Shimano GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc Brake Review

Shimano GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc Brake Reviews

Review score: 8.5/10 – Updated September, 2024

Latest Price: £248 – Save 20% (RRP: £309.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Shimano GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc Brake worthy of a review score of 8.5 out of 10.

Shimano GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc Brake Review


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Shimano GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc Brake features

Shimano GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc Brake specs

Shimano GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc Brake
Spec 1

Colour: Black

Other Brakes found with this Spec: 6387

Spec 2

Size: Left Hand

Other Brakes found with this Spec: 4

Feature 1

Use: Gravel, Road

Other Brakes found with this feature: 34

Feature 2

Oil: Mineral oil

Other Brakes found with this feature: 32

Feature 3

Mount: Flat mount

Other Brakes found with this feature: 8

Feature 4

Reach Adjust: Tooled

Other Brakes found with this feature: 25

Feature 5

Clamp Band Inner Diameter: 23.8-24.2mm

Other Brakes found with this feature: 10

Feature 6

Shifter Type: Single lever for adjustable seat post

Other Brakes found with this feature: 2

Feature 7

Easy and clean bleeding system

Other Brakes found with this feature: 4

Feature 8

Simple wheel replacement

Other Brakes found with this feature: 3

Feature 9

Ice Technologies

Other Brakes found with this feature: 3

Feature 10

Convenient tool access

Other Brakes found with this feature: 4

Price

£248

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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 GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc Brake.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Shimano GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc Brake 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 GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc Brake

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Shimano GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc Brake.

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 GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc Brake was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £248 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.1 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 above average at £248.

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 19 cost more than Shimano GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc Brake and 151 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 above 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, 67 were more expensive than Shimano GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc Brake and 786 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 GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc Brake comes in above average.

7 products that meet this search were more expensive than Shimano GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc Brake and 54 were cheaper.


Shimano GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc Brake 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 GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc Brake reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Shimano GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc Brake, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.4 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 GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc Brake or another similar product, like Shimano GRX 810 Left Hand Disc Brake reviews or Shimano GRX 810 2×11 Speed Disc Brake 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 GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc Brake

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Shimano GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc Brake reviews.


Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Shimano GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc Brake. 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 8.5/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 25308842115
  • Product ID 2: 743761UK
  • Brand: Shimano
  • Model number: RX810DSPLR
  • RRP: £309.99
  • EAN: 4550170450007
  • Description: Shimano GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc BrakeThis top-quality disc brake gives you phenomenal stopping power on gravel roads, while also allowing you to raise and lower your dropper post. Featuring a streamlined and simplified design, the RX810 minimises stress and distractions, so you can keep your momentum out on the road. Whether you’re tackling a challenging downhill descent or exploring new unknown terrain conditions, you’ll benefit from its integrated cable pulling system with a 9mm max cable stroke delivering instant saddle height control. Enjoy the freedom of being able to easily raise and lower your dropper based on the terrain conditions with minimal effort from this sleek model.Heat Resistant Disc BrakePacked with some of the finest Shimano technologies around such as reach adjustment, you can fine-tune its feel to suit your hand size, type of riding and individual preferences. Taking braking a step further, its Servo Wave technology makes initial pad travel fast, so little lever movement is needed to bring the pads into contact with the rotor. This increases your stopping power output rapidly and gives you improved control. Easy to set-up and maintain, this brake’s caliper delivers excellent heat dissipation for greater multi-surface braking control. Its Ice Tech technology allows you to benefit from its high rigidity with optimised, lightweight construction.Features:¬† Use: Gravel, Road¬† Oil: Mineral oil ¬† Mount: Flat mount ¬† Reach Adjust: Tooled ¬† Clamp Band Inner Diameter: 23.8-24.2mm ¬† Shifter Type: Single lever for adjustable seat post ¬† Easy and clean bleeding system ¬† Simple wheel replacement ¬† Ice Technologies ¬† Convenient tool accessTechnologies:¬† Servo Wave Action: When you pull a Servo Wave brake lever, initial pad travel is fast, so little lever movement is needed to bring the pads into contact with the rotor. The power multiplication factor then increases rapidly at the pad-to-rim contact so more of the lever stroke is used to apply greater braking power with improved control. Reach Adjust: Brake lever is equipped with a reach adjust mechanism. The distance from handlebar grip to lever can be adjusted to suit any hand size, type of riding and individual rider preferences.¬† Dual Control Lever: Ergonomic innovation is probably more critical to the higher standard performance than the added gearing. The shift internals borrow the robustness from our MTB technology and are so smooth and effortless that one finger shifts front and rear are possible. Indeed, shifting is the ultimate act of Shimano Total Integration, and simply has to be experienced to be understood.¬† Ice Technologies: XTR, SAINT, DEORE XT, SLX, ZEE, DEORE LX calipers are bundled with an Ice Technology piston in order to achieve optimised 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.¬† One Way Bleeding: One Way Bleeding was developed for quick and easy prevention of air in our hydraulic system. We have streamlined the oil route throughout the system to prevent air bubbles from being captured in the system. One-way oil routing plus a funnel tool with mineral oil provides an easy and clean bleeding system.Click HERE to check out the Shimano Brake Reference Guides.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
  • Savings percentage from RRP: 20%
  • Size: Left Hand
  • Unisex
  • 61.99
  • 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 GRX 810 Dropper Release Disc Brake included,
Shimano GRX 400 Brake Caliper reviews, Shimano GRX 600 2×11 Speed Disc Brake reviews, or we really liked the look of Shimano RX 815 Di2 2×11 Speed Disc Brake reviews as another alternative.

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