Shimano Tall Wool Socks Reviews
Review score: 9.1/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £8.99 – Save 50% (RRP: £17.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes Shimano Tall Wool Socks worthy of a review score of 9.1 out of 10.
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Shimano Tall Wool Socks features
Shimano Tall Wool Socks
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Spec 1
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Colour: Black Other Socks found with this Spec: 6387 |
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Spec 2
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Clothing Size: S Other Socks found with this Spec: 186 |
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Spec 3
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Gender: Unisex Other Socks found with this Spec: 2527 |
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Spec 4
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Age Group: Adult Other Socks found with this Spec: 4703 |
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Feature 1
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Material: 77% Polyamide 23% Elastane Other Socks found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 2
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Wool yarn keeps toes dry and warm Other Socks found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 3
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Increased cuff height for draft-free warmth Other Socks found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 4
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3D Anatomic seamless toe construction Other Socks found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 5
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Instep cushioning for a comfortable foot-to-shoe interface Other Socks found with this feature: 1 |
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Price
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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 Socks. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Shimano Tall Wool Socks.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Shimano Tall Wool Socks 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 Socks. 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 Socks. 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 Socks 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 Socks.
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 Tall Wool Socks
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Shimano Tall Wool Socks.
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 Tall Wool Socks was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £8.99 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.9 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Socks
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Socks.
We found 319 in the Socks category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £13.22, making it below average at £8.99.
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 Socks. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £55.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £4.00.
With 319 products available we worked out that 266 cost more than Shimano Tall Wool Socks and 50 were cheaper.
Cost of Shimano products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 854 products from Shimano, of which 1 were in the Socks 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, 767 were more expensive than Shimano Tall Wool Socks and 81 were cheaper.
How much are Shimano Socks?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Shimano products that are listed in the Socks category.
The average price of the 1 products that match this search was £8.99, with the cheapest coming in at £8.99 and highest price was £8.99. With the average being £8.99, Shimano Tall Wool Socks comes in below average.
0 products that meet this search were more expensive than Shimano Tall Wool Socks and 0 were cheaper.
Shimano Tall Wool Socks 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 Tall Wool Socks reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Shimano Tall Wool Socks, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.9 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Socks 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 Tall Wool Socks or another similar product, like Shimano 105 Front Hub 5800 reviews or Shimano Tiagra RS400 Rear Hub 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 Socks.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Socks. 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 Tall Wool Socks
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Shimano Tall Wool Socks reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Shimano Tall Wool Socks. 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 9.1/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25010848629
- Product ID 2: 722343UK
- Brand: Shimano
- Model number: SCA35402
- RRP: £17.99
- EAN: 4524667236047
- Description: Shimano Tall Wool SocksWhen the conditions for cycling are turning colder then Shimano’s Tall Wool Socks come into their own. The soft wool yarn is naturally insulating, trapping body warmth while still allowing your feet to breathe for all-day freshness.While the wool construction keeps your feet toasty the anatomical seamless toe construction and cushioned in-step make the Tall Wool Socks extremely comfortable. With their tall cuff, they also add an extra layer of warmth under tights or leg warmers. Features:Material: 77% Polyamide 23% ElastaneWool yarn keeps toes dry and warmIncreased cuff height for draft-free warmth3D Anatomic seamless toe constructionInstep cushioning for a comfortable foot-to-shoe interfaceBuy Shimano Clothing from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Clothing > Socks
- Savings percentage from RRP: 50%
- Size: S
- Unisex
- 9
- Adult
Other options for Socks
As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Socks. 319 in fact.
A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Shimano Tall Wool Socks included,
Shimano Sora RS300 Rear Hub reviews, Shimano Tiagra RS400 Front Hub reviews, or we really liked the look of Shimano Sora RS300 Front Hub reviews as another alternative.