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Giro Empire SLX Road Shoes (2020)
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Updated for this season, the Giro Empire SLX Road Shoes get a boost to ventilation thanks to the new thermal-welded Teijin® TPU upper, allowing Giro to keep cool air flowing without sacrificing support for powerful pedalling.
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Updated for this season, the Giro Empire SLX Road Shoes get a boost to ventilation thanks to the new thermal-welded Teijin® TPU upper, allowing Giro to keep cool air flowing without sacrificing support for powerful pedalling.

Top Features of the Giro Empire SLX Road Shoes (2020)

One-piece Synchwire™ upper design with thermal-welded Teijin® TPU reinforcement for precise structural support and enhanced durability
Lace up closure with lace holder
Easton® EC90™ SLX2 high-modulus carbon
Stainless steel hardware and replaceable heel pads
SuperNatural Fit Kit with adjustable arch support
XT2® anti-microbial fiber top sheet
185 grams (per shoe, size 42.5)

Product Data

Cycle Shoe Type: Three Bolt
Cycle Shoe Closing: Lace
Road: Yes

Lightweight shoes can often suffer from a lack of support but not here, the thermal-welded Teijin® TPU upper, lace up design and stiff carbon sole of the Empire SLX Road Shoes combine to give you an incredible feeling of stability and power-transfer as you ramp up the power.

One-piece Synchwire™ Seamless Upper

While the Empire SLX has the traditional lace-up design, don't be fooled, it's packed with the very latest technology. The eye-catching and innovative upper uses ultralight monofilament mesh, reinforced with thermal-welded Teijin® TPU to provide an incredible level of support for your foot, minimal weight, enhanced durability where you need it most and incredible ventilation around the whole foot. This design hits the sweet spot between low weight, support for fluid pedalling and a high degree of breathability for those scorchingly hot days where even the road surface starts to melt.

The Heart and Sole of the Empire

Then comes the heart of any performance cycling shoe - the outsole. Here you'll find Giro's high-modulus Easton® EC90 SLX2 carbon unit, delivering perfect stiffness-to-weight so you enjoy optimal power transfer to the pedals and minimal flex. While it's not the lightest sole unit Giro make it has the durability to stand up to your daily training and hard riding weekend races. Inside the shoe, the adjustable Super Natural Fit footbed system provides optimal pedalling efficiency with customizable arch support for performance and luxurious comfort.

Designed for racing and training, the Empire SLX Road Shoes deliver the ideal balance of lightweight support, incredible ventilation and the stiffness needed for podium-topping performance. With their lace-up design they also perfectly blend tradition with cutting edge technology. 

Cleat Guidance

These Road Shoes are compatible with road bike pedal systems that use cleats with 3-bolt standards, such as: Look Delta and Keo, Shimano SPD-SL, Speedplay Light Action, Zero, X-Series (via 3-hole adapter plate), Campagnolo Pro-Fit, Mavic Zxellium, Time Iclic/Xpresso and Time Impact.

About the Giro brand

Giro has been supplying quality light-weight cycling helmets to millions of riders, cyclists, skiers and snowboarders around the world since 1985. Giro is the Helmet of choice for winners of mountain bike world championships, cyclocross world championships, Triathlon and Iron Man world championships.


Giro Shoes
40 40.5 41 41.5 42 42.5 43 43.5 44 44.5 45 45.5 46 46.5 47 47.5 48 49
UK Shoe Size UK Shoe 6.5 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 8.5 9 9.5 10 10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12 12.5 13.5
US Men's Size US Male Shoe 7.5 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 9.5 10 10.5 11 11 11.5 12 12.5 13 13 13.5 14.5
Centimeters cm 25.5cm 26cm 26cm 26.5cm 27cm 27cm 27.5cm 28cm 28cm 28.5cm 29cm 29cm 29.5cm 30cm 30cm 30.5cm 31cm 31.5cm

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Giro Empire SLX Road Shoes (2020) is rated 5.0 out of 5 by 4.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Smeegle from Brilliant Shoes Struggled to get a shoe that fit and was comfortable. I have one foot larger than the other so these shoes did the job. Fitted me superbly, and no more corns on my little toes. the uppers are really soft Result!
Date published: 2020-12-31
Rated 5 out of 5 by Chazabian from Great lightweight shoe Fantastic fit, lightweight & cooling in hot temperatures
Date published: 2020-12-18
Rated 5 out of 5 by Julliana from Perfect shoe Ultra light, high comfort, great for summer heat, definitely worth the deal.
Date published: 2020-09-12
Rated 5 out of 5 by AverageSpeed from Perfect After a few high end BOA dial shoes that never fit or laced up properly with various pressure points of contact i went with the lace ups and haven't looked back. Shoes fit perfect i suggest size up 1/2 size if you can and try all the arch supports that come with shoes for a good ride before deciding which work best for you.. My comment on BOA vs Lace everyone says you can adjust on the fly with BOA yes because they never hold their setting and always come loose during a ride, with my laces ups i tie them up b4 i leave and never have a feeling that i need to re-adjust. My 2 cents.
Date published: 2020-08-20
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How robust?

Hi like the look of these but the early model was known for not being very robust. The newer materials seem to be tougher, any idea if they are now likely to be a little more robust?
Asked by: Daviesc34
The newer SLX Giro shoes are lighter, stiffer and have an improved fit. They will be more robust.
Answered by: WiggleAdamC
Date published: 2020-03-31
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