Shimano M3120 Alivio Double Front Derailleur Reviews

Review score: 8.6/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £16.99 – Save 26% (RRP: £22.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Shimano M3120 Alivio Double Front Derailleur worthy of a review score of 8.6 out of 10.

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• Features
• Quality
• Price
• Reviews
• Brand – Shimano
• Videos
• Summary
• Alternatives

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Shimano M3120 Alivio Double Front Derailleur 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 Derailleurs. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Shimano M3120 Alivio Double Front Derailleur.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Shimano M3120 Alivio Double Front Derailleur 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 Derailleurs. 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 Derailleurs. 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 Derailleurs 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.

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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 Derailleurs.

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 M3120 Alivio Double Front Derailleur

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Shimano M3120 Alivio Double Front Derailleur.

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 M3120 Alivio Double Front Derailleur was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £16.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.3 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Derailleurs

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Derailleurs.

We found 349 in the Derailleurs category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £69.07, making it below average at £16.99.

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 Derailleurs. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £670.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £2.99.

With 349 products available we worked out that 232 cost more than Shimano M3120 Alivio Double Front Derailleur and 97 were cheaper.

Cost of Shimano products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 854 products from Shimano, of which 122 were in the Derailleurs 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, 665 were more expensive than Shimano M3120 Alivio Double Front Derailleur and 177 were cheaper.

How much are Shimano Derailleurs?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Shimano products that are listed in the Derailleurs category.

The average price of the 122 products that match this search was £54.56, with the cheapest coming in at £2.99 and highest price was £509.99. With the average being £54.56, Shimano M3120 Alivio Double Front Derailleur comes in below average.

87 products that meet this search were more expensive than Shimano M3120 Alivio Double Front Derailleur and 31 were cheaper.

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Shimano M3120 Alivio Double Front Derailleur 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 M3120 Alivio Double Front Derailleur reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Shimano M3120 Alivio Double Front Derailleur, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.6 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Derailleurs 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 M3120 Alivio Double Front Derailleur or another similar product, like Shimano M4100 Deore 10Sp Double Front Derailleur reviews or Shimano M6100 Deore 12Sp Shadow+ Rear Derailleur 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 Derailleurs.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Derailleurs. 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.

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YouTube Video of Shimano M3120 Alivio Double Front Derailleur

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Shimano M3120 Alivio Double Front Derailleur reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Shimano M3120 Alivio Double Front Derailleur. 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.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 26781789437
• Product ID 2: 799071UK
• Brand: Shimano
• Model number: FDM3120E4
• RRP: £22.99
• EAN: 4550170620448
• Description: Shimano M3120 Alivio Double Front DerailleurReady for on and off-road adventures, this versatility front mech offers crisp performance for 9 speed drivetrains. It features a side-swing side-pull design, which decreases problems with tyre clearance and also reduces cable friction. This makes it perfect for use with modern trail bikes as its side-swing technology results in the lightest shifting action yet. One final highlight is its wide pivot link delivers greater torsional rigidity, improves shifting response and offers a longer service life. Features: Carrier Material: Alloy Use: MTB Speed: 2×9 speed Swing: Side swing Cable Routing: Side pull Pivot Link: Wide pivot link Compatibility: For bike designs with 66-69 degree chainstay to seat tube angle Max Chainring: For double 36 tooth max chainring Chainline: For 51.8mm chainline Drivetrain Compatibility: Compatible with 9-speed drivetrains Single or Pair: SinglePart Numbers: Low Clamp Side Pull Low Clamp: FDM3120MBX4; Low Clamp Side Pull Direct Mount: FDM3120D4; E-Type Side Pull E-Type: FDM3120E4; High Clamp Side Pull High Clamp: FDM3120MX4Technologies: Side Swing: Side swing, side pull front derailleur decrease problems with tyre clearance and reduces cable friction. Designed specifically with modern trail bikes in mind, Shimano side swing technology front derailleurs increases tyre clearance, while cable routing resulting in the lightest shifting action yet. Wide Pivot Link: Wide pivot link design for greater torsional rigidity improves shifting response and service life.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 > Derailleurs
• Savings percentage from RRP: 26%
• Size: Side Pull E-Type
• Unisex
• 6
• Adult

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Other options for Derailleurs

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Derailleurs. 349 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Shimano M3120 Alivio Double Front Derailleur included,
Shimano M3100 Alivio 9 speed Rear Derailleur reviews, Shimano Jockey Wheels reviews, or we really liked the look of Shimano Acera M360 7-8sp Rear Derailleur reviews as another alternative.