Giro Factor Techlace SPD-SL Road Shoes Reviews

Review score: 8.7/10 – Updated September, 2024

Latest Price: £172.99 – Save 42% (RRP: £299.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Giro Factor Techlace SPD-SL Road Shoes worthy of a review score of 8.7 out of 10.

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• Features
• Quality
• Price
• Reviews
• Brand – Giro
• Videos
• Summary
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Giro Factor Techlace SPD-SL 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 Factor Techlace SPD-SL Road Shoes.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Giro Factor Techlace SPD-SL 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 Factor Techlace SPD-SL Road Shoes

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Giro Factor Techlace SPD-SL 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 Factor Techlace SPD-SL Road Shoes was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £172.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.6 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 £172.99.

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 84 cost more than Giro Factor Techlace SPD-SL Road Shoes and 291 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, 22 were more expensive than Giro Factor Techlace SPD-SL Road Shoes and 152 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 Factor Techlace SPD-SL Road Shoes comes in above average.

11 products that meet this search were more expensive than Giro Factor Techlace SPD-SL Road Shoes and 46 were cheaper.

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Giro Factor Techlace SPD-SL 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 Factor Techlace SPD-SL Road Shoes reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Giro Factor Techlace SPD-SL Road Shoes, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.4 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 Factor Techlace SPD-SL Road Shoes or another similar product, like Giro Petra VR Shoes reviews or Giro Raes Techlace Shoes 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 Factor Techlace SPD-SL Road Shoes

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Giro Factor Techlace SPD-SL Road Shoes reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Giro Factor Techlace SPD-SL 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 8.7/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25010883809
• Product ID 2: 575833UK
• Brand: Giro
• Model number: GISFTE848
• RRP: £299.99
• EAN: 768686021237
• Description: Giro Factor Techlace SPD-SL Road ShoesThese lightweight Factor Techlace Shoes are race-bred cycling shoes coupled with the features of Giro’s Techlace system with the easy adjustment of a Boa dial. The patent-pending Techlace system replaces D-rings and other hardware with replaceable laces that provide a suppler feel across the forefoot while the Boa IP1 dial offers quick, instinctive adjustment in 1mm increments when tightening or loosening.Highly Breathable and RobustThe uppers are made of premium Evofiber SL which is robust yet extremely breathable and inside the shoe, Giro’s SuperNatural fit footbed features adjustable arch supports to personalise your fit, comfort and pedalling efficiency.Lightest, Thinnest and StiffestThe Easton EC90 SLX2 carbon fibre outsoles, which are among the lightest, thinnest and stiffest pedalling platforms available, give you a direct connection to the pedals to boost power transfer.Features:Upper: One-piece upper design, premium Evofiber SL breathable Teijin microfibreClosure: Techlace + Boa IP 1 dial (1mm +/- with macro release)Outsole: Easton EC90 SLX2 high-modulus carbon steel hardwareReplaceable heel padsFootbed: Ultralight SuperNatural fit kit with adjustable arch support, X-Static antimicrobial fibreWeight: 210g (size 8.5)TechnologiesBOA IP1 Dial Fast: Intuitive adjustment in 1 mm increments when tightening or loosening.Easton EC90 SLX2 Outsole: Among the lightest, thinnest and stiffest pedalling platforms on the road.Techlace System: Replaces D-rings and other hardware with laces, providing a suppler feel across the forefoot and the laces can easily be replaced if damaged.Premium Evofiber™ SL: Evofiber takes the best attributes of mesh and microfibre and fuses them into a single fabric that repels water and improves breathability throughout the shoe. By eliminating the extra seams and adhesives required to insert mesh panels, the durability, comfort and weight of Giro’s shoes can all be dramatically improved. Evofiber also holds shape exceptionally well, and is fast drying and easy to clean.SuperNatural Fit System: A superb fit, with adjustable arch support to help optimise comfort and enhance pedalling efficiency.X-Static Fibre: X-Static fibres use natural silver to provide heat conductive and antimicrobial properties to help keep you free of odour-causing bacteria and fungus.Buy Giro Footwear from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Footwear > Shoes – Cycle
• Savings percentage from RRP: 42%
• Size: EU 48
• Male
• 127
• 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 Factor Techlace SPD-SL Road Shoes included,
Giro Savix Road SPD Shoes reviews, Giro Sentrie Techlace reviews, or we really liked the look of Giro Civila Cycling Shoe reviews as another alternative.