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Compared from 27 real runner reviews

Altra Olympus 275 vs Brooks Caldera 8

Side by side from 27 real reviews. Every count is the same as on each shoe’s page.

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The signal score

A score out of 100 for how well reviewed a product is next to others of its kind. It rises with positive reviews and with how many there are; negative and mixed reviews take points off. The best in each category scores in the 90s.

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78 signal

16 reviews

67 signal

11 reviews

In short

Cushioned, grippy and tough for long technical days; the gripes are a wide shape and a heel that folds.

Runners like it as a stable, comfortable trail shoe that does well on descents, but fit is a recurring problem, with some finding it too narrow or tight.

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Specs

Weight
305 g (10.8 oz), men's
Stack height
33 mm heel / 33 mm forefoot
Drop
0 mm
Weight
309 g (10.9 oz), men's
Stack height
39 mm heel / 33 mm forefoot
Drop
6 mm

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