Shimano Claris R2000 2×8 Speed Shifter Set Reviews

Review score: 9.1/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £133.99 – Save 26% (RRP: £179.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Shimano Claris R2000 2×8 Speed Shifter Set worthy of a review score of 9.1 out of 10.

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• Quality
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• Brand – Shimano
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Shimano Claris R2000 2×8 Speed Shifter Set 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 Gear Shifters. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Shimano Claris R2000 2×8 Speed Shifter Set.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Shimano Claris R2000 2×8 Speed Shifter Set 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 Gear Shifters. 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 Gear Shifters. 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 Gear Shifters 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 Gear Shifters.

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 Claris R2000 2×8 Speed Shifter Set

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Shimano Claris R2000 2×8 Speed Shifter Set.

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 Claris R2000 2×8 Speed Shifter Set was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £133.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.6 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Gear Shifters

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

We found 184 in the Gear Shifters category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £114.04, making it above average at £133.99.

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 Gear Shifters. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £389.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £2.99.

With 184 products available we worked out that 65 cost more than Shimano Claris R2000 2×8 Speed Shifter Set and 118 were cheaper.

Cost of Shimano products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 854 products from Shimano, of which 88 were in the Gear Shifters 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 above 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, 146 were more expensive than Shimano Claris R2000 2×8 Speed Shifter Set and 707 were cheaper.

How much are Shimano Gear Shifters?

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

The average price of the 88 products that match this search was £125.71, with the cheapest coming in at £2.99 and highest price was £389.00. With the average being £125.71, Shimano Claris R2000 2×8 Speed Shifter Set comes in above average.

39 products that meet this search were more expensive than Shimano Claris R2000 2×8 Speed Shifter Set and 48 were cheaper.

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Shimano Claris R2000 2×8 Speed Shifter Set 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 Claris R2000 2×8 Speed Shifter Set reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Shimano Claris R2000 2×8 Speed Shifter Set, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.5 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Gear Shifters 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 Claris R2000 2×8 Speed Shifter Set or another similar product, like Shimano Tourney STI 3×7 Speed Shifter Set reviews or Shimano Sora R3000 9 Speed Triple Shifters 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 Gear Shifters.

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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 Gear Shifters. 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 Claris R2000 2×8 Speed Shifter Set

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Shimano Claris R2000 2×8 Speed Shifter Set reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Shimano Claris R2000 2×8 Speed Shifter Set. 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: 27131275711
• Product ID 2: 805119UK
• Brand: Shimano
• Model number: STR2000DPA
• RRP: £179.99
• EAN: 4524667321514
• Description: Shimano Claris R2000 2×8 Speed Shifter SetEngineered for road bike adventures, these 2×8 speed dual control levers provide smooth and dependable shifting operation on every ride. Coming equipped with an adjustable lever reach, these can be fine-tuned to perfectly match your hand size, riding style and the terrain conditions. Shimano has also ensured that both shifting and braking can be controlled from each lever, which frees up valuable handlebar space.Features:Use: RoadSpeed: 2×8 speedShift Lever Outer Casing: OT-SP41Shift Lever Outer Casing RD Side: OT-SP41 SealedNew Super SLR: YesHidden Brake and Shift Cables: YesClamp Band: 23.8 – 24.2mmReach Adjust: ScrewLever Type: Dual Control LeverSingle or Pair: PairPart Numbers: STR2000DPATechnologies:Optislick: OPTISLICK cables feature a minimal and uniform electrically coated layer that improves cable routing efficiency and provides excellent corrosion resistance.New Super SLR: SLR stands for SHIMANO Linear Response. The NEW SUPER SLR design makes use of a friction-reducing mechanism in the caliper, lever and cable that improve response and modulation. Also for the lever, the SERVOWAVE mechanism is adopted to provide quick contact of shoe to rim and longer stroke from the initial braking effect for better control. SLR is the essential factor in the SHIMANO dual-pivot caliper that deliver more braking power than conventional side-pulls.Dual Control Lever: DCL stands for DUAL CONTROL LEVER. It has brake and shifting functions in the system and enables easy operation. Ergonomic innovation is probably more critical to the higher standard performance than the added gearing. The shift internals borrow the robustness from our MTB technology and are so smooth and effortless that one finger shifts front and rear are possible. Indeed, shifting is the ultimate act of SHIMANO TOTAL INTEGRATION, and simply has to be experienced to be understood.SP41: With OT-SP41 the entire length of the outer casing is pre-lubricated with a special silicone grease for quick and precise shifting performance. OT-SP41 maximally reduces the inner cable friction to provide quick response to operations and easy/effortless shifting. Moreover, power loss due to delay in shifting and fatigue by shifting especially when you ride on the terrain with many ups and downs as well as a long distance is also reduced. 8 color options are also available for outer casing to meet many requests.Reach Adjust: Brake lever is equipped with a reach adjust mechanism. The distance from handlebar grip to lever can be adjusted to suit any hand size, type of riding and individual rider preferences.A 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 > Gear Shifters
• Savings percentage from RRP: 26%
• Size: Set
• Unisex
• 46
• Adult

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Other options for Gear Shifters

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Gear Shifters. 184 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Shimano Claris R2000 2×8 Speed Shifter Set included,
Shimano Sora R3000 9 Speed Double Shifters reviews, Shimano Tourney TX800 3×8 Speed Shifters reviews, or we really liked the look of Shimano Tourney RS45 Revoshift 7 Speed Shifter reviews as another alternative.