Shimano Claris RS305 Disc Brake Caliper Reviews
Review score: 9.2/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £74.99 (RRP: £74.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes Shimano Claris RS305 Disc Brake Caliper worthy of a review score of 9.2 out of 10.
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Shimano Claris RS305 Disc Brake Caliper features
Shimano Claris RS305 Disc Brake Caliper
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Spec 1
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Colour: Black Other Brakes found with this Spec: 6387 |
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Spec 2
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Option: Front, Rear Other Brakes found with this Spec: 24 |
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Feature 1
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Use: Road Other Brakes found with this feature: 313 |
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Feature 2
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Compatibility: New Super SLR Mechanical disc brakes Other Brakes found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 3
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Pad Type: L02A Resin Other Brakes found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 4
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Pad Standard: K02S Resin Other Brakes found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 5
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Mount: Flat mount Other Brakes found with this feature: 8 |
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Feature 6
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Caliper Fixing Bolt: Bolt fix pin Other Brakes found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 7
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Fixing Bolt Tool Size: 4mm Other Brakes found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 8
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Ice Technologies Compatibility Caliper: Yes Other Brakes found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 9
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Pad Axle: Pad axle Other Brakes found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 10
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Piston: 1 Other Brakes found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 11
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Recommended Brake Rotor: SM-RT54/RT56 (160mm); RT-MT800 (140mm/160mm) Other Brakes found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 12
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Single or Pair: Single Other Brakes found with this feature: 67 |
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Feature 13
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Part Numbers: Front: BRRS305F; Rear: BRRS305R Other Brakes 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 Brakes. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Shimano Claris RS305 Disc Brake Caliper.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Shimano Claris RS305 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 Brakes. 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 Brakes. 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 Brakes 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 Brakes.
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 Claris RS305 Disc Brake Caliper
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Shimano Claris RS305 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 Claris RS305 Disc Brake Caliper was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £74.99 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.4 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Brakes
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Brakes.
We found 171 in the Brakes category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £122.95, making it below average at £74.99.
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 Brakes. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £499.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £7.99.
With 171 products available we worked out that 101 cost more than Shimano Claris RS305 Disc Brake Caliper and 68 were cheaper.
Cost of Shimano products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 854 products from Shimano, of which 62 were in the Brakes 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, 280 were more expensive than Shimano Claris RS305 Disc Brake Caliper and 566 were cheaper.
How much are Shimano Brakes?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Shimano products that are listed in the Brakes category.
The average price of the 62 products that match this search was £114.49, with the cheapest coming in at £14.44 and highest price was £499.00. With the average being £114.49, Shimano Claris RS305 Disc Brake Caliper comes in below average.
31 products that meet this search were more expensive than Shimano Claris RS305 Disc Brake Caliper and 29 were cheaper.
Shimano Claris RS305 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 Claris RS305 Disc Brake Caliper reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Shimano Claris RS305 Disc Brake Caliper, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.4 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Brakes 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 Shimano Claris RS305 Disc Brake Caliper or another similar product, like Shimano Acera MT420 4 Piston Disc Brake Caliper reviews or Shimano Sora R3030 9 Speed Triple 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 Brakes.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Brakes. 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 Claris RS305 Disc Brake Caliper
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Shimano Claris RS305 Disc Brake Caliper reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Shimano Claris RS305 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: 27131275809
- Product ID 2: 805177UK
- Brand: Shimano
- Model number: BRRS305F
- RRP: £74.99
- EAN: 4524667401407
- Description: Shimano Claris RS305 Disc Brake CaliperThis mechanical disc brake caliper is designed for ease of use and it is simple to set up and maintain by mounting via Shimano’s flat mount interface. Perfect for keeping you in control of your road bike adventures, this model features a heat management system and an Ice Technology pad within the fin. This combination reduces heat build-up and allows you to benefit from consistent braking efficiency as well as excellent longevity. Designed to offer wide pad clearance and easy tool access, this is a great upgrade for riders that want a straightforward and easy to fit brake caliper for their road bike.Features:Use: RoadCompatibility: New Super SLR Mechanical disc brakesPad Type: L02A ResinPad Standard: K02S Resin Mount: Flat mountCaliper Fixing Bolt: Bolt fix pinFixing Bolt Tool Size: 4mmIce Technologies Compatibility Caliper: YesPad Axle: Pad axlePiston: 1Recommended Brake Rotor: SM-RT54/RT56 (160mm); RT-MT800 (140mm/160mm)Single or Pair: SinglePart Numbers: Front: BRRS305F; Rear: BRRS305R Technologies:New Super SLR: SLR stands for SHIMANO Linear Response. The NEW SUPER SLR design makes use of a friction-reducing mechanism in the caliper, lever and cable that improve response and modulation. Also for the lever, the SERVOWAVE mechanism is adopted to provide quick contact of shoe to rim and longer stroke from the initial braking effect for better control. SLR is the essential factor in the SHIMANO dual-pivot caliper that deliver more braking power than conventional side-pulls.Road Disc Brake: Road Disc Brakes deliver consistent brake performance in any weather, with lighter lever action and greater brake power control for a wide range of riding styles.Ice Technologies: ICE TECHNOLOGIES piston in order to achieve optimized lightweight, high rigidity and heat dissipation. Oversized pistons transfer hydraulic power directly to the brake pad, and ceramic material is used to avoid heat transfer for constant stable braking, providing efficient stopping power transfer without loss.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 > Brakes
- Size: Front
- Unisex
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- Adult
Other options for Brakes
As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Brakes. 171 in fact.
A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Shimano Claris RS305 Disc Brake Caliper included,
Shimano Tourney A073 7-8 Speed Triple Chainset reviews, Shimano Dura-Ace 9010 Road Brake Caliper 2017 reviews, or we really liked the look of Shimano RT-EM900 Steps rotor with lockring reviews as another alternative.