Shimano Saint M820 Disc Brake Reviews
Review score: 8.6/10 – Updated December, 2024
Latest Price: £134.99 – Save 29% (RRP: £189.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes Shimano Saint M820 Disc Brake worthy of a review score of 8.6 out of 10.
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Shimano Saint M820 Disc Brake features
Shimano Saint M820 Disc Brake
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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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Size: Right Hand – Front, Left Hand – Rear Other Brakes found with this Spec: 2 |
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Spec 3
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Option: I-Spec B Other Brakes found with this Spec: 1 |
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Spec 4
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Length: 1000mm, 1700mm Other Brakes found with this Spec: 9 |
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Feature 1
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Shimano Ice Tech technologies. Other Brakes found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 2
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Reduced heat build-up. Other Brakes found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 3
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Consistent and fade-free braking power. Other Brakes found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 4
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Increases your stopping power by 20%. Other Brakes found with this feature: 1 |
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Price
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£134.99 |
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Number of Reviews
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127 |
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Review Score
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4.7 / 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 Brakes. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Shimano Saint M820 Disc Brake.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Shimano Saint M820 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 Saint M820 Disc Brake
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Shimano Saint M820 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 Saint M820 Disc Brake was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £134.99 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.7 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 £134.99.
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 59 cost more than Shimano Saint M820 Disc Brake and 111 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, 143 were more expensive than Shimano Saint M820 Disc Brake and 708 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 Saint M820 Disc Brake comes in above average.
17 products that meet this search were more expensive than Shimano Saint M820 Disc Brake and 44 were cheaper.
Shimano Saint M820 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 Saint M820 Disc Brake reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Shimano Saint M820 Disc Brake, 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 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 Saint M820 Disc Brake or another similar product, like Shimano Deore M610 10 Speed Rear Mech reviews or Shimano XTR M9000 11sp 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 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 Saint M820 Disc Brake
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Shimano Saint M820 Disc Brake reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Shimano Saint M820 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 8.6/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25010916845
- Product ID 2: 319202UK
- Brand: Shimano
- Model number: M820BBLF
- RRP: £189.99
- EAN: 4524667319542
- Description: Shimano Saint M820 Disc BrakeEnhanced with Shimano’s Ice Technologies, the Saint mountain bike brake gives you reduced heat build-up during extended periods of braking. This means as you’re taking on the most challenging trail descents, you’ll enjoy consistent and fade-free braking power.Updated Shimano Disc BrakeThe Saint M820 Disc Brake includes finned brake pads, self-insulating ceramic pistons, and a three-layer rotor construction, as well as a 30mm aluminium banjo fitting and an innovative finned rotor, that reduce operating temperatures by increasing the convective surface area. This results in a significant performance boost by increasing stopping power by 20%, reducing heat by 50 degrees and removing brake fade without impacting on the durability.Reasons to Buy: Shimano Ice Tech technologies. Reduced heat build-up. Consistent and fade-free braking power. Increases your stopping power by 20%.Features: Brake Type:¬†Hydraulic disc brake Mount Type:¬†Post mount Oil Type:¬†Mineral Use:¬†MTB Sold separately Shorter Servo Wave lever pivot Improved ergonomic brake lever Added dimples on brake lever for an ideal ergonomic feel One-way bleed for easy and clean servicing Tool-free lever adjustment Free Stroke adjustment for even more fine tuning Super stiff 3-layer brake hose for a more consistent feel ISPEC B compatible Weight:¬†306g (front)Manufacturer’s Reference Codes: Front – Right Hand Lever:¬†M820BBLF;¬†Rear – Left Hand Lever:¬†M820BBLRA 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: 29%
- Size: Right Hand – Front
- Unisex
- 55
- 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 Saint M820 Disc Brake included,
Shimano XTR M9000 3×11 MTB Front Derailleur reviews, Shimano XTR M9020 2×11 MTB Front Derailleur reviews, or we really liked the look of Shimano XTR M9025 E2 2×11 MTB Front Derailleur reviews as another alternative.