Kofuzi has become the shoe sommelier - pairing daily trainers with race shoes! 👏🏻

I developed love to explore different type of shoes that are comfortable rather than beautiful which brought me to these cushioned running shoes and Kofuzi became my No.1 channel for reviewing shoes in a matter of a week. Great channel!

I had about 20 miles in this shoe when I decided to take them to Florida on my last trip. I ran the recent runDisney Weekend events in this pair and found myself answering a lot of questions for fellow runners. I really enjoyed them as I ran at paces ranging from 6:10 to 11-minute mile - depending on if I was running with friends/family for conversations; or running up to get a spot in line for a Disney Characters... My race day shoes have been Endorphin Pro 3 since they came out and I found the same great feel in this ON shoe - likeminded with your review and made me smile. When looking for a new slow and long distant runner, it came down to this shoe and the New Balance shoe (also in your video), and I am glad with my choice - also happy with the knowledge from my local shoe store… I did not expect to run that fast over the weekend (as it is not really for time) but did enjoy the shoes comfort when I did and that surprised me.

I think this is the first pair I bought before your review came out and I honestly really love them for those slower recovery runs!

Many thanks for this review, really helpful as always. I see a lot of people wearing ON shoes as street shoes only but this is the first design I could be tempted by for running.

Good luck on Monday! Stay safe and wishing you all the success.

One thing I find annoying with most people who hate on all On shoes is the fact that all they seem to care about is bounce and cushion in a shoe. The Cloudflow, Cloudflash and Cloudrush are firm but snappy, and transition smoothly from mid to toe very well which is a trait that is quite consistent across all their shoes and what may be the 'precision' of On shoes that you're describing.

Not really interested in buying this one but always interested in watching your videos and really enjoying the new format. Great work thanks Kofuzi. Ian 🇬🇧

I am really liking this shoe a lot.....because it does not feel like the traditional On shoe. My daily training rotation has been the Novablast 3 (almost time to retire) and the Rebel V3. This Cloudsurfer iteration has broken into that inner circle. I 100% agree with your pricing commentary. The On brand markup/tax makes me cringe.

Did a event with my club and got a free pair. It was weird at first because I felt the rear of the shoe was rolling, but after breaking them in they’re so comfortable and I really enjoy this shoe since it felt more natural in my opinion. My friends preferred more cushioning. While I think it was fine since Im used to shoes with a smaller midsole. Really amazed how On is listening and counting to innovate in their products. Your video as always is so informative and I can’t wait to drop more miles in them.

Have tried various On shoes in the past and I like a few for casual wear but did not like any of their running shoes - both for the road and trail. They were firm and stiff, didn't fit my feet well, and just didn't provide a good ride. But, after seeing all the positive reviews from people I've come to trust, I decided to give it a try. Well, I received the new Cloudsurfer today and took it out an 8-mile run and I'm impressed. It's a unique shoe. It's somewhere in between the daily trainer and easy/recovery categories although I'm inclined to put it in the latter. But, for an easy/recovery max-cushioned variety, it's very light (mine is around 7.8 ounces or 221 grams in my size 8 US), nimble, and can keep up with faster paces. This being said, this is no speed/tempo shoe. It's really best for easy slower paces and felt great in between 8' and 9' per mile paces. It felt okay at around 7'/mile when I picked up the pace a bit but just doesn't have the energy return or the snap for going fast. It's a little too soft for that and makes you overcompensate. I slowed down and decided to keep the pace at around 8'~8'30"/mile and just enjoy the ride. It's a unique ride. To me, it's an easy/recovery/slow shoe that feels like a light daily trainer, which is very interesting. It's around 2 full ounces lighter than the Invincible Run (2 & 3), More V4, SC Trainer, and Gel-Nimbus 25 in my size, so it makes me want to go faster but feels best when I run at the pace that's best for these heavier max-cushioned shoes. The ride reminds me of those shoes but without the midsole bulk/height and the weight. I smirked at times as I ran, thinking "Well, this is rather different and in a good way." It's not as protective as the aforementioned bulkier and heavier shoes and I feel some soreness in my left knee right now which I think happened when I picked up the pace. My assessment after the first run is that I should not try to run fast in this shoe like I would with, say, the Prime X Strung or the Vaporfly 3 - two shoes I've been running in a lot lately. The ride reminds me of the Mach 5 but is softer. It's pretty soft and stability could be an issue for some people. Trying to fun fast could exacerbate the stability issue. I think I need to remember to run easy and slow when I put this On my feet (pun intended!). It's a very comfortable shoe (the upper reminds me of the Gel-Nimbus 25) and light, but it wants you to take it easy like you would with heavier max-cushioned shoes. Overall, it's a winner - the best On shoe I've tried.

Yeah that hard spring board was the worse. Glad that On is finally making some shoes that you can actually run in. This on the heels of the CloudMonster is great!

looooving this shoe. Daily trainer of the year so far.

The Puma Deviate Nitro 2 is $160 as well, but it has super foam and a plate.

My favorite daily runner and high mileage by quite a bit(coming from Cliftons). Super comfortable! And Maybe the best walking shoe ever.. I spent 12-13 hours walking las vegas Thursday.... including from the airport to my hotel/caesars, I was at about 14 miles when my Apple watch died... and that was a couple hours before I went back to the hotel. Normally when I walk that much I'll feel it. Even after 12 hours my feet felt great and felt great puting back on the next day. I just wish they sold these in Navy Blue so I could wear them with my scrubs at work.

Excited for your boston run

Most Amazing ON Shoe!!!!!

On Shoe Co. rep came to our running store (Bryn Mawr Running Co.) 8 am this morning to demo this shoe before our morning club run. We took them out for a ride, most of us ran an 8 mile loop on a very muggy day (no one is acclimated yet). My personal comments are that the Cloudsurfer is like running on pillows. It is a plush ride. I recently had an ankle issue (pain. swelling) not related to specific trauma that is aggravated by pronation in walking/running and I just gingerly started up running (with some pain) again this week. Late last night I ran two easy miles in Saucony Speed 2s and my ankle blew up. I iced and took massive quantities of Vitamin I (Ibuprofen lol) fearing I would not be able to run this morning. I also feared having pain after a mile or two and having to turn back. Surprisingly, this was my first absolutely pain free run in weeks, and 10 hours later I still have no pain (and didn't even think to ice). This tells me it is a stable (not pronating) ride. I am a midfoot striker, heels on downhills maybe. I did experience hip fatigue after a few miles, which I am not sure was due to the horrid dew point/humidity and hills (566 ft elevation) where every muscle in your body hurt and my heart rate lived in Z4 a lot (hills plus my fitness drop after I missed 3 weeks of training ), or was it the softness of the shoe (and no plate or energy rods, etc.) giving my hips an added burden. Some of us concluded that it was a bit too soft for a true daily trainer or long run (over 10 miles) shoe but more suited for an easy recovery day, 5 miles at slower paces. I know one runner loved the Clousdsurfer so much after the demo run that she bought a pair for daily use, and she runs 40+ miles/week in those same hills. Many of the employees of the shoe company said they were liking/wearing them for work, specifically the standing/walking stresses of their job. One is training for a marathon in 3 weeks. Opinions vary, but the arrow seems to be pointing up.

This is an incredible overview and review of this shoe. I have also tried it and agree with your assessment of it. I also own the Adidas Adios Pro 3 and agree these 2 could be a good pairing, though personally I would pair with Hoka Clifton 9. Very fair comparison of this shoe with New Balance 1080 v12 and Hoka Clifton 9. 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼

I need to call out that while comfortable, innovative, and stylish. This shoe is by far the squeakiest shoe on the planet! With almost clown car-level ridiculousness, especially when it's humid out, with every single step. Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak at 170 stm! Am I alone on this? On please Swiss engineer the squeak out of these shoes for the next iteration!

Great video Kofuzi and the Cloud Surfer is a great shoe, love it for my daily runs. They should use this new mid-sole in the Cloud Neo as that is a great idea hamstrung by a rubbish midsole.

Always like your categorization; plush daily, speedy max, etc..

good review. I agree that is a very comfortable shoe.....but it's become more of a "walk around" shoe for me. It doesn't have the structure I want for longer days but they are certainly moving in the right direction. Nike seems to be moving in the opposite direction.

waiting for this! Thanks for the review

Cheers for another great review from South Loop! Hope you've been enjoying this fantastic fake summer we're having

Great looking shoe.

I'm looking into these in the future, because they're really comfy when I tried them, but given that many people have complained of their squeakiness, I'll wait until On works on that issue.

i got a pair of these at REI since my yearly dividend rewards covered half the cost. But, it's hard to pay $160 for a 'daily trainer' like this one when Asics has the Magic Speed 3, Puma has crazy sales (got the Deviate Nitro 2 for $120) and same with Adidas - purchased the Adios Pro 3 for $138 on sale. But i'll try them out (6'4, 221 lbs)

Just got me a pair, i usually wear cloudstratus but these are super comfy👍

kofuzi!!!!! im really so excited for boston, can't wait for your race recap and runner's weekend videos about it!

It's similar to Anta Men A-Loop Running shoes but Anta is way affordable. I haven't bought Anta but it's kinda popular in my country and Asia.

Love your video. Always love On as street shoes, but now seriously consider to get a pair for running .

I saw a picture of Kipchoge training in Boston this week in r/Massachusetts so it's getting real.

Quite interested in this model. Seems a good step forward for the brand.

very good comparison with the 1080v12. They do have a similar utility.

I’ve always been a bit of a skeptic with On’s offerings but this looks like a legitimate daily trainer.

Your shoe reviews seem to be most inline with my running style. In excited to hear your thoughts on the on eclipse

I recently bought my first pair of On's after using my beloved Hokas for year. Tried the cloud monster first. They were pretty good. However, after trying the surfer's, I was hooked.

I tested these shoes and I feel like these are like a nice recovery shoe

Would love to try an On shoe but they are rarely discounted, this looks really good, maybe you could do a comparison with the new Cumulus 25

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I really wanted to like it. It felt sloppy and mushy to me, but liked the rocker.

I wonder how the foam will hold up at the connecting sections where it’s collapsing at the angle of the clouds. Usually foams are engineered for compressive forces, but here the primary cushioning mechanism is more like shearing forces of those sections of foam.

Hope these are better than the cloud monster.

Pairing this with the Cloudmonster has been amazing for my road show rotation. This goes long and slow, monster is speedier.

Nice video I’m not sure to get the orange or green color way of the on show

Soon they will make shoes with no holes

Kofuzi - may you kick Boston's butt! I think every brand is worth trying once they get Kofuzi's attn. At 200 pounds I am looking for shoes that won't bottom out so I am interested. Thanks

One of ons better looking shoes to me.

Congrats on your 2:41 Boston marathon time!

I love On stuff except the shoes haha Once they get rid of the holes “cloud” stuff I’ll get a pair. I saw some prototypes being worn at marathons that look awesome

They seem like a nice nursing work shoe for me. I typically go with Hokas but ON has been coming out with some good shoes lately. I have a pair of Monsters that I train in and enjoy it. So ill give this a shot. Thanks for the review Kofuzi. 💯

Have you ever had any problems with sand or rocks getting stuck in the "clouds"?

Thanks for the vid. Been watching more of your videos now that I'm training for a 5k & 10k. Noticed that you pair shoes. Do you suggest having a pair of shoes to train in and a pair to run in for race day? Not sure what you mean when you pair shoes. Thanks.

Why all those shoes from cloud they all have no arch support? Isn’t that bad ?

i agree, it lost its uniqueness, now it is just a cushy Hoka. Though I am not a fan of how there is less and less rubber on shoes.

Kofuji kun, whats your tshirts? It is so cool!

More foam > Holes in the foam

Please do not get me wrong, I don't mean that offensiv, and I do agree in your points that you made in the video, but I just have to report our experience with them: I'm working in a performance diagnostics centre with a running shoe store included, we are selling only shoes with an in depth advice before, means: video analysis, feet scan, pressure plate etc: That shoe feels horrible to walk in, 6 employees, we all had knee problems after a day walking in them because the shoe has so much cushion in the heel area that it leads to an overbending knee. For running they are kinda good with a big fat BUT: Sitting on around 30pairs of them because we can't recommend them for anyone that isn't super stable during their run ankle wise. Most customers had massive supination in them. The Cloudrunner does basically everything better in every section if you compare them if you do want an ON. So we are basically on the point, that we try to exchange them with another model, similiar to the Cloudmonster there are not enough people who can run stable and healthy in them. I'm using the monster for standing during work tho lol.

Run a lot on gravel looks like they might have fixed issues with rocks getting stuck in outsole ?

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Is this pair of shoes comfy and cushioned then Nike invincible 3??

Does the 10mm offset actually feel a little lower on the run? Seems like the materials/design of the Cloudsurfer might come together in that way. By the way, recently heard this called “dynamic offset”, which seems like a useful way to think about it.

How do you think this would work with very high arch feet? I’ve had 2 other pairs of on shoes and love them but need to replace them

Are they true to size ? Or do they run a bit small ? I typically wear a 12 in most things but lately in Nike Air Max I can get away with a 11.5. If I get a 12 it’s a bit to big. Any suggestions? I really want to order

I wear 9.5 women’s wide so I got this shoe in a men’s 8 and it is so narrow. I love my mach 5s from Hoka, is the rocket x2 a similar feel for race day?

how it compare to gel nimbus 25?

does not having outsole in the middle even out the feeling of the drop? making it flatter

Would you recommend this shoe for daily 10k?

Would you recommend these for walking over Clifton 9? And would you stay true to size or size up? Thank you

do you think they are more cushioned than the New Balance More foams?

I haven’t bought them yet, but does anyone use these for daily use? Like are they more comfortable than other on shoes?

Is this a good shoe for starting with Triathlon?

The uppers are too thick and hot, just like the CloudMonster. If they could make a very lightweight breathable upper I would try them again.

Can you use to it to ultramarathon.

How does this compare to the Cloudmonster?

Fresh Foam More though…

Comparison with the Cloudmonster??

On’s suck. I bought 3 pair. They literally fall apart, they use shit glue. Especially their hiking range. Waaay to expensive for the quality, Salomon is much better.

So if you had $160 to spend on a easy run, everyday use running shoes, would you buy these shoes?

I would think any FEM analysis would lead them to the conclusion that putting a bunch of holes in a shoe is stupid

2 years from the holes being painted on.

on, will never be a real runner shoes!!!

Overpriced hype shoe ❌

They said the Cloud Monster was great too...at first, then not so much. Kofuzi never says anything critical either. When he says "not loving" it is code for it sucks. On running is a BS fashion brand and they are worse than Hoka. Stay away.

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Friends don’t let friends run in on clouds.

Such a confusing review. Honestly there really is NO direction where this review is going. But either way. Rest knowing the fact that .. IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE with these shoes. Then that should ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS IN THE END.

Looks like shit I'll just stick to adidas dear algorithm no matter how much I browse 😆

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