Nike Wildhorse 7 'Smoke Grey Laser Blue'
Colorway: Smoke Grey/Dusty Sage/Laser Blue/Mint Foam · Style code: CZ1856-003 · Release date: March 2022 · Price: $99 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Nike Wildhorse 7 'Black Bright Crimson' (CZ1856-001) · Nike Wildhorse 7 'Black Anthracite' (CZ1856-002) · Nike Wildhorse 7 'Light Iron Ore Volt' (CZ1856-004) · Nike Wildhorse 7 'Light Bone Cobblestone' (CZ1856-005) · Nike Wildhorse 7 'Mystic Teal' (CZ1856-300)
The Wildhorse is Nike's trail shoe for ground that is rough without being extreme, and the seventh version leans further toward comfort than toward protection. React foam fills the midsole at a stack tall enough that reviewers described the ride as plush rather than connected, and it holds its properties over distance better than the softer compounds much of the competition uses. A segmented rock plate sits between the foam and the outsole to blunt sharp stone strikes, though testers of the previous generation questioned how much work it actually does, and the mesh upper was reopened for better airflow. Traction is dependable on dry rock and noticeably less so once it is wet. This colourway runs smoke grey with dusty sage, laser blue and mint through the upper and sole: the muted-base-with-one-bright-accent formula trail ranges have used for years, since these shoes are photographed against landscape rather than pavement. It arrived in the spring of 2022.