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Compared from 32 real runner reviews

Brooks Caldera 7 vs HOKA Mafate X vs ASICS Trabuco Max 3

Side by side from 32 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.

So a handful of glowing reviews can’t beat a product lots of people like. No sponsored placements.

71 signal

13 reviews

60 signal

7 reviews

68 signal

12 reviews

In short

Runners mostly use it for ultras and long trail days with good results, but some find it narrow or short.

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Trail runners find the Trabuco Max 3 soft yet bouncy, stable and very grippy.

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Specs

Weight
300 g (10.6 oz), men's
Stack height
39 mm heel / 33 mm forefoot
Drop
6 mm
Weight
343 g (12.1 oz), men's
Stack height
49 mm heel / 41 mm forefoot
Drop
8 mm
Weight
298 g (10.5 oz), men's
Stack height
43 mm heel / 38 mm forefoot
Drop
5 mm

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