Shimano XT M780 10 Speed Rapidfire Pods Reviews

Review score: 9.2/10 – Updated October, 2024

Latest Price: £3.99 – Save 92% (RRP: £49.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Shimano XT M780 10 Speed Rapidfire Pods worthy of a review score of 9.2 out of 10.

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• Features
• Quality
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• Brand – Shimano
• Videos
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Shimano XT M780 10 Speed Rapidfire Pods 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 XT M780 10 Speed Rapidfire Pods.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Shimano XT M780 10 Speed Rapidfire Pods 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 XT M780 10 Speed Rapidfire Pods

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Shimano XT M780 10 Speed Rapidfire Pods.

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 XT M780 10 Speed Rapidfire Pods was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £3.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.3 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 below average at £3.99.

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 182 cost more than Shimano XT M780 10 Speed Rapidfire Pods and 1 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 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, 827 were more expensive than Shimano XT M780 10 Speed Rapidfire Pods and 19 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 XT M780 10 Speed Rapidfire Pods comes in below average.

86 products that meet this search were more expensive than Shimano XT M780 10 Speed Rapidfire Pods and 1 were cheaper.

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Shimano XT M780 10 Speed Rapidfire Pods 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 XT M780 10 Speed Rapidfire Pods reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Shimano XT M780 10 Speed Rapidfire Pods, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.8 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 XT M780 10 Speed Rapidfire Pods or another similar product, like Shimano M4100 Deore 10 Speed Rear Shifter reviews or Shimano M6100 Deore 12 Speed Rear Shifter 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 XT M780 10 Speed Rapidfire Pods

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Shimano XT M780 10 Speed Rapidfire Pods reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Shimano XT M780 10 Speed Rapidfire Pods. 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 9.2/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 26090873119
• Product ID 2: 787279UK
• Brand: Shimano
• Model number: SLM780BI
• RRP: £49.99
• EAN: 4524667379027
• Description: Shimano XT M780 10 Speed Rapidfire PodsThis gear shifter is designed for fast-paced MTB riding as it gives you quick and reliable shifting performance on the roughest of rides. It features a hard-wearing aluminium construction, which makes it perfect at tackling all the challenges that come with all-day epics in the mountains. Coming complete with Rapidfire Plus technology, this version also allows you to shift down three years with just one shift stroke. Features: Body Material: Aluminium Lever Material: Aluminium Cable Material: Stainless Steel Use: MTB Speed: 2/3 speed Mount: I-SPEC I (B) Type: Rapidfire Plus Cable Housing: OT-SP41 Adjustment: Position adjust Part Number: SLM780BITechnologies: Rapidfire Plus: Rapidfire Plus has been used by mountain bikers since 1985. Rapidfire Plus is still the first choice for a wide range of riding groups, from Cross Country racers to freeriders and downhillers. Rapidfire Plus is suitable for fast shifting. The rider can shift down up to three gears with one shift stroke. 2-Way Release: All newer Rapidfire Plus shifters are equipped with 2-way release (release in two directions). This means that the shifter cable is released by pulling with the index finger or pressing with the thumb. Instant Release: Instant Release shifting replaces the two-stage click and release shifting you are familiar with. Instant Release shifting releases cable as soon the lever is activated, resulting in the quickest possible gear changes. Whether it is an upshift with a top normal rear derailleur or a downshift with low normal rear derailleur a quicker shift is always a better shift. Multi Release (10-speed only): In earlier shifting systems, gear changes in one direction took place faster than gear changes in another direction. With Multi Release, two gears can now be changed with one lever actuation. The result: The fastest possible gear change in both directions, regardless of the type of rear derailleur used. I-Spec: Integration mounting system of shifter and brake lever. It can realise clean appearance, more space for the handle bar area and lightweight.A 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
• Savings percentage from RRP: 92%
• Size: LH
• Unisex
• 46
• 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 XT M780 10 Speed Rapidfire Pods included,
Shimano MT500 Adjustable Seatpost Lever reviews, Shimano M5100 Deore 11 Speed Rear Shifter reviews, or we really liked the look of Shimano M5100 Deore 2 Speed Front Shifter reviews as another alternative.