Shimano RP5 W Reviews
Review score: 9.2/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £84.99 – Save 32% (RRP: £124.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes Shimano RP5 W worthy of a review score of 9.2 out of 10.
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Shimano RP5 W features
Shimano RP5 W
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Spec 1
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Colour: Navy Other Shoes – Cycle found with this Spec: 47 |
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Spec 2
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Shoe Size: EU 36 Other Shoes – Cycle found with this Spec: 6 |
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Spec 3
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Gender: Female Other Shoes – Cycle found with this Spec: 1253 |
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Spec 4
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Age Group: Adult Other Shoes – Cycle found with this Spec: 4703 |
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Feature 1
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Shimano sizes come up small – We recommend buying the next size up Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 2
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Seamless one-piece upper for ideal fit and all-day comfort. Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 3
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Light carbon fibre reinforced nylon sole for power transfer. Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 4
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Micro-adjustable Boa® L6 dial with hidden wire routing. Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 5
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Clean design delivers pure, functional performance. Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 6
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Durable, wide heel pads provide walking stability. Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 7
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Optimum linkage of air flow over upper, insole and outsole. Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 8
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Shimano Dynalast: an optimized toe-spring section that promotes a smoother, more energy-efficient upstroke. Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 9
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Wider cleat adjustment so you can find the perfect position. Other Shoes – Cycle found with this feature: 1 |
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Price
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£84.99 |
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Number of Reviews
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5 |
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Review Score
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4.8 / 5 Average score in category: 4.4/5 |
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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 Shoes – Cycle. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Shimano RP5 W.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Shimano RP5 W 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 Shoes – 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 Shoes – 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 Shoes – 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 Shoes – 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 RP5 W
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Shimano RP5 W.
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 RP5 W was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £84.99 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.3 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Shoes – Cycle
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Shoes – Cycle.
We found 377 in the Shoes – Cycle category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £133.53, making it below average at £84.99.
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 Shoes – Cycle. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £378.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £11.99.
With 377 products available we worked out that 278 cost more than Shimano RP5 W and 97 were cheaper.
Cost of Shimano products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 854 products from Shimano, of which 63 were in the Shoes – 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, 248 were more expensive than Shimano RP5 W and 598 were cheaper.
How much are Shimano Shoes – Cycle?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Shimano products that are listed in the Shoes – Cycle category.
The average price of the 63 products that match this search was £107.57, with the cheapest coming in at £19.99 and highest price was £319.99. With the average being £107.57, Shimano RP5 W comes in below average.
38 products that meet this search were more expensive than Shimano RP5 W and 24 were cheaper.
Shimano RP5 W 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 RP5 W reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Shimano RP5 W, 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 Shoes – Cycle 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 RP5 W or another similar product, like Shimano XTR M9020 Trail Disc Brake Caliper reviews or Shimano Women’s Transit Path Shorts 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 Shoes – 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 Shoes – 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 RP5 W
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Shimano RP5 W reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Shimano RP5 W. 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: 25110240873
- Product ID 2: 600266UK
- Brand: Shimano
- Model number: BRP501WN36
- RRP: £124.99
- EAN: 4524667359524
- Description: Shimano RP5 W (RP501) Women’s SPD-SL ShoeBe the queen of the road race with the RP5 W (RP501) Women’s SPD-SL Shoe from Shimano. Optimising the ultimate level of comfort and precision, the advanced construction allows for power to be utilised to perform a smooth and efficient pedal.Never Ending RideProducing comfort throughout competition, the RP5 Women’s Shoes are ideal for those races where your saddle sees plenty of action. With a seamless one-piece upper, the shoes fit perfectly to your feet to deliver around-the-clock comfort and precision. Lightweight, carbon reinforced nylon soles execute an impressive power transfer and the optimized toe-spring promotes a smooth upstroke while storing energy for that late swoop on your rivals.ControlThanks to the micro-adjustable Boa® L6 dial, controlling the fit of your shoes with the simple twist of a knob is now easier than ever. Adjusting the fit to allow for quick entry or release assists with race preparation and the wider cleat adjustment gives you the chance to find the perfect position on the pedals. Should looking stylish on the go be a factor in your cycling footwear, a clean design brings a functional performance.Features:Shimano sizes come up small – We recommend buying the next size upSeamless one-piece upper for ideal fit and all-day comfort.Light carbon fibre reinforced nylon sole for power transfer.Micro-adjustable Boa® L6 dial with hidden wire routing.Clean design delivers pure, functional performance.Durable, wide heel pads provide walking stability.Optimum linkage of air flow over upper, insole and outsole.Shimano Dynalast: an optimized toe-spring section that promotes a smoother, more energy-efficient upstroke.Wider cleat adjustment so you can find the perfect position.Buy Shimano Footwear from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Footwear > Shoes – Cycle
- Savings percentage from RRP: 32%
- Size: EU 36
- Female
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- Adult
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A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Shimano RP5 W included,
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