Giro Empire ACC Road Shoes Reviews

Review score: 8.9/10 – Updated September, 2024

Latest Price: £133.99 – Save 48% (RRP: £259.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Giro Empire ACC Road Shoes worthy of a review score of 8.9 out of 10.

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• Features
• Quality
• Price
• Reviews
• Brand – Giro
• Videos
• Summary
• Alternatives

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Giro Empire ACC Road Shoes features

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 Shoes – Cycle. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Giro Empire ACC Road Shoes.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Giro Empire ACC Road Shoes 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 Shoes – Cycle. 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 Shoes – Cycle. Brands like Giro 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 Shoes – Cycle 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.

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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 Shoes – Cycle.

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 Giro Empire ACC Road Shoes

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Giro Empire ACC Road Shoes.

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 Giro Empire ACC Road Shoes was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £133.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.5 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Shoes – Cycle

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

We found 377 in the Shoes – Cycle category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £133.53, making it above average at £133.99.

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 Shoes – Cycle. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £378.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £11.99.

With 377 products available we worked out that 146 cost more than Giro Empire ACC Road Shoes and 229 were cheaper.

Cost of Giro products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 176 products from Giro, of which 59 were in the Shoes – Cycle category.

For now though we’re looking at Giro branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £95.21 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Giro product we found was £5.40 and the highest price we could find from them was £290.00.

Of the 176 from Giro, 42 were more expensive than Giro Empire ACC Road Shoes and 133 were cheaper.

How much are Giro Shoes – Cycle?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Giro products that are listed in the Shoes – Cycle category.

The average price of the 59 products that match this search was £133.62, with the cheapest coming in at £59.49 and highest price was £290.00. With the average being £133.62, Giro Empire ACC Road Shoes comes in above average.

23 products that meet this search were more expensive than Giro Empire ACC Road Shoes and 35 were cheaper.

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Giro Empire ACC Road Shoes 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 Giro Empire ACC Road Shoes reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Giro Empire ACC Road Shoes, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.9 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Shoes – Cycle category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.4 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 Giro Empire ACC Road Shoes or another similar product, like Giro Rumble VR MTB SPD Shoes reviews or Giro Trans E70 SPD-SL Road Shoes 2017 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 Shoes – Cycle.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Shoes – Cycle. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Giro, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Giro Empire ACC Road Shoes

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Giro Empire ACC Road Shoes reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Giro Empire ACC Road Shoes. 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 8.9/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25010882679
• Product ID 2: 523053UK
• Brand: Giro
• Model number: GISEMP8B40
• RRP: £259.99
• EAN: 768686977770
• Description: Giro Empire ACC Road ShoesThese Giro Empire ACC Road Shoes are a lightweight and responsive performance road shoe. Manufactured with a one-piece upper, Easton’s stiff and light carbon fibre sole, and complete with a timeless styling, Giro’s Empire ACC Road Shoes will add a touch of class to your performance.Light, Breathable, and Water RepellentBy using the latest fabric technology, Giro has produced a one-piece upper from Evofiber. The seams on these Giro Empire ACC Road Shoes have been eliminated to produce a road shoe that’s exceptionally comfortable, durable and incredibly light. The advanced Evofiber material is both is water repellent and breathable, keeping your feet in top condition.Lace Closure SystemGiro is convinced that there is no other closure method that’s as precise and customisable as a simple lace-up. With seven points of contact, Giro’s Empire ACC Road Shoes will fit precisely to your instep. The Empire ACC Road Shoes have sport laces that are designed to stay closed; they can be neatly stored away from your pedals and cranks once tied.Carbon Fibre OutsoleThe Giro Empire ACC’s feature Easton’s EC90 carbon fibre outsole. Strong and light, this, carbon sole has an ultra-low stack height, which allows every single watt to flow through your pedals. You can replace the Empire Acc’s heel pads when they are worn.Customisable InsoleGiro’s SuperNatural Fit System allows you to fully adjust your insole with an arch that has the right amount of support. Simply tear off the arch and replace with the one that suits. The Giro Empire ACC’s also feature X-Static fibres; the use natural silver to conduct heat prevents any odour and bacteria build-up.Features:Upper: One-piece EvofiberOutsole: Easton EC90 Carbon FibreSport laces provide the perfect fit along the entire length of the instep and are designed to stay closedInsole is fully customisable, offering excellent arch support where requiredSuitable for 3-bolt cleat systemsWeight:¬†215g (size EUR 42.5)Buy¬†Giro Footwear from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Footwear > Shoes – Cycle
• Savings percentage from RRP: 48%
• Size: EU 40
• Male
• 126
• Adult

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Other options for Shoes – Cycle

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Shoes – Cycle. 377 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Giro Empire ACC Road Shoes included,
Giro Factor Techlace SPD-SL Road Shoes reviews, Giro Petra VR Shoes reviews, or we really liked the look of Giro Raes Techlace Shoes reviews as another alternative.