Shimano XTR M9020 11sp MTB Crankset Review

Shimano XTR M9020 11sp MTB Crankset Reviews

Review score: 9.1/10 – Updated December, 2024

Latest Price: £289.99 – Save 9% (RRP: £319.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Shimano XTR M9020 11sp MTB Crankset worthy of a review score of 9.1 out of 10.

Shimano XTR M9020 11sp MTB Crankset Review


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Shimano XTR M9020 11sp MTB Crankset features

Shimano XTR M9020 11sp MTB Crankset specs

Shimano XTR M9020 11sp MTB Crankset
Spec 1

Colour: Silver, Grey-Black

Other Cranksets found with this Spec: 1

Spec 2

Size: 50mm Chainline

Other Cranksets found with this Spec: 2

Spec 3

BoltCircle: 96mm

Other Cranksets found with this Spec: 30

Spec 4

Speed: 11 Speed

Other Cranksets found with this Spec: 368

Spec 5

Length: 170mm, 175mm

Other Cranksets found with this Spec: 35

Spec 6

Material: Aluminium

Other Cranksets found with this Spec: 762

Feature 1

Class-leading XTR Trail 11-speed Dyna-Sys crankset, integrating the bottom bracket and crankset into a strong, rigid, yet lightweight unit

Other Cranksets found with this feature: 1

Feature 2

Integrated design makes installation and adjustments easier than ever

Other Cranksets found with this feature: 3

Feature 3

Precision bottom bracket bearings are spaced further apart, and are therefore more stable and longer lasting than conventional bottom brackets

Other Cranksets found with this feature: 3

Feature 4

Super-lightweight HollowTech II cold forged Duralumin crank arms – hollow design saves weight whilst increasing rigidity and durability

Other Cranksets found with this feature: 2

Feature 5

Easy to use splined bottom bracket spindle connection provides a rigid and secure interface between crank and spindle

Other Cranksets found with this feature: 3

Feature 6

With a 50mm chain line and a 168mm Q-factor ideally suited for all-mountain use in conjunction with 11-40T cassette

Other Cranksets found with this feature: 1

Feature 7

crankset supplied without bottom bracket and chainrings

Other Cranksets found with this feature: 1

Feature 8

Compatible with all new XTR chainrings, please use SM-CRM90 chainrings

Other Cranksets found with this feature: 2

Feature 9

Compatible with 1x set-ups

Other Cranksets found with this feature: 2

Feature 10

For use with 11-speed HG-X-X chains only

Other Cranksets found with this feature: 2

Price

£289.99

Number of Reviews

4

Review Score

4.8 / 5

Average score in category: 4.3/5

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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 Cranksets. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Shimano XTR M9020 11sp MTB Crankset.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Shimano XTR M9020 11sp MTB Crankset 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 Cranksets. 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 Cranksets. 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 Cranksets 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 Cranksets.

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 XTR M9020 11sp MTB Crankset

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Shimano XTR M9020 11sp MTB Crankset.

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 XTR M9020 11sp MTB Crankset was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £289.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.6 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Cranksets

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

We found 182 in the Cranksets category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £192.65, making it above average at £289.99.

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 Cranksets. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £999.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £0.79.

With 182 products available we worked out that 40 cost more than Shimano XTR M9020 11sp MTB Crankset and 140 were cheaper.

Cost of Shimano products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 854 products from Shimano, of which 58 were in the Cranksets 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, 52 were more expensive than Shimano XTR M9020 11sp MTB Crankset and 800 were cheaper.

How much are Shimano Cranksets?

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

The average price of the 58 products that match this search was £149.42, with the cheapest coming in at £1.00 and highest price was £999.99. With the average being £149.42, Shimano XTR M9020 11sp MTB Crankset comes in above average.

6 products that meet this search were more expensive than Shimano XTR M9020 11sp MTB Crankset and 51 were cheaper.


Shimano XTR M9020 11sp MTB Crankset 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 XTR M9020 11sp MTB Crankset reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Shimano XTR M9020 11sp MTB Crankset, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.5 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Cranksets 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 XTR M9020 11sp MTB Crankset or another similar product, like Shimano XTR FCM9000 Chainring Parts & Bolt Set reviews or Shimano XT M8000 MTB Crankset 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 Cranksets.


Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Cranksets. 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 XTR M9020 11sp MTB Crankset

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Shimano XTR M9020 11sp MTB Crankset reviews.


Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Shimano XTR M9020 11sp MTB Crankset. 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: 25010948709
  • Product ID 2: 446557UK
  • Brand: Shimano
  • Model number: FCM9020C
  • RRP: £319.99
  • EAN: 4524667853954
  • Description: Shimano XTR M9020 11sp MTB CranksetShimano introduced XTR M9000, its most advanced XTR mountain bike components and wheels to date.With this totally new XTR line available in both Race and Trail ‚ÄúRider Tuned‚Äù product families, Shimano leverages its 22 years of engineering leadership producing the industry’s highest performing mountain bike component group. Inspired by the versatility and capability of today’s riders and the terrain they tackle, M9000 offers refined and tested solutions engineered for the way they ride.The 1x trail crank is ideal for the rider who choses simplicity over gear range and needs additional strength for the abuses of aggressive trails and enduro racing. The Trail specific FC-M9020 cranks are cold forged and compatible with M9000 1x, 2x and 3x chainrings on its standard 168mm Q-factor crankarms.Please note, Bottom Bracket is NOT included.Features:Class-leading XTR Trail 11-speed Dyna-Sys crankset, integrating the bottom bracket and crankset into a strong, rigid, yet lightweight unitIntegrated design makes installation and adjustments easier than everPrecision bottom bracket bearings are spaced further apart, and are therefore more stable and longer lasting than conventional bottom bracketsSuper-lightweight HollowTech II cold forged Duralumin crank arms – hollow design saves weight whilst increasing rigidity and durabilityEasy to use splined bottom bracket spindle connection provides a rigid and secure interface between crank and spindleWith a 50mm chain line and a 168mm Q-factor ideally suited for all-mountain use in conjunction with 11-40T cassettecrankset supplied without bottom bracket and chainringsCompatible with all new XTR chainrings, please use SM-CRM90 chainringsCompatible with 1x set-upsFor use with 11-speed HG-X-X chains onlySpecifications:Rear Speeds: 11Compatible Chain: HG-X11Chain Line (mm): 50.4Average Weight: 590gA 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 > Cranksets
  • Savings percentage from RRP: 9%
  • Size: 50mm Chainline
  • Unisex
  • 30
  • Adult

Other options for Cranksets

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Cranksets. 182 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Shimano XTR M9020 11sp MTB Crankset included,
Shimano XT M8000 Double 11sp MTB Chainset reviews, Shimano Tiagra 4700 10sp Road Double Chainset reviews, or we really liked the look of Shimano Tiagra 4700 Compact 10 Speed Chainset reviews as another alternative.

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