Shimano Women’s XC5W Reviews

Review score: 8.7/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £129.99 (RRP: £129.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Shimano Women’s XC5W worthy of a review score of 8.7 out of 10.

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• Quality
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• Brand – Shimano
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Shimano Women’s XC5W 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 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 Women’s XC5W.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Shimano Women’s XC5W 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.

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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 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 Women’s XC5W

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Shimano Women’s XC5W.

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 Women’s XC5W was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £129.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.2 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 £129.99.

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 151 cost more than Shimano Women’s XC5W and 215 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 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, 148 were more expensive than Shimano Women’s XC5W and 698 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 Women’s XC5W comes in above average.

14 products that meet this search were more expensive than Shimano Women’s XC5W and 42 were cheaper.

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Shimano Women’s XC5W 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 Women’s XC5W reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Shimano Women’s XC5W, 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 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 Women’s XC5W or another similar product, like Shimano XC5 reviews or Shimano GR7 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.

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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 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.

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YouTube Video of Shimano Women’s XC5W

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Shimano Women’s XC5W reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Shimano Women’s XC5W. 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 8.7/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25718980305
• Product ID 2: 761014UK
• Brand: Shimano
• Model number: BXC501WB38
• RRP: £129.99
• EAN: 4550170501549
• Description: Shimano Women’s XC5W (XC501W) MTB ShoesFly up rooty climbs and speed along grin-inducing singletrack, all with the optimal efficiency and wonderful comfort of Shimano’s Women’s XC5W (XC501W) MTB Shoes. Premium Performance. Without a Premium Price.The Women’s XC5W (XC501W) MTB Shoes sit at the mid-point of Shimano’s XC-focused shoe range but performance is most definitely not mid-range. The Dynalast upper design is exactly as found on their premium mountain bike race shoes, wrapping the foot snugly and comfortably for optimal pedalling support and stability. An optimized toe-spring section also allows for a more efficient pedal stroke and reduced fatigue over long distances. To get your fit just right, the Boa® L6 dial gives micro-adjustable tension across the foot, providing superb comfort and foot-hold as you pedal. Stiff. Light. Efficient.Next comes the sole unit. Rated 7 out of 12 on the Shimano stiffness chart, it strikes the ideal balance between rapid power transfer and tuned flex for comfort over rough terrain. Shimano have also ensured a low stack height, keeping your foot closer to the centre line of the pedal axle for greater stability, more natural pedalling and once more to impart optimal efficiency. If you do have to get off and run/push then the MICHELIN® tread gives unshakeable grip over any terrain.Cleat GuidanceThese shoes are compatible with MTB pedal systems, which use the 2-bolt cleat standard (SPD standard), e.g.: Shimano SPD, Time ATAC, CrankBrothers, CrankBrothers Race, Look MTB, Xtreme MTB, Wellgo MTB, Ritchey MTB. Features:Low stack height midsole helps stabilize foot, maximizes power transfer and efficiencySurround wrapping upper structure reduces overlap, provides Glove-like fitMesh/TPU/Synthetic leather composite upper provides a comfortable fit and better breathabilityBoa® L6 dial for quick and precise micro-adjustmentGlass fibre reinforced midsole for power transferExclusive MICHELIN® high-traction, mud-shedding tread pattern outsoleReinforced spike mount for extreme conditions, 18 mm spike option2-bolt cleat compatibleBuy Shimano Footwear from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Footwear > Shoes – Cycle
• Size: EU 38
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• Adult

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Other options for Shoes – Cycle

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Shoes – Cycle. 377 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Shimano Women’s XC5W included,
Shimano Women’s AM7 reviews, Shimano Women’s GR7W Flat Pedal MTB Shoes 2020 reviews, or we really liked the look of Shimano SPD Cleat Stabilizing Adaptor reviews as another alternative.