Giro Prolight Slx Shoe - Men's Black, 42.0

With one quick look at the Giro Prolight SLX Shoes, you'll know something is different. There are no mechanical closures, a rarity among pro-level shoes. This is inresponse to the needs of their marquee rider, Levi Leipheimer. Being meticulousabout his gear, he wanted Velcro closures rather than a buckle so he could beconfident that the shoes would survive a crash; buckles can break and having one goin a Grand Tour is a lousy way to lose a race you prepared all year for. Velcro, great. Simple, adjustable, conforms well to the foot, hard to break: everyone can get intothat. But Giro didn't just drape three straps across the top of the shoe. Theydesigned each strap to do something a bit different, so each is angled slightlydifferently. The top strap holds the heel into the cup, the middle strap goes across themetatarsals to anchor your foot in the shoe, and the bottom strap takes up any loosespace in the forefoot. If you take a close look at the medial side of the shoe, you'llsee that each strap is fixed on large swaths of material, meaning that you're pullingthe entire upper over your foot, rather than creating pressure points under each strap. Another subtle but striking feature is the way the toe box is constructed. One-piecetoes look great, but the smooth look often comes at the price of limited adjustability. On the Prolight, the toe area looks conventional, but it allows for a wide range ofadjustment on that bottom strap and eliminates the dreaded pucker, even if you havea narrow forefoot. And, because every gram counts when you're climbing 15,000 feeta day, several days in a row, Leipheimer also wanted the lightest possible shoewithout losing either stiffness or security. This Easton EC90SLX is the lightest andstiffest sole Giro uses in their shoes. Easton and Giro are divisions of the samecompany and Giro leaned on Easton engineers here. The result is a super-stiff solethat's only 6.

Category: Bike>Men's Bike Shoes>Men's Cycling Shoes Brand: Giro SKU: GIR0274-BK-S42

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