment. I gave them away to my little brother.

The shoe looks great, feels great but after about a week of wear I noticed they make a horrible squeaking noise with every step you take. It wouldn't be too bad if the squeaking was slight but this is a pretty loud squeak. I will never buy this pair of shoes again. I am now stuck with this pair of shoes.