Brooks Caldera 8
Trail shoe · Neutral · Trail · 9.9 oz · 6mm drop
How it ranks
The Brooks Caldera 8’s rating is an early estimate. We haven’t collected runner reviews of this shoe yet, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.
Current estimate: Good
Confidence
How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
56 Low
External retailer ratings
We break apart ratings from mass-market retailers and specialty running shops since they serve different audiences.
The middle of the bar marks the typical shoe at each type of retailer. The dot shows where this shoe ranks in comparison.
Based on
The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.
- Product line track record
- External ratings
- Our ratings
Where to buy
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BuyPros
- It lists at $150, below the $170 median for trail shoes for sale.
- It costs much less than the typical trail shoe for sale.
Cons
- The Caldera 6, the most reviewed version in the line, scores 72 on five reviews.
- It is heavier than the typical trail shoe for sale.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.
Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks Caldera
Each dot is one version of the Caldera, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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Caldera 8 This shoe
2024 · 0 reviews
80 Good
56 Confidence
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2023 · 0 reviews
80 Good
52 Confidence
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2022 · 5 reviews
74 Decent
78 Confidence
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2021 · 0 reviews
76 Decent
63 Confidence
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2017 · 1 review
70 Decent
52 Confidence
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2017 · 0 reviews
75 Decent
0 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 9.9 oz
- Men's / women's
- Men's 10.6 oz · Women's 9.3 oz
- Release
- 2024 Q4
- MSRP
- $150
- Widths
- Medium
- Drop
- 6mm
Available sizes
Women's
7
5
38
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Brooks Caldera 8 In Context
More on the Brooks Caldera
- Brooks Caldera 7 previous version
- Brooks Caldera 6
- Brooks Caldera 5
- Brooks Caldera 4
- Brooks Caldera 3
- Brooks Caldera