Shimano ST-R9160 Dura-Ace Di2 STI 2×11 Speed Reviews

Review score: 8.5/10 – Updated October, 2024

Latest Price: £349.99 (RRP: £349.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Shimano ST-R9160 Dura-Ace Di2 STI 2×11 Speed worthy of a review score of 8.5 out of 10.

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Shimano ST-R9160 Dura-Ace Di2 STI 2×11 Speed 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 Gear Shifters. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Shimano ST-R9160 Dura-Ace Di2 STI 2×11 Speed.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Shimano ST-R9160 Dura-Ace Di2 STI 2×11 Speed 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 Gear Shifters. 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 Gear Shifters. 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 Gear Shifters 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 Gear Shifters.

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 ST-R9160 Dura-Ace Di2 STI 2×11 Speed

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Shimano ST-R9160 Dura-Ace Di2 STI 2×11 Speed.

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 ST-R9160 Dura-Ace Di2 STI 2×11 Speed was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £349.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.8 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Gear Shifters

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

We found 184 in the Gear Shifters category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £114.04, making it above average at £349.99.

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 Gear Shifters. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £389.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £2.99.

With 184 products available we worked out that 6 cost more than Shimano ST-R9160 Dura-Ace Di2 STI 2×11 Speed and 176 were cheaper.

Cost of Shimano products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 854 products from Shimano, of which 88 were in the Gear Shifters 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, 34 were more expensive than Shimano ST-R9160 Dura-Ace Di2 STI 2×11 Speed and 818 were cheaper.

How much are Shimano Gear Shifters?

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

The average price of the 88 products that match this search was £125.71, with the cheapest coming in at £2.99 and highest price was £389.00. With the average being £125.71, Shimano ST-R9160 Dura-Ace Di2 STI 2×11 Speed comes in above average.

2 products that meet this search were more expensive than Shimano ST-R9160 Dura-Ace Di2 STI 2×11 Speed and 84 were cheaper.

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Shimano ST-R9160 Dura-Ace Di2 STI 2×11 Speed 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 ST-R9160 Dura-Ace Di2 STI 2×11 Speed reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Shimano ST-R9160 Dura-Ace Di2 STI 2×11 Speed, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.1 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Gear Shifters 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 ST-R9160 Dura-Ace Di2 STI 2×11 Speed or another similar product, like Shimano Di2 11 Speed TT-Triathlon Switches reviews or Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 Bar End Shift Levers 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 Gear Shifters.

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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 Gear Shifters. 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 ST-R9160 Dura-Ace Di2 STI 2×11 Speed

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Shimano ST-R9160 Dura-Ace Di2 STI 2×11 Speed reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Shimano ST-R9160 Dura-Ace Di2 STI 2×11 Speed. 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.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25010915589
• Product ID 2: 597907UK
• Brand: Shimano
• Model number: STR9160PA
• RRP: £349.99
• EAN: 4524667321460
• Description: Shimano ST-R9160 Dura-Ace Di2 STI 2×11 SpeedThe Shimano Dura-Ace ST-R9160 2×11-Speed Di2 levers add an additional level of functionality to your time trial or triathlon bike’s electronic drivetrain. The electronic shifters enable changing between gears at the click of a button when in the aero position. Having the integrated brake levers in the same position at the front of the TT bars provides the rider with total racing confidence and supreme performance.Pure PerformanceThe levers are made from carbon and aluminium so they are much lighter than traditional STI levers and have been designed to enhance performance. The weight is reduced and performance increased even further due to there being no mechanical cables to control the gearing. As these levers use Di2 technology, they function by using lightweight electrical cables to effortlessly command your derailleurs to shift up and down gears.Enhanced Rider CustomisationThe positioning of the shift buttons and the ergonomics of the brake lever blades allows you to both brake and shift at the same time. This means you can brake late into tight corners, change gear instantly and accelerate back to your regular speed without needing to change your aerodynamic saddle positioning. The brake levers also have tuneable reach adjusters to enhance rider customisation, so you can truly feel at one with your bike.Features: Material: Carbon (lever blades), Carbon Composite (body), Alloy (wedge clamp) Easy touch buttons allow effortless and comfortable shifting even when hands are cold Brake lever pivot is designed to be used with super SLR brake callipers Finely tune reach adjusters for the levers enable custom fitment for all hands For use with E-tube electric cables Comes complete with SLR brake cable set Compatibility: Shimano Di2 E-Tube gear systems Weight: 124gA 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 > Gear Shifters
• Size: Pair
• Unisex
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• Adult

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Other options for Gear Shifters

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Gear Shifters. 184 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Shimano ST-R9160 Dura-Ace Di2 STI 2×11 Speed included,
Shimano 105 R7000 11 Speed Shifter Set reviews, Shimano 105 R7025 Hydraulic Shifter reviews, or we really liked the look of Shimano Di2 EW-RS910 E-Tube Frame-Bar Plug Mount reviews as another alternative.