Giro Empire Shoes
11-05-17 | 05:57 PM
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From: Evanston, IL
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Giro Empire Shoes
I don't have any stake in Giro or anything cycling-related. (I could probably make some money by promising NOT to associated myself with specific cycling products.) But I want to share a good experience with this product.
I bought a pair of Giro Empire ACC on closeout (the limited edition gray and red), because a guy I respect and trust said that since he started riding Giro Empire, he doesn't wear anything else. These are shoes with shoelaces–that's their main thing, I guess–but they also have a nice stiff sole. Anyway, I took my first ride today, and they were glorious. Made more of a difference than a new bike.
I know that shoes are very idiosyncratic. So maybe the message of my post is to look around for some good shoes. I would say that when I tried them on, though, they were nothing special and I even wondered if they were too small. (They aren't. I do a 45 on other shoes and did it for these too. Maybe fit on other shoes is slightly too big, but not sure.)
Anyway, I love these shoes.
I bought a pair of Giro Empire ACC on closeout (the limited edition gray and red), because a guy I respect and trust said that since he started riding Giro Empire, he doesn't wear anything else. These are shoes with shoelaces–that's their main thing, I guess–but they also have a nice stiff sole. Anyway, I took my first ride today, and they were glorious. Made more of a difference than a new bike.
I know that shoes are very idiosyncratic. So maybe the message of my post is to look around for some good shoes. I would say that when I tried them on, though, they were nothing special and I even wondered if they were too small. (They aren't. I do a 45 on other shoes and did it for these too. Maybe fit on other shoes is slightly too big, but not sure.)
Anyway, I love these shoes.
11-05-17 | 06:09 PM
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I don't have any stake in Giro or anything cycling-related. (I could probably make some money by promising NOT to associated myself with specific cycling products.) But I want to share a good experience with this product.
I bought a pair of Giro Empire ACC on closeout (the limited edition gray and red), because a guy I respect and trust said that since he started riding Giro Empire, he doesn't wear anything else. These are shoes with shoelaces–that's their main thing, I guess–but they also have a nice stiff sole. Anyway, I took my first ride today, and they were glorious. Made more of a difference than a new bike.
I know that shoes are very idiosyncratic. So maybe the message of my post is to look around for some good shoes. I would say that when I tried them on, though, they were nothing special and I even wondered if they were too small. (They aren't. I do a 45 on other shoes and did it for these too. Maybe fit on other shoes is slightly too big, but not sure.)
Anyway, I love these shoes.
I bought a pair of Giro Empire ACC on closeout (the limited edition gray and red), because a guy I respect and trust said that since he started riding Giro Empire, he doesn't wear anything else. These are shoes with shoelaces–that's their main thing, I guess–but they also have a nice stiff sole. Anyway, I took my first ride today, and they were glorious. Made more of a difference than a new bike.
I know that shoes are very idiosyncratic. So maybe the message of my post is to look around for some good shoes. I would say that when I tried them on, though, they were nothing special and I even wondered if they were too small. (They aren't. I do a 45 on other shoes and did it for these too. Maybe fit on other shoes is slightly too big, but not sure.)
Anyway, I love these shoes.
11-06-17 | 08:10 AM
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From: Hamilton Ontario
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Have a pair, to narrow for my feet, rides over 100km feet swell up and give me hotfoot, great shoes if you have a narrower size foot though. They are my track shoes now since that’s shorter rides anyways
11-06-17 | 09:56 AM
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From: OAKlandish CA
Bikes: F8, Evil, Litespeed and a Canyon ULT CF too
I have the same reflective gray/red combo from comp cyclist, and they were too narrow... I ended up putting shoe trees with a 'corn' bump to stretch them out... all good now. I also have a silver/fluro pair that fit perfect without the stretch... maybe the reflective material is less forgiving.. I love how light and stiff they are.
11-06-17 | 11:41 AM
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From: Evanston, IL
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1. the Giro Empires are really nice shoes, if they fit you, and
2. Finding shoes that fit you better is a huge improvement, and we should spend more time/money on that than on carbon wheels (which I've spent huge money on)
11-06-17 | 12:15 PM
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Yes, this. Still, I thought it was worth saying that:
1. the Giro Empires are really nice shoes, if they fit you, and
2. Finding shoes that fit you better is a huge improvement, and we should spend more time/money on that than on carbon wheels (which I've spent huge money on)
1. the Giro Empires are really nice shoes, if they fit you, and
2. Finding shoes that fit you better is a huge improvement, and we should spend more time/money on that than on carbon wheels (which I've spent huge money on)
The earlier (probably before ~2014) Giro shoes didn't have replaceable heel pad, which is a shame.
Yes, shoes and saddles, you rarely feel them until you DO. Then they become PITA, literally.
