Customer Reviews ASICS GEL-Nimbus® 19

My sister said the Nimbus was the best model of Asics so I tried it. I usually wear an 8 but ordered a size 9. It was so short I didn't even stand up and my toe was touching the end.

These seem to run small and narrow. I have to reorder in a bigger size. The cushion inside felt great though.

Have loved asics gel nimbus for a long time. I wear a regular shoe size 9 but have always bought these in a 10. Ordered the 19s in a 10 and they were too small. Order a half size up!

I have owned many pairs of the gel nimbus. I usually order an 8 wide. The 8 wide was too small in the toe area. Also the shoe felt tight for a wide. Ordered the 8.5 wide. It too felt tight for a wide, the toe was slightly better. Returned both pairs, hopefully the gel-nimbus 20 will fix this problem.

This shoe runs narrow. I tend to wear an 8 N and the 9 M was still a little narrow in the toe box. Asics has shortened their shoes in the last year so order a full size up from your typical size.

BEWARE! The Nimbus 19 is made different than the older Nimbus shoes. They are much smaller in the toe area. Not sure if a bigger size would solve the issue or not because it's smaller more from top to bottom, pressure on top of the toe then from front to back. I heard from Asics direct that they have had complaints about the 19's.

This is extremely narrow. I have nothing but narrow shoes in my closet and even have to put heel inserts in some of my narrow pumps since my heel is a 4A. However, the 9 2A in this Nimbus would barely even fit on my foot! I will look elsewhere until Asics listens to customers and brings back the old fit from 13-16 series.

I wanted to love this shoe because it's very gentle on my knees. However they caused intense bunion pain like I've never had before. I never even thought I had a bunion until i wore these shoes. I can't explain what it is about the shoe as the toe box seems roomy.

Disappointed. I have been an 8.5 in athletic shoes for as long as I can remember. The 8.5 in the Nimbus 19 was like a 7.5, the 9 was like an 8 and the 9.5 was like a 10. Too bad - I really like the shoe and almost prefer it to the Gel Kayano which I have worn since style 20.

The Gel-Nimbus 19s are only one of what seems like a gazillion pairs of shoes I bought to replace my old, worn out Nimbus 16s. I'd seen the so-so reviews of the Nimbus 19, but the Gel-Nimbus has been go-to shoe since my first pair (Nimbus 13) so I had to give them a chance. While I prefer the narrower toe box of the Nimbus 19, they do not seem to have as much cushion as the Nimbus 16. I'm a walker not a runner, and try to do about 1.5-2 miles a day, but my feet are so sore after wearing these that I limp around for the rest of the day. I've tried extra cushion-y socks to try to help, and the socks do help some, but the last time my feet hurt this bad I'd walked the Freedom Trail in Boston wearing sandals. I'm keeping them (obviously I can't return them since I wore them outside) and think they'll be fine for everyday wear, but my search continues for shoes to wear for walking.

I have been buying Nimbus for several years for walking either outdoors or on a treadmill and have always found them to provide more than enough cushioning underfoot to feel comfortable. After several weeks of wearing this pair, I don't think they have as much cushioning as my previous pairs of shoes did :(. When the time comes to replace these, I hope the next model of Nimbus will feel more cushion-y, otherwise I'll be searching for something else. Yes, I know I can buy inner soles to try to achieve the comfort I want but having to do that for a brand new pair of shoes is disappointing.

The sizing on these is incredibly off. I wear a size 11 street shoe and in the past, have worn 11.5 or 12 in Asics running shoes. I had to purchase a size 13 for them to fit. Also, while these are better than recent Asics models but the heel counter is still too stiff.

You guys I'm so sad that asics toe boxes are shrinking. This would be a great shoe if it were a little wider.

I absolutely loved the look of these shoes. However, the toe box was SO narrow that it hurt my toes terribly (and I have really narrow feet!) I am sad to say that I had to return them.

These feel very different from the 15's and 16's, which were awesome for me. I'm very disappointed I had to return. The toe box is very small. I usually wear a 7.5 and always go up to an 8.5 in asics. Due to the small toe box I would have needed a nine had I kept these.

Had to return the shoe, because even though I owned a Gel Nimbus 18 of the same size, I couldn't fit my foot in the 19.

I have worn the Asics Gel Nimbus for years, but the new Gel Nimbus 19 (even in the D width) is tighter and narrower than earlier models, particularly through the toe box and across the top of the foot. So disappointed, but these have to go back.

I am a long time fan of the Gel-Nimbus over the past 10 years. Some year models have been better than others. This is the first time that I feel that the shoe runs narrow across the top around the ball of my foot. Also, this section seam stitching is uncomfortable. The cushioning is the same as the Nimbus 18 which I own now. Overall the fit is not the same or as comfortable as the 18. I am a mild supinator and I have a high arch.