Northwave X-Trail Plus MTB Shoes 2020 Review

Northwave X-Trail Plus MTB Shoes 2020 Reviews

Review score: 8.8/10 – Updated October, 2024

Latest Price: £119.99 (RRP: £119.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Northwave X-Trail Plus MTB Shoes 2020 worthy of a review score of 8.8 out of 10.

Northwave X-Trail Plus MTB Shoes 2020 Review


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Northwave X-Trail Plus MTB Shoes 2020 features

Northwave X-Trail Plus MTB Shoes 2020 specs

Northwave X-Trail Plus MTB Shoes 2020
Spec 1

Colour: Black

Other Shoes – Cycle found with this Spec: 6387

Spec 2

Shoe Size: EU 42, EU 41, EU 40, EU 47, EU 46

Other Shoes – Cycle found with this Spec: 1

Spec 3

Gender: Unisex

Other Shoes – Cycle found with this Spec: 2527

Spec 4

Age Group: Adult

Other Shoes – Cycle found with this Spec: 4703

Feature 1

Explorer sole with a calibrated stiffness midsole

Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 2

Feature 2

Flexible medial zone for walking comfort

Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 2

Feature 3

Grippy Michelin rubber tread

Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 2

Feature 4

3D mesh upper coated with a highly wear-resistant protective film

Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 2

Feature 5

Impact-resistant reinforcements

Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 2

Feature 6

SLW2 dial closure system

Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 1

Feature 7

Integrated heel system ensures efficient heel retention

Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 4

Feature 8

2-bolt SPD cleat compatible

Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 3

Price

£119.99

Number of Reviews

1

Review Score

4 / 5

Average score in category: 4.4/5

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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 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-Trail Plus MTB Shoes 2020.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Northwave X-Trail Plus MTB Shoes 2020 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.


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-Trail Plus MTB Shoes 2020

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Northwave X-Trail Plus MTB Shoes 2020.

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-Trail Plus MTB Shoes 2020 was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £119.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.6 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 below average at £119.99.

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 174 cost more than Northwave X-Trail Plus MTB Shoes 2020 and 199 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, 25 were more expensive than Northwave X-Trail Plus MTB Shoes 2020 and 76 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-Trail Plus MTB Shoes 2020 comes in below average.

25 products that meet this search were more expensive than Northwave X-Trail Plus MTB Shoes 2020 and 22 were cheaper.


Northwave X-Trail Plus MTB Shoes 2020 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-Trail Plus MTB Shoes 2020 reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Northwave X-Trail Plus MTB Shoes 2020, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.7 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-Trail Plus MTB Shoes 2020 or another similar product, like Northwave X-Trail MTB Shoes 2020 reviews or Northwave Women’s Storm MTB Shoes 2020 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.


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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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Northwave X-Trail Plus MTB Shoes 2020. 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 8.8/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 25350695219
  • Product ID 2: 761245UK
  • Brand: Northwave
  • Model number: NWS80202024-10-41
  • RRP: £119.99
  • EAN: 8030819127270
  • Description: Northwave X-Trail Plus MTB ShoesThe Northwave X-Trail Plus MTB Shoes keep comfort levels high, pedalling efficiency fully optimised and wraps it all up in a stylish and sleek package for the dedicated mountain biker. When you’re on the mountain bike and enjoying getting your flow on swooping, technical trails you’ll love the support of the X-Trail Plus MTB Shoes with their Explorer sole. It’s perfectly calibrated to ensure efficient pedalling on those uphill sections and yet it’s got enough flex to absorb small vibrations and make it ideal for when you’re off the bike and walking too. Speaking of walking, the Michelin rubber tread is brilliantly grippy, giving reassurance you’ll get perfect traction when you’re having to be off and pushing (or maybe getting the cake and coffee at the trail cafe – slippery floors abound there).With the sole sorted, Northwave turn to giving you a comfortable upper. For this, they utilise a 3D mesh upper to wrap your foot snugly and thanks to a wear-resistant coating and impact-resistant reinforcements it’s extremely durable too, taking those knocks and bumps of rocks, roots and hidden stumps in their stride. To dial in the fit you’ll find the SLW2 dial system is easy and intuitive to use, a simple twist to tighten and a push/pull button to release either step by step or completely – kicking off your shoes has never been easier.Take on any terrain and send yourself down any trail, the X-Trail Plus MTB Shoes ensure you’re comfortable at all times, leaving you to concentrate on those perfect turns and grin-inducing trails. Features:Explorer sole with a calibrated stiffness midsoleFlexible medial zone for walking comfortGrippy Michelin rubber tread3D mesh upper coated with a highly wear-resistant protective filmImpact-resistant reinforcementsSLW2 dial closure systemIntegrated heel system ensures efficient heel retention2-bolt SPD cleat compatibleBuy Northwave Shoes from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Footwear > Shoes – Cycle
  • Size: EU 41
  • Unisex
  • 0
  • Adult

Other options for Shoes – Cycle

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Shoes – Cycle. 377 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Northwave X-Trail Plus MTB Shoes 2020 included,
Northwave Women’s Core Road Shoes 2020 reviews, Northwave Woman’s Clan MTB Shoes 2020 reviews, or we really liked the look of Northwave Woman’s Tribe MTB Shoes 2020 reviews as another alternative.

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