Brooks - Divide 3

Aside from the Goretex thing which everyone is fixated on - the Brooks Divide is...ok. I bought a pair of (discounted) Divide 3s after struggling to find a well-fitting shoe, and they were fine for my purposes - mostly road-to-trail, non technical running. They also held up well thru-hiking ~90 miles of the GR221 'Dry Stone route' in Mallorca, but did struggle in British mud.  I liked them enough to buy a 2nd pair in the sales, but they're not the most dynamic shoe and feel a bit 'dead' after they're well broken in.  Not sure how much the Divide has changed since its 3rd iteration, and whilst it depends on your intended use I'm not sure I'd spend €130 on a new pair. 

Brooks Divide would be great.  Non technical means different things to different people. To me, I would use road shoes on a non technical trail. I ran Javelina 100k in Brooks Ghosts 

Brooks Divide is marketed as an all-terrain shoe. The rubber is harder than things like mega-grip and the lugs are shallower than typical trail shoes. I bought a pair to try out since I generally run exclusively in trail shoes, even when logging city miles. My take is they truly are an “all terrain” concept, so when I’m on roads they are fine and when I’m on gross (wet or muddy) trails I do notice the lost traction, but they get by and are much better than a road shoe. On dry trail I cannot tell a noticeable difference with something more aggressive. Would recommend, but if you are OK with more aggressively wearing down some trail shoes, I’d just get a pair of trail shoes. I still prefer my Hoka Speedgoats over anything.

Trail runners - I run my street and treadmill stuff in Hokas but do not like their trail runners, so I use Brooks Divides. I get at least 2 years out of a pair, playing 2x weekly. Fantastic grip and feel. Only problem is they're not waterproof.

Brooks Divide, marketed as a hybrid trail shoe. I used it comfortably during my transition from road to trails. I would wear it for the very rugged trails though.

Check out Brooks Divides. They are a hybrid shoe for trail and road. I find them to be very stable. I also love Brooks Cascadias but they have a rock plate which can be really firm.

Brooks Divide is a good cheap robust entry trail shoe. But look for deals. There are always deals. And every brand has an equivalent version.

The Divide works well for me on the road and is so much better on light trails than a road shoe.

I like Divide, Cascadia, and Caldera and rotate between them, plus have a couple pairs of Glycerins and Ghosts floating around!

I wear Cascadia, Divide, and Caldera daily (one pair of the same shoes on each foot, haha) and rotate between them. I 50f live in rural King County, WA and it’s hilly everywhere except most of the rail trail. I love all three pairs, Caldera being my personal favorite, but my trails aren’t super technical (soil, rocks, pebbles and not really even true foothills or mountains, just big hills). They work well for my use in almost all weather (I add nano or micro spikes for snow and ice)!

I’m super biased, but I vote Brooks based on my own Brooks brand loyalty! I wear Cascadias, Divides, and Calderas and love them all!

Since I’m about to hit the rural road and then trail and then road, I’m literally wearing Brooks Cascadia as I type! I also have Caldera and Divide and rotate between the three!

+1 for Brooks! I especially like Caldera, but Cascadia and Divide (which may be discontinued?) are great, too! I’m from the rural part of the county near Seattle in the convergence zone and I haven’t had luck with the GTX versions because they still have eyelets that actively let rain in! What does help for that is, for me, wool blend socks all year in varying weights!

+1 for Brooks, especially Caldera, but I love Cascadia and Divide (which might be discontinued?!)!

Brooks Cascade, Divide, and Caldera are my go-to shoes and I wear them for road and trail!

What works for me running in rural county near the Cascade foothills and Seattle: Brooks trail shoes! The trails here are too hilly and rocky/rooty to be comfy in road shoes, but the rural roads are rocky/tree debris covered and hilly, so trail shoes are better 3/4 of the year here in the valley towns which I run! I wear Cascadia, Caldera and wore Divide until they weren’t available.