Shimano 105 R7000 Carbon Pedals Reviews
Review score: 8.6/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £69.99 – Save 39% (RRP: £114.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes Shimano 105 R7000 Carbon Pedals worthy of a review score of 8.6 out of 10.
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Shimano 105 R7000 Carbon Pedals 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 Pedals. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Shimano 105 R7000 Carbon Pedals.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Shimano 105 R7000 Carbon Pedals 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 Pedals. 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 Pedals. 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 Pedals 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 Pedals.
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 105 R7000 Carbon Pedals
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Shimano 105 R7000 Carbon Pedals.
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 105 R7000 Carbon Pedals was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £69.99 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.4 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Pedals
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Pedals.
We found 307 in the Pedals category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £55.69, making it above average at £69.99.
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 Pedals. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £399.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £0.50.
With 307 products available we worked out that 96 cost more than Shimano 105 R7000 Carbon Pedals and 207 were cheaper.
Cost of Shimano products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 854 products from Shimano, of which 36 were in the Pedals 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, 295 were more expensive than Shimano 105 R7000 Carbon Pedals and 547 were cheaper.
How much are Shimano Pedals?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Shimano products that are listed in the Pedals category.
The average price of the 36 products that match this search was £51.53, with the cheapest coming in at £1.99 and highest price was £154.99. With the average being £51.53, Shimano 105 R7000 Carbon Pedals comes in above average.
9 products that meet this search were more expensive than Shimano 105 R7000 Carbon Pedals and 26 were cheaper.
Shimano 105 R7000 Carbon Pedals 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 105 R7000 Carbon Pedals reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Shimano 105 R7000 Carbon Pedals, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.2 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Pedals 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 105 R7000 Carbon Pedals or another similar product, like Shimano XTR M9100 XC Race Pedal reviews or Shimano XTR M9120 Trail Platform Pedal 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 Pedals.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Pedals. 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 105 R7000 Carbon Pedals
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Shimano 105 R7000 Carbon Pedals reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Shimano 105 R7000 Carbon Pedals. 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 8.6/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25010944917
- Product ID 2: 654947UK
- Brand: Shimano
- Model number: PDR7000
- RRP: £114.99
- EAN: 4524667866282
- Description: Shimano 105 R7000 Carbon PedalsThe Shimano clipless pedal system is known for its legendary power-transfer, exceptional stiffness and easy to use SPD-SL cleat engagement system. The 105 R7000 Carbon Pedal is the newest pedal from Shimano which carries this superior performance and it does it with style, elegance and podium chasing precision.Ergonomic, Efficient and CompetitiveThis pedal design is wide and features a single sided cleat engagement. This makes connecting and releasing from the pedal hassle-free and competitive, you know where to engage every time thanks to its ergonomic design. When cycling, the wide platform provides superb support and offers excellent rider confidence and stability when manoeuvring or when riding in demanding conditions. Weighing in at just 265g per pair, the R7000 Carbon pedal is a fantastic value for money option to give you the competitive edge.Features: Material: Body: Reinforced Carbon Fibre Resin Cleat Engagement: Shimano SPD-SL Intended Use: Road Road Clearance: 31¬∞ Binding: Single Sided Platform Type: Wide Cleat Included: SM-SH11 Axle Type: Cartridge Axle Mechanism: Sealed Weight: 265g (pair)Buy Shimano Components from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Components > Pedals
- Savings percentage from RRP: 39%
- Unisex
- 45
- Adult
Other options for Pedals
As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Pedals. 307 in fact.
A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Shimano 105 R7000 Carbon Pedals included,
Shimano ED500 Light Action SPD Pedal reviews, Shimano DXR MX70 SPD MTB Pedal reviews, or we really liked the look of Shimano XT M8140 Pedal reviews as another alternative.