Shimano XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper Review

Shimano XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper Reviews

Review score: 9.2/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £98.99 – Save 14% (RRP: £114.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Shimano XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper worthy of a review score of 9.2 out of 10.

Shimano XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper Review


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Shimano XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper features

Shimano XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper specs

Shimano XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper
Spec 1

Size: Front or Rear

Other Brake Spares found with this Spec: 17

Feature 1

Oversized 22mm glass fibre phenolic pistons optimized for heat insulation, lightweight and stiffness

Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 1

Feature 2

Opposed 2-piston design reduces leading effect and optimal pad wear increases braking control

Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 2

Feature 3

Super lightweight mono body uses a forged one piece design that increases rigidity and reduces weight

Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 1

Feature 4

Can be used with a choice of adapters and rotors giving you the freedom to customise and suit your bike

Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 2

Feature 5

Recommended for use with Ice Tech Centre-Lock rotors for optimum braking performance in a choice of 160mm, 180mm and 203mm

Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 1

Feature 6

Can be used with Ice Tech pads available in resin or sintered compound, the optional aluminium radiation fin pad further improves heat dissipation reducing brake surface temperature by 50 deg C

Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 1

Feature 7

Easy to use one way oil bleeding for improved oil routing

Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 2

Feature 8

Mineral oil brake fluid

Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 5

Feature 9

Shim-less mounting system

Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 2

Feature 10

Banjo style attachment for neat hose alignment

Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 2

Feature 11

Contains standard J04C metal pads, plus optional bleed nipple blanking grub screw to save a further 3 grams

Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 1

Price

£98.99

Number of Reviews

3

Review Score

3.7 / 5

Average score in category: 4.3/5

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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 Brake Spares. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Shimano XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Shimano XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper 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 Brake Spares. 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 Brake Spares. 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 Brake Spares 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 Brake Spares.

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 XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Shimano XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper.

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 XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £98.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.1 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Brake Spares

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

We found 242 in the Brake Spares category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £27.97, making it above average at £98.99.

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 Brake Spares. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £135.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £0.25.

With 242 products available we worked out that 9 cost more than Shimano XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper and 232 were cheaper.

Cost of Shimano products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 854 products from Shimano, of which 66 were in the Brake Spares 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, 210 were more expensive than Shimano XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper and 643 were cheaper.

How much are Shimano Brake Spares?

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

The average price of the 66 products that match this search was £34.55, with the cheapest coming in at £1.49 and highest price was £124.99. With the average being £34.55, Shimano XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper comes in above average.

3 products that meet this search were more expensive than Shimano XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper and 62 were cheaper.


Shimano XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper 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 XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Shimano XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper, 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 Brake Spares 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 XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper or another similar product, like Shimano Women’s Transit Path Shorts reviews or Shimano M5100 Deore 11 Sp Boost Double Chainset 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 Brake Spares.


Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Brake Spares. 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 XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Shimano XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper reviews.


Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Shimano XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper. 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 9.2/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 25010920017
  • Product ID 2: 430969UK
  • Brand: Shimano
  • Model number: BRM9020FR
  • RRP: £114.99
  • EAN: 4524667597360
  • Description: Shimano XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake CaliperShimano XTR cutting edge braking technology, lightweight and powerful easily adaptable post-style hydraulic disc brake caliper.Features: Oversized 22mm glass fibre phenolic pistons optimized for heat insulation, lightweight and stiffness Opposed 2-piston design reduces leading effect and optimal pad wear increases braking control Super lightweight mono body uses a forged one piece design that increases rigidity and reduces weight Can be used with a choice of adapters and rotors giving you the freedom to customise and suit your bike Recommended for use with Ice Tech Centre-Lock rotors for optimum braking performance in a choice of 160mm, 180mm and 203mm Can be used with Ice Tech pads available in resin or sintered compound, the optional aluminium radiation fin pad further improves heat dissipation reducing brake surface temperature by 50 deg C Easy to use one way oil bleeding for improved oil routing Mineral oil brake fluid Shim-less mounting system Banjo style attachment for neat hose alignment Contains standard J04C metal pads, plus optional bleed nipple blanking grub screw to save a further 3 gramsA 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 > Brake Spares
  • Savings percentage from RRP: 14%
  • Size: Front or Rear
  • Unisex
  • 16
  • Adult

Other options for Brake Spares

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Brake Spares. 242 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Shimano XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper included,
Shimano XT M8100 Disc Brake Lever reviews, Shimano XT M8120 Brake Caliper reviews, or we really liked the look of Shimano SLX M7120 Brake Caliper reviews as another alternative.

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