Shimano Evolve Wind Jacket Reviews
Review score: 9.2/10 – Updated October, 2024
Latest Price: £72 – Save 60% (RRP: £179.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes Shimano Evolve Wind Jacket worthy of a review score of 9.2 out of 10.
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Shimano Evolve Wind Jacket 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 Jackets – Cycle. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Shimano Evolve Wind Jacket.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Shimano Evolve Wind Jacket 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 Jackets – 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 Jackets – Cycle. 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 Jackets – 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 Jackets – 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 Shimano Evolve Wind Jacket
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Shimano Evolve Wind Jacket.
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 Evolve Wind Jacket was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £72 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.7 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Jackets – Cycle
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Jackets – Cycle.
We found 370 in the Jackets – Cycle category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £116.97, making it below average at £72.
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 Jackets – Cycle. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £398.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £24.49.
With 370 products available we worked out that 267 cost more than Shimano Evolve Wind Jacket and 102 were cheaper.
Cost of Shimano products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 854 products from Shimano, of which 3 were in the Jackets – Cycle 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, 289 were more expensive than Shimano Evolve Wind Jacket and 564 were cheaper.
How much are Shimano Jackets – Cycle?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Shimano products that are listed in the Jackets – Cycle category.
The average price of the 3 products that match this search was £54.00, with the cheapest coming in at £34.00 and highest price was £72.00. With the average being £54.00, Shimano Evolve Wind Jacket comes in above average.
0 products that meet this search were more expensive than Shimano Evolve Wind Jacket and 2 were cheaper.
Shimano Evolve Wind Jacket 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 Evolve Wind Jacket reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Shimano Evolve Wind Jacket, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.3 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Jackets – Cycle 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 Evolve Wind Jacket or another similar product, like Shimano Women’s Sumire Windbreak Jacket reviews or Shimano Women’s Kaede Wind Jacket 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 Jackets – 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 Jackets – Cycle. 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 Evolve Wind Jacket
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Shimano Evolve Wind Jacket reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Shimano Evolve Wind Jacket. 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: 25010817749
- Product ID 2: 722288UK
- Brand: Shimano
- Model number: SC46002
- RRP: £179.99
- EAN: 4524667221043
- Description: Shimano Evolve Wind JacketThe Shimano Evolve Wind Jacket fends of cold temperatures thanks to a premium Thermal+ Wind Shield fabric designed to keep your core warmth optimised while still maintaining breathability for more intense efforts.Keeping warm in colder temperatures is all about striking a fine balance between warmth and breathability – even with the best insulation too little breathability will result in sweat build up and the longer and harder you ride the colder you’ll find yourself. Shimano’s Evolve Wind Jacket looks to achieve this perfect balance with a windproof fabric that prevents cold winds robbing heat but with a high degree of breathability that ensures your not overwhelmed with cold sweat. As a further enhancement to moisture control, rear micro vents and underarm zippers allow humidity to escape, leaving you dry, warm and comfortable on both fast rides and steady rides.Proper fueling is also key on a cold day, and with 3 easily accessible rear pockets, you’ll always have a gel or energy bar to hand, keeping you strong from start to finish. A slim fit also helps reduce drag and saves precious energy for the final few miles home, and with 360-degree reflective details finishes after dark are nothing to be worried about.Features:Material: 73% Polyamide 27% ElastanePremium fabric with luxurious hand feel and soft comfortDurable water-repellent fabric retains efficiency after multiple washesMicroVents on back and underarm zippers release and disperse excess heatWindproof material protects from cold air and wind3 easy-to-reach back pockets360-degree reflectivityMobile phone pocket inside centre pocket of three-back pocketsBuy Shimano Clothing from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Clothing > Jackets – Cycle
- Savings percentage from RRP: 60%
- Size: S
- Male
- 107.99
- Adult
Other options for Jackets – Cycle
As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Jackets – Cycle. 370 in fact.
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Shimano Womens Button Up Shirt reviews, Shimano Evolve Jersey reviews, or we really liked the look of Shimano Women’s Transit Polo reviews as another alternative.