Shimano Deore M618 DM 2×10 MTB Front Derailleur Reviews
Review score: 9.1/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £18.74 – Save 38% (RRP: £29.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes Shimano Deore M618 DM 2×10 MTB Front Derailleur worthy of a review score of 9.1 out of 10.
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Shimano Deore M618 DM 2×10 MTB Front Derailleur features
Shimano Deore M618 DM 2×10 MTB Front Derailleur
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Spec 1
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Colour: Black-Silver Other Derailleurs found with this Spec: 47 |
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Spec 2
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Size: Top Pull Other Derailleurs found with this Spec: 1 |
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Spec 3
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Option: Top Pull Other Derailleurs found with this Spec: 3 |
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Spec 4
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Speed: 10 Speed Other Derailleurs found with this Spec: 202 |
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Spec 5
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Derailleur Type: Direct Mount Other Derailleurs found with this Spec: 9 |
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Feature 1
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Use: MTB Other Derailleurs found with this feature: 438 |
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Feature 2
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Speed: 10 speed Other Derailleurs found with this feature: 42 |
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Feature 3
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Chainline: 48.8mm Other Derailleurs found with this feature: 9 |
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Feature 4
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Chain Stay Angle: 66-69 Other Derailleurs found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 5
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Compatible Chain: HG-X 10 Other Derailleurs found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 6
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Link Bushings: 8 Other Derailleurs found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 7
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Top Gear Teeth: 36-38T Other Derailleurs found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 8
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Total Capacity: 14T Other Derailleurs 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 Derailleurs. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Shimano Deore M618 DM 2×10 MTB Front Derailleur.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Shimano Deore M618 DM 2×10 MTB Front 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.
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 Deore M618 DM 2×10 MTB Front Derailleur
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Shimano Deore M618 DM 2×10 MTB Front 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 Deore M618 DM 2×10 MTB Front Derailleur was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £18.74 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.3 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 below average at £18.74.
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 217 cost more than Shimano Deore M618 DM 2×10 MTB Front Derailleur and 131 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, 651 were more expensive than Shimano Deore M618 DM 2×10 MTB Front Derailleur and 202 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 Deore M618 DM 2×10 MTB Front Derailleur comes in below average.
84 products that meet this search were more expensive than Shimano Deore M618 DM 2×10 MTB Front Derailleur and 37 were cheaper.
Shimano Deore M618 DM 2×10 MTB Front 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 Deore M618 DM 2×10 MTB Front Derailleur reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Shimano Deore M618 DM 2×10 MTB Front Derailleur, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.6 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 Deore M618 DM 2×10 MTB Front Derailleur or another similar product, like Shimano Deore T610 10sp Rear Derailleur reviews or Shimano R540 SPD-SL Clipless Road Pedals 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.
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.
YouTube Video of Shimano Deore M618 DM 2×10 MTB Front Derailleur
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Shimano Deore M618 DM 2×10 MTB Front Derailleur reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Shimano Deore M618 DM 2×10 MTB Front 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.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 27148617945
- Product ID 2: 771884UK
- Brand: Shimano
- Model number: 7344-03138-0041
- RRP: £29.99
- EAN: 5056305556532
- Description: Shimano Deore M618 DM 2×10 MTB Front DerailleurThis stunning front mech is perfect for MTB use as it offers dependable, accurate and smooth 2×10 speed shifting. Available in several mounting formats to suit a variety of mountain bike frame standards, this awesome component provides exceptional off-road performance. Optimised for use with HG-X 10 speed chains, this awesome version is designed to produce smoother and lighter shifts as you blast across the woodland. Features:Use: MTBSpeed: 10 speed Chainline: 48.8mmChain Stay Angle: 66-69Compatible Chain: HG-X 10Link Bushings: 8Top Gear Teeth: 36-38TTotal Capacity: 14TTechnologies: HG-X: Further evolution of shifting performance. A directional mountain bike specific 10 speed HG-X chain means smoother shifts, lighter weight and greater overall performance. HG-X directional chain: Outer side is optimized for front shifting and inner side is optimised for rear shifting.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 > Derailleurs
- Savings percentage from RRP: 38%
- Size: Top Pull
- Unisex
- 11.25
- Adult
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