Shimano XC51 MTB SPD Shoes Reviews

Review score: 8.6/10 – Updated September, 2024

Latest Price: £78.99 – Save 28% (RRP: £109.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Shimano XC51 MTB SPD Shoes worthy of a review score of 8.6 out of 10.

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• Features
• Quality
• Price
• Reviews
• Brand – Shimano
• Videos
• Summary
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Shimano XC51 MTB SPD Shoes 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 XC51 MTB SPD Shoes.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Shimano XC51 MTB SPD Shoes 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 XC51 MTB SPD Shoes

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Shimano XC51 MTB SPD Shoes.

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 XC51 MTB SPD Shoes was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £78.99 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 £78.99.

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 305 cost more than Shimano XC51 MTB SPD Shoes and 71 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, 269 were more expensive than Shimano XC51 MTB SPD Shoes and 583 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 XC51 MTB SPD Shoes comes in below average.

44 products that meet this search were more expensive than Shimano XC51 MTB SPD Shoes and 18 were cheaper.

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Shimano XC51 MTB SPD Shoes 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 XC51 MTB SPD Shoes reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Shimano XC51 MTB SPD Shoes, 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 XC51 MTB SPD Shoes or another similar product, like Shimano RP2 SPD Road Shoes 2018 reviews or Shimano WR84 Womens SPD-SL Road Shoes 2018 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 XC51 MTB SPD Shoes

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Shimano XC51 MTB SPD Shoes reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Shimano XC51 MTB SPD Shoes. 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.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25010882235
• Product ID 2: 457052UK
• Brand: Shimano
• Model number: BXC5139
• RRP: £109.99
• EAN: 4524667808671
• Description: Shimano XC51 MTB SPD Shoes – Black/WhiteIf you are entering the world of XC racing for the first time and need a shoe which will be on the same level as yourself then the XC51 is the perfect performance shoe for the new XC racer.Shimano class the XC51 as an “entry level” shoe but other than the fact Shimano have stated this there isn’t anything  which gives this away when you look at this shoe. The build quality is second to none with its tough synthetic leather upper construction which features armour to protect your foot from impact damage and Shimano’s Dynalast sole which provides a precise fit and impeccable pedaling efficiency.The XC51 offers fantastic levels of grip with its mud shedding polyurethane outsole and should the conditions really get gloopy the optional spike mount may be just the ticket to your first podium!NB: Spikes not included.Features:Secure Fit and DurabilityPlease Note: Going up half a size from normal shoe size is suggestedLow-profile micro-adjust buckle securely holds footCross X Strap is optimized for relieving tension on top of foot during push offTough, synthetic leathers provide great protection, excellent durabilityOptimum Pedalling EfficiencyGlass fiber reinforced nylon sole Soft arch pad for un-clipped stabilityMud-shedding polyurethane outsole lugs allows mud debris to pass throughA 2 year warranty is offered with all Shimano shoes from Chain Reaction Cycles.Buy Shimano Footwear from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Footwear > Shoes – Cycle
• Savings percentage from RRP: 28%
• Size: EU 39
• Male
• 31
• 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 XC51 MTB SPD Shoes included,
Shimano XM9 Gore-Tex MTB SPD Boots reviews, Shimano ME7 MTB SPD Shoes 2018 reviews, or we really liked the look of Shimano RT5 Road Touring SPD Shoes 2018 reviews as another alternative.