Shimano XT M781 10sp Rear Derailleur Reviews

Review score: 9.1/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £69.99 (RRP: £69.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Shimano XT M781 10sp Rear Derailleur worthy of a review score of 9.1 out of 10.

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• Features
• Quality
• Price
• Reviews
• Brand – Shimano
• Videos
• Summary
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Shimano XT M781 10sp Rear Derailleur features

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 Derailleurs. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Shimano XT M781 10sp Rear Derailleur.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Shimano XT M781 10sp Rear Derailleur 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 Derailleurs. 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 Derailleurs. 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 Derailleurs 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.

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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 Derailleurs.

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 XT M781 10sp Rear Derailleur

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Shimano XT M781 10sp Rear Derailleur.

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 XT M781 10sp Rear Derailleur was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £69.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.9 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Derailleurs

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

We found 349 in the Derailleurs category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £69.07, making it above average at £69.99.

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 Derailleurs. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £670.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £2.99.

With 349 products available we worked out that 88 cost more than Shimano XT M781 10sp Rear Derailleur and 259 were cheaper.

Cost of Shimano products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 854 products from Shimano, of which 122 were in the Derailleurs 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, 295 were more expensive than Shimano XT M781 10sp Rear Derailleur and 547 were cheaper.

How much are Shimano Derailleurs?

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

The average price of the 122 products that match this search was £54.56, with the cheapest coming in at £2.99 and highest price was £509.99. With the average being £54.56, Shimano XT M781 10sp Rear Derailleur comes in above average.

23 products that meet this search were more expensive than Shimano XT M781 10sp Rear Derailleur and 98 were cheaper.

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Shimano XT M781 10sp Rear Derailleur 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 XT M781 10sp Rear Derailleur reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Shimano XT M781 10sp Rear Derailleur, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.4 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Derailleurs category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 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 XT M781 10sp Rear Derailleur or another similar product, like Shimano 105 5701 10sp Rear Derailleur reviews or Shimano XT M8000 1x11sp Drivetrain MTB Groupset 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 Derailleurs.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Derailleurs. 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.

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YouTube Video of Shimano XT M781 10sp Rear Derailleur

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Shimano XT M781 10sp Rear Derailleur reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Shimano XT M781 10sp Rear Derailleur. 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 9.1/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25851664203
• Product ID 2: 322089UK
• Brand: Shimano
• Model number: RDM781SGSL
• RRP: £69.99
• EAN: 4524667299301
• Description: Shimano XT M781 10sp Rear DerailleurThis Shimano XT M781 Shadow 10-Speed Rear Mech has efficiency as its key principle. The XT Shadow rear derailleur is designed with a longer swing arm and a tighter spring for crisper shifting. The Dyna-Sys rear derailleur will stay in adjustment longer and deliver consistent performance with each ride.Features:Material: AlloyDeore XT Shadow Dyna-Sys 10-speed rear derailleur delivers reliable and precise shifting with a stiff and lightweight open designShimano’s new Direct Mount Rear Derailleur system gives more space around the rear frame dropout resulting in easier rear wheel removal but also allows frame designers to shorten chainstays, increase axel sizes and move suspension pivotsDirect Mount gives a simpler, cleaner lookShadow features a super low-profile design that reduces the risk of damage from trail side hazardsSingle tension spring prevents contact with the chainstay resulting in a silent rideDirect cable routing prevents snagging from any trail side hazardsLower weightFour fluorine-coated link pin bushingsHigh rigidity wide outer link braces the pulley bodyStrong return spring for a positive shifting feelImproved cable pull ratio provides a more accurate shift actionDyna-Sys 10-speed compatible onlyDurable sealed bearing pulleysTop normal spring uses the spring to select higher gearsCapacity:¬†35TWeight:¬†234gA 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.
• Full Category: Components > Derailleurs
• Size: Long Cage
• Unisex
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• Adult

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Other options for Derailleurs

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Derailleurs. 349 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Shimano XT M781 10sp Rear Derailleur included,
Shimano Tiagra 4700 10 Speed Road Groupset reviews, Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 Di2 11sp Road Groupset reviews, or we really liked the look of Shimano XT M8000 1x11sp MTB Groupset reviews as another alternative.