Shimano Tourney RS45 Revoshift 7 Speed Shifter Reviews
Review score: 8.3/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £14.99 (RRP: £14.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes Shimano Tourney RS45 Revoshift 7 Speed Shifter worthy of a review score of 8.3 out of 10.
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Shimano Tourney RS45 Revoshift 7 Speed Shifter features
Shimano Tourney RS45 Revoshift 7 Speed Shifter
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Spec 1
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Colour: Black-Silver Other Gear Shifters found with this Spec: 47 |
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Spec 2
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Option: Right Hand Other Gear Shifters found with this Spec: 3 |
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Spec 3
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Speed: 7 Speed Other Gear Shifters found with this Spec: 50 |
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Feature 1
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Use: MTB Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 438 |
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Feature 2
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Speed: 3×7 speed Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 3
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Compatibility: Compatible with CI-DECK Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 4
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Clamp Band: Yes Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 5
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Compatible RD Type: 7 speed MTB Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 6
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Max Multiple Shifts: 6 Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 7
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Optical Gear Display: Yes Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 6 |
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Feature 8
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Recommended SL Outer Cashing: OT-SIS40 Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 9
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SL Cable Adjust: Yes Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 3 |
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Feature 10
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Shifter Type: REVOSHIFT Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 11
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Single or Pair: Single Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 67 |
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Feature 12
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Part Numbers: Right: SLRS45R7; Left: SLRS45L3 Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 1 |
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Price
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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 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 Tourney RS45 Revoshift 7 Speed Shifter.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Shimano Tourney RS45 Revoshift 7 Speed Shifter 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.
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 Tourney RS45 Revoshift 7 Speed Shifter
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Shimano Tourney RS45 Revoshift 7 Speed Shifter.
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 Tourney RS45 Revoshift 7 Speed Shifter was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £14.99 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.1 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 below average at £14.99.
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 170 cost more than Shimano Tourney RS45 Revoshift 7 Speed Shifter and 13 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 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, 688 were more expensive than Shimano Tourney RS45 Revoshift 7 Speed Shifter and 152 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 Tourney RS45 Revoshift 7 Speed Shifter comes in below average.
80 products that meet this search were more expensive than Shimano Tourney RS45 Revoshift 7 Speed Shifter and 7 were cheaper.
Shimano Tourney RS45 Revoshift 7 Speed Shifter 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 Tourney RS45 Revoshift 7 Speed Shifter reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Shimano Tourney RS45 Revoshift 7 Speed Shifter, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.4 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 Tourney RS45 Revoshift 7 Speed Shifter or another similar product, like Shimano Acera MT401 Brake Lever reviews or Shimano Alivio MT400 Disc Brake Caliper 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.
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.
YouTube Video of Shimano Tourney RS45 Revoshift 7 Speed Shifter
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Shimano Tourney RS45 Revoshift 7 Speed Shifter reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Shimano Tourney RS45 Revoshift 7 Speed Shifter. 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 8.3/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 27131275723
- Product ID 2: 805205UK
- Brand: Shimano
- Model number: SLRS45R7
- RRP: £14.99
- EAN: 4524667337973
- Description: Shimano Tourney RS45 Revoshift 7 Speed ShifterPerfectly suited for mountain bike riding, this shifter lever offers easy and reliable shifting for all riders. It features a Revoshift shifter, which allows you to securely grip your handlebar and twist it using your thumb and index finger to change gear. This means that you can stay focused on the ride and not have to take your hands of the handlebar. Shimano has also equipped this model with an optical gear display, so you can clearly see the gear you’ve selected. Coming complete with Shimano Index System technology, this version also uses an index mechanism built in the shifting lever for frictionless, smooth action.Features:Use: MTBSpeed: 3×7 speedCompatibility: Compatible with CI-DECKClamp Band: YesCompatible RD Type: 7 speed MTBMax Multiple Shifts: 6Optical Gear Display: YesRecommended SL Outer Cashing: OT-SIS40SL Cable Adjust: YesShifter Type: REVOSHIFT Single or Pair: SinglePart Numbers: Right: SLRS45R7; Left: SLRS45L3Technologies:REVOSHIFT Shifter: The REVOSHIFT shifter requires just twisting with thumb and index finger while keeping your hands on the handlebar. Easy and reliable shifting is good for average riders and beginners.Optical Gear Display: The OPTICAL GEAR DISPLAY tells you which gear position is selected while riding your bike. You can see how many gears you can select either on the low side or top side, which makes shifting control easier.SIS Rear Index Shifting System: The system constituents such as the index mechanism built in the shifting lever, the frictionless SIS rear index shifting cable and the smooth action rear derailleur realize the SHIMANO INDEX SYSTEM.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
- Size: Right Hand
- Unisex
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- Adult
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 Tourney RS45 Revoshift 7 Speed Shifter included,
Shimano Claris RS305 Disc Brake Caliper reviews, Shimano Acera MT420 4 Piston Disc Brake Caliper reviews, or we really liked the look of Shimano Sora R3030 9 Speed Triple Chainset reviews as another alternative.