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Shimano Saint M820 Shadow+ 10 Speed Rear Mech review

We want to ensure that whether you’re spending £10K on a new lightweight race bike, £2 on a cycling water bottle or £119.99 on Shimano Saint M820 Shadow+ 10 Speed Rear Mech, that you’re getting the very best you can get for your money. In today’s Shimano Saint M820 Shadow+ 10 Speed Rear Mech review we’re going to look at why it scores 8.9/10 in our review and why we recommend it over many of the other 373 products in the Derailleurs category. We’ve started by giving you a top level score for each of the key areas when it comes to reviewing these products, these scores include a quality score, price score, review score and an overall score.






Quality

9.2

Price

8.6

Reviews

8.9

Overall

8.9

 

Shimano Saint M820 Shadow+ 10 Speed Rear Mech reviews

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Shimano Saint M820 Shadow+ 10 Speed Rear Mech Specification

Shimano Saint M820 Shadow+ 10 Speed Rear Mech specs

Shimano Saint M820 Shadow+ 10 Speed Rear Mech
Feature 1

Direct Mount gives a simpler, cleaner look

Other Derailleurs found with this feature: 4

Feature 2

Delivers reliable and precise shifting with a stiff and lightweight open design

Other Derailleurs found with this feature: 1

Feature 3

Shadow+ features a super low profile design that reduces the risk of damage from trail side hazards

Other Derailleurs found with this feature: 1

Feature 4

Shadow Plus uses a chain stabilising switch that when on will reduce chain bounce in rough terrain maintaining more stable drive and shifting. This can be switched off to remove the wheelDirect cable routing prevents snagging from any trail side hazards

Other Derailleurs found with this feature: 1

Feature 5

All-alloy construction leads to lower weight without compromising strength and durability

Other Derailleurs found with this feature: 3

Feature 6

Four fluorine-coated link pin bushings make this one of the slickest shifting derailleurs on the trails

Other Derailleurs found with this feature: 3

Feature 7

High rigidity wide outer link braces the pulley body to increase pivot joint rigidity resulting in a crisp shift

Other Derailleurs found with this feature: 3

Feature 8

Strong return spring for a positive shifting feel

Other Derailleurs found with this feature: 6

Feature 9

Durable sealed bearing pulleys

Other Derailleurs found with this feature: 3

Feature 10

25T capacity SS cage

Other Derailleurs found with this feature: 1

Feature 11

10-speed only

Other Derailleurs found with this feature: 2

Feature 12

Urethane elastomer bump stop reduces noise

Other Derailleurs found with this feature: 1

Feature 13

Mode converter (DH mode/Freeride mode)

Other Derailleurs found with this feature: 1

Feature 14

Super wide links: Create a rigid structure that resists twisting and improves durability

Other Derailleurs found with this feature: 1

Feature 15

Integrated skid plate: Protects the derailleur in the event of an impact

Other Derailleurs found with this feature: 1

Spec 1

Colour: Black

Other Derailleurs found with this spec: 4

Spec 2

Size: Short Cage

Other Derailleurs found with this spec: 1

Spec 3

Speed: 10 Speed

Other Derailleurs found with this spec: 1

Price

£119.99

Number of Reviews

53

Review Score

4.6 / 5

Average score in category: 4.4

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  • . New chain control and silencing technologies in the new RD-M820 are a game changer for gravity riding. In addition to the proven Shadow Plus RD design, a Saint specific, high durometer urethane bump stopper (between the RD and the dropout) was added to reduce impact noise Now 10-speed, the new RD-M820 features a durable super wide link that serves as the backbone of the DH parallelogram. Ready for track and trail, the mode converter easily adapts between two settings for MTB cassette gear ratios (11-32, 11-34, 11-36) and road (11-23, 11-25, 11-28). Features: Direct Mount gives a simpler, cleaner lookDelivers reliable and precise shifting with a stiff and lightweight open design Shadow+ features a super low profile design that reduces the risk of damage from trail side hazards Shadow Plus uses a chain stabilising switch that when on will reduce chain bounce in rough terrain maintaining more stable drive and shifting. This can be switched off to remove the wheelDirect cable routing prevents snagging from any trail side hazardsAll-alloy construction leads to lower weight without compromising strength and durability Four fluorine-coated link pin bushings make this one of the slickest shifting derailleurs on the trails High rigidity wide outer link braces the pulley body to increase pivot joint rigidity resulting in a crisp shiftStrong return spring for a positive shifting feelDurable sealed bearing pulleys25T capacity SS cage10-speed onlyUrethane elastomer bump stop reduces noiseMode converter (DH mode/Freeride mode)Super wide links: Create a rigid structure that resists twisting and improves durabilityIntegrated skid plate: Protects the derailleur in the event of an impactA 2 year warranty is offered with all Shimano products from Chain Reaction Cycles (3 years on Dura-Ace and XTR products) Buy Shimano Components from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Product codes: 4524667299684
  • RDM820SS

No matter what type of bike product your buying, from the simple accessories through to the full setup of your custom built road bike, there are lots of important considerations that you should take into account, especially when you’re shopping online and unable to test the product first. This is especially true when you’re buying products like Derailleurs.

Our aim is simple, help you get the very best products for your budget. Whether that’s Shimano Saint M820 Shadow+ 10 Speed Rear Mech or an alternative, we’ll do our best to find you unbiased, genuine customer reviews to help you make your decision. We’ve found 373 different products in the Derailleurs category at Chain Reaction Cycles and we’ve also managed to find 954 products from Shimano (although only 122 of the 954 are in the Derailleurs category).

Our first piece of advice is for you to spend some time really getting to know what it is you’re looking for. An important feature for one person might be totally pointless and irrelevant to you, so get a good idea of what you want and need from your Derailleurs. Note down this list of key features that your product must have, that way when you’re comparing alternatives you have a starting point to decide whether one product meets your needs or not.

Price is the next and probably one of the most important factors of a purchase, so it’s really worthwhile spending a bit of time analysing the price of Shimano Saint M820 Shadow+ 10 Speed Rear Mech and seeing how it stacks up against those offered by different brands or even other alternatives from Shimano. Below we’re going to get into the detail of Shimano Saint M820 Shadow+ 10 Speed Rear Mech to help you see how the prices stack up.

We start this price analysis by looking at the price you can expect to pay for Derailleurs. There are 373 different products available at Chain Reaction Cycles, and of those 373, the average price is £70.97. There’s quite a variance in price in this category too with the lowest priced product we found at £2.75 and most expensive was £499.

The next stage we went on to, was to look at the price of products from the brand: Shimano. The average price was £98.07 and we found that the price varies right from as little as £0.49 up to £2089.99 with Shimano products.

And finally we thought it would be good to give you an idea of Shimano products that appear specifically in the Derailleurs category. So you can see that the price of Shimano Saint M820 Shadow+ 10 Speed Rear Mech at £119.99 is great value considering the average price of Shimano Derailleurs is £55.84 and the price varies from £2.75.

It’s also worth bearing in mind that we managed to find Shimano Saint M820 Shadow+ 10 Speed Rear Mech during our price scan of several cycle retailers, for the amazing price of £119.99 which represents a £20.00 or 14% saving against RRP. If you think Shimano Saint M820 Shadow+ 10 Speed Rear Mech ticks all of your boxes in terms of quality and features then it’s more than likely going to be a winner bearing in mind the price.

Shimano Saint M820 Shadow+ 10 Speed Rear Mech Reviews

Reviews are obviously a key part of the buying process when buying any cycle gear, and that goes for Derailleurs too. Reading reviews if going to be the closest insight you get into how good Shimano Saint M820 Shadow+ 10 Speed Rear Mech is, without actually trying or buying it. Over at Chain Reaction Cycles we managed to find 53 reviews scoring it 4.6 out of 5. That’s a great result considering the price and quality and the fact that it’s a product made by Shimano. In fact when you consider those points and combine it with the fact that the average review score in the Derailleurs category is 4.4 and the average score of products from Shimano is 4.4 it’s a steal. And actually, if you look specifically at products from Shimano in the Derailleurs category the average review score is 4.6.

That’s why you can see it was easy for us to give Shimano Saint M820 Shadow+ 10 Speed Rear Mech such a high overall score of 8.9 / 10. It seems to have the perfect combination of features, quality and price making it a great all-rounder.

So our last piece of advice that we can offer is to take your time reading plenty of reviews now, you can see that there are 53 reviews for Shimano Saint M820 Shadow+ 10 Speed Rear Mech which score it 4.6, so it’s really worth spending a few minutes reading through lots of these to see what the key advantages or dislikes are. It will really reassure you when you come to buying online.

If you do go on to buy Shimano Saint M820 Shadow+ 10 Speed Rear Mech or in fact any of the other Derailleurs, we would love to hear from you. Sharing your views will really help us to write more comprehensive reviews and we will share these thoughts with customers just like you that are looking to read reviews before they commit to buying.