Shimano XTR RT98 Ice-Tech Centre Lock Disc Rotor Reviews
Review score: 8.7/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £25.99 – Save 57% (RRP: £59.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes Shimano XTR RT98 Ice-Tech Centre Lock Disc Rotor worthy of a review score of 8.7 out of 10.
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Shimano XTR RT98 Ice-Tech Centre Lock Disc Rotor features
Shimano XTR RT98 Ice-Tech Centre Lock Disc Rotor
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Spec 1
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Colour: Silver Other Brake Spares found with this Spec: 764 |
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Spec 2
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Option: 160mm Other Brake Spares found with this Spec: 3 |
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Feature 1
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Ice-Tech rotors achieve long pad life, less noise and less fade due to improved heat dispersion Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 2
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Rotors are durable lightweight and rigid, using the proven Shimano Centre-Lock system giving increased strength and security with an easy set-up Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 3
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Precision cut and drilled braking surface improves pad clearing in muddy conditions while aiding cooling under high load Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 4
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Large alloy spider is a highly rigid and lightweight support for the rotor surface Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 5
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Super polished braking surface gives excellent braking performance Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 6
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Average weight: 126g for 160mm Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 1 |
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Price
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£25.99 |
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Number of Reviews
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10 |
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Review Score
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4.4 / 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 Brake Spares. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Shimano XTR RT98 Ice-Tech Centre Lock Disc Rotor.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Shimano XTR RT98 Ice-Tech Centre Lock Disc Rotor 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 Brake Spares. 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 Brake Spares. 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 Brake Spares 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 Brake Spares.
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 RT98 Ice-Tech Centre Lock Disc Rotor
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Shimano XTR RT98 Ice-Tech Centre Lock Disc Rotor.
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 RT98 Ice-Tech Centre Lock Disc Rotor was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £25.99 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.2 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Brake Spares
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Brake Spares.
We found 242 in the Brake Spares category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £27.97, making it below average at £25.99.
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 Brake Spares. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £135.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £0.25.
With 242 products available we worked out that 94 cost more than Shimano XTR RT98 Ice-Tech Centre Lock Disc Rotor and 144 were cheaper.
Cost of Shimano products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 854 products from Shimano, of which 66 were in the Brake Spares 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, 550 were more expensive than Shimano XTR RT98 Ice-Tech Centre Lock Disc Rotor and 301 were cheaper.
How much are Shimano Brake Spares?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Shimano products that are listed in the Brake Spares category.
The average price of the 66 products that match this search was £34.55, with the cheapest coming in at £1.49 and highest price was £124.99. With the average being £34.55, Shimano XTR RT98 Ice-Tech Centre Lock Disc Rotor comes in below average.
33 products that meet this search were more expensive than Shimano XTR RT98 Ice-Tech Centre Lock Disc Rotor and 31 were cheaper.
Shimano XTR RT98 Ice-Tech Centre Lock Disc Rotor 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 RT98 Ice-Tech Centre Lock Disc Rotor reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Shimano XTR RT98 Ice-Tech Centre Lock Disc Rotor, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.1 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Brake Spares 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 RT98 Ice-Tech Centre Lock Disc Rotor or another similar product, like Shimano XTR Mount Adaptor Rear IS reviews or Shimano Mineral Oil 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 Brake Spares.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Brake Spares. 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 RT98 Ice-Tech Centre Lock Disc Rotor
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Shimano XTR RT98 Ice-Tech Centre Lock Disc Rotor reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Shimano XTR RT98 Ice-Tech Centre Lock Disc Rotor. 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.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25935224619
- Product ID 2: 793411UK
- Brand: Shimano
- Model number: KSMRT98S
- RRP: £59.99
- EAN: 5056305535971
- Description: Shimano XTR RT98 Ice-Tech Centre Lock Disc RotorXTR SM-RT98 Ice-Tech rotors providing consistent braking performance through energy control, using revolutionary stainless steel / alloy 3-layer sandwich construction that manages heat while riding.The clad steel / alloy / steel rotor construction allows heat generated from braking to radiate quickly through the aluminium core achieving surface temperature drops of around 50 deg C. When used with Ice-Tech pads surface temperatures can drop from around 400 to 300 deg C, this provides great improvements in performance all round.Underpowered brakes lead to defensive riding technique and, ultimately, to slower lap times. The XTR brake rotor, which encourages racers to attack technical downhill sections with confidence, leaving the competition squealing and squawking in the dust. Power is pointless if it can’t be maintained. Heat buildup is the enemy of any brake system, and IceTech features including aluminium-core rotors help dump heat and maintain consistent power. These innovative Ice Tech brake rotors feature an aluminium core clad with stainless steel braking surfaces. The innovative design sheds weight, dissipate heat and dramatically improves overall performance.Features:Ice-Tech rotors achieve long pad life, less noise and less fade due to improved heat dispersionRotors are durable lightweight and rigid, using the proven Shimano Centre-Lock system giving increased strength and security with an easy set-upPrecision cut and drilled braking surface improves pad clearing in muddy conditions while aiding cooling under high loadLarge alloy spider is a highly rigid and lightweight support for the rotor surfaceSuper polished braking surface gives excellent braking performanceAverage weight: 126g for 160mmBuy Shimano Components from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Components > Brake Spares
- Savings percentage from RRP: 57%
- Size: 160mm
- Unisex
- 34
- Adult
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