Northwave X-Magma Core Reviews

Review score: 9.0/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £169.99 (RRP: £169.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Northwave X-Magma Core worthy of a review score of 9.0 out of 10.

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• Features
• Quality
• Price
• Reviews
• Brand – Northwave
• Videos
• Summary
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Northwave X-Magma Core 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 Shoes – Cycle. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Northwave X-Magma Core.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Northwave X-Magma Core 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 Shoes – Cycle. 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 Shoes – Cycle. Brands like Northwave 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 Shoes – Cycle 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 Shoes – Cycle.

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 Northwave X-Magma Core

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Northwave X-Magma Core.

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 Northwave X-Magma Core was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £169.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.8 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Shoes – Cycle

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

We found 377 in the Shoes – Cycle category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £133.53, making it above average at £169.99.

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 Shoes – Cycle. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £378.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £11.99.

With 377 products available we worked out that 89 cost more than Northwave X-Magma Core and 283 were cheaper.

Cost of Northwave products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 103 products from Northwave, of which 49 were in the Shoes – Cycle category.

For now though we’re looking at Northwave branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £84.28 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Northwave product we found was £7.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £288.99.

Of the 103 from Northwave, 11 were more expensive than Northwave X-Magma Core and 91 were cheaper.

How much are Northwave Shoes – Cycle?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Northwave products that are listed in the Shoes – Cycle category.

The average price of the 49 products that match this search was £133.24, with the cheapest coming in at £37.82 and highest price was £288.99. With the average being £133.24, Northwave X-Magma Core comes in above average.

11 products that meet this search were more expensive than Northwave X-Magma Core and 37 were cheaper.

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Northwave X-Magma Core 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 Northwave X-Magma Core reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Northwave X-Magma Core, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.1 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Shoes – Cycle category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.4 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 Northwave X-Magma Core or another similar product, like Grangers Performance Wash reviews or Grangers Gear Cleaner 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 Shoes – Cycle.

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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 Shoes – Cycle. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Northwave, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Northwave X-Magma Core

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Northwave X-Magma Core reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Northwave X-Magma Core. 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 9.0/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 27332529967
• Product ID 2: 804507UK
• Brand: Northwave
• Model number: NWF-80204045-10-40
• RRP: £169.99
• EAN: 8030819164374
• Description: Northwave X-Trail Plus GTXWhen you’re enjoying the challenge of damp and muddy trails, the X-Trail Plus GTX from Northwave keeps out rain and wind thanks to a 3-layer Gore-Tex membrane. And a grippy Michelin rubber sole keeps you firmly planted on the pedals. Come rain or shine, the X-Trail Plus GTX mountain bike shoes have what it takes to keep your feet comfortable and secure on the pedals. When you’re riding mud-splattered trails and taking on foul weather, the waterproof and windproof Gore-Tex Prism membrane won’t let you down. And if the weather improves then excellent breathability ensures your feet remain comfortable and sweat-free. Explorer Sole. Flat Pedal Goodness. Confidence-inspiring pedal grip comes by the way of Northwave’s Explorer sole. When you’re pedalling, moving and manoeuvring your bike this Michelin rubber sole unit provides just the right level of pedal grip and stiffness to ensure rapid progress. And if you hop off your bike to push up the trail and session a feature, traction is equally as tenacious.  SLW2 closure systemThe upper of the X-Trail Plus GTX shoes features the brilliantly easy to use SLW2 adjustment system. This allows you to dial in the fit just how you like it, every time you ride. The micro-adjust dial gives precise control of the fit but then at the end of a ride, a single button release makes it easy to kick off your shoes. Quick. Simple, Durable. Precise.Features:Gore-Tex Prism 3-layer membraneWaterproof & windproofExplorer sole with Michelin rubberSLW2 closure systemFlat pedal compatibleBuy Northwave Footwear from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Footwear > Shoes – Cycle
• Size: EU 40
• Unisex
• 0
• Adult

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