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Compared from 87 real runner reviews

HOKA Bondi 8 vs HOKA Bondi 9 vs Brooks Glycerin 22

Side by side from 87 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.

63 signal

54 reviews

62 signal

15 reviews

66 signal

18 reviews

In short

The Bondi 8 is a heavily cushioned shoe that runners find soft and protective, and some run hundreds of kilometers in it.

Runners mostly find it plush and comfortable, and softer than the Bondi 8.

Comfortable, responsive road shoe for long runs, though one found the toe box narrower.

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Specs

Weight
311 g (11 oz), men's
Stack height
39 mm heel / 35 mm forefoot
Drop
4 mm
Weight
297 g (10.5 oz), men's
Stack height
43 mm heel / 38 mm forefoot
Drop
5 mm
Weight
289 g (10.2 oz), men's
Stack height
38 mm heel / 28 mm forefoot
Drop
10 mm

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