Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Shoes Review

Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Shoes Reviews

Review score: 8.9/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £52.99 – Save 65% (RRP: £149.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Shoes worthy of a review score of 8.9 out of 10.

Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Shoes Review


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Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Shoes features

Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Shoes specs

Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Shoes
Spec 1

Colour: White

Other Shoes – Cycle found with this Spec: 161

Spec 2

Shoe Size: EU 38

Other Shoes – Cycle found with this Spec: 3

Spec 3

Gender: Male

Other Shoes – Cycle found with this Spec: 2286

Spec 4

Age Group: Adult

Other Shoes – Cycle found with this Spec: 4703

Feature 1

Please Note: Going up half a size from normal shoe size is suggested

Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 43

Feature 2

Expert level off-road SPD shoe, suitable for racing or performance mountain biking featuring Dynalast XC sole design

Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 1

Feature 3

Aggressive dual injection-moulded mud-shedding tread pattern provides excellent traction when off the bike

Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 1

Feature 4

Carbon fibre reinforced plate in the outsole transfers your energy straight to the pedals

Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 1

Feature 5

Synthetic leather upper for comfort, protection and durability

Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 1

Feature 6

Easy to use secure fitting low profile micro-adjusting buckle strap is backed up by the new Cross X Strap system that prevents pressure points

Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 1

Feature 7

Works with optional replaceable spikes

Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 1

Feature 8

Weight: 632g for a pair of size 40

Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 1

Price

£52.99

Number of Reviews

41

Review Score

4.1 / 5

Average score in category: 4.4/5

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Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Shoes – Cycle. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Shoes.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Shoes is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Shoes – Cycle. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Shoes – Cycle. Brands like Shimano are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Shoes – Cycle category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.


Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Shoes – Cycle.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Shoes

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Shoes.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Shoes was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £52.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.3 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Shoes – Cycle

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Shoes – Cycle.

We found 377 in the Shoes – Cycle category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £133.53, making it below average at £52.99.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Shoes – Cycle. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £378.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £11.99.

With 377 products available we worked out that 355 cost more than Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Shoes and 21 were cheaper.

Cost of Shimano products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 854 products from Shimano, of which 63 were in the Shoes – Cycle category.

For now though we’re looking at Shimano branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £94.29 making this product below average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Shimano product we found was £1.00 and the highest price we could find from them was £1999.99.

Of the 854 from Shimano, 366 were more expensive than Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Shoes and 485 were cheaper.

How much are Shimano Shoes – Cycle?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Shimano products that are listed in the Shoes – Cycle category.

The average price of the 63 products that match this search was £107.57, with the cheapest coming in at £19.99 and highest price was £319.99. With the average being £107.57, Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Shoes comes in below average.

55 products that meet this search were more expensive than Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Shoes and 7 were cheaper.


Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Shoes Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Shoes reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Shoes, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.3 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Shoes – Cycle category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.4 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Shoes or another similar product, like Shimano M089 MTB SPD Shoes 2017 reviews or Shimano M089 MTB SPD Shoes reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Shoes – Cycle.


Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Shoes – Cycle. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Shimano, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.


YouTube Video of Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Shoes

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Shoes reviews.


Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Shoes. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 8.9/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 25010882171
  • Product ID 2: 596512UK
  • Brand: Shimano
  • Model number: BXC6138
  • RRP: £149.99
  • EAN: 4524667975595
  • Description: Shimano XC61 MTB SPD ShoesShimano footwear is as technologically innovative as the components they’re known for. Get the right gear for your needs and the conditions with Shimano’s no-compromise attitude to using the best materials for unrivalled performance and comfort.Features:Please Note: Going up half a size from normal shoe size is suggestedExpert level off-road SPD shoe, suitable for racing or performance mountain biking featuring Dynalast XC sole designAggressive dual injection-moulded mud-shedding tread pattern provides excellent traction when off the bikeCarbon fibre reinforced plate in the outsole transfers your energy straight to the pedalsSynthetic leather upper for comfort, protection and durabilityEasy to use secure fitting low profile micro-adjusting buckle strap is backed up by the new Cross X Strap system that prevents pressure pointsWorks with optional replaceable spikesWeight: 632g for a pair of size 40A two-year warranty is offered with all Shimano shoes from Chain Reaction Cycles.Buy Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Footwear from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Footwear > Shoes – Cycle
  • Savings percentage from RRP: 65%
  • Size: EU 38
  • Male
  • 97
  • Adult

Other options for Shoes – Cycle

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Shoes – Cycle. 377 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Shimano XC61 MTB SPD Shoes included,
Shimano M200 MTB SPD Shoes 2016 reviews, Shimano XC51 MTB SPD Shoes reviews, or we really liked the look of Shimano RP2 SPD Road Shoes 2018 reviews as another alternative.

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