Giro Empire E70 Knit Road Shoes Women – Black Heather

You’ve seen knit technology in athletic footwear, but you haven’t seen it in cycling – until now. The Empire™ E70 Knit features our new engineered Xnetic™ Knit upper, which offers unparalleled comfort and breathability. Xnetic Knit technology was developed for the specific needs of performance cycling. An internal TPU skeletal system provides support where you need it, while the knit offers suppleness for superior sock-like comfort. The upper is DWR-treated for water repellency and easy cleaning, and a TPU- reinforced toe and heel add durability and abrasion resistance. Plus, the style of the Empire E70 Knit is simply undeniable.

Features of the Empire E70 Knit Women’s Road Shoe:

Upper

• Engineered Xnetic™Knit
• Bonded TPU skeletal support structure
• TPU-reinforced toe and heel
• DWR treated fiber
• Empire laces

Outsole:

• Easton® EC70 carbon composite
• Steel hardware
• Replaceable heel pads

Footbed:

• Molded EVA footbed
  medium arch support

Technologies:

Xnetic™ Knit features a TPU skeletal system bonded to a knit material, providing support where you need it while the knit offers suppleness and breathability, for sock-like comfort and superb ventilation. Xnetic™ Knit is also DWR-treated for water repellency and easy cleaning, and reinforced with rubber or TPU toe / heel guards to enhance abrasion resistance and durability.

The Giro SuperNatural Fit System combines a cycling-specific footbed with an adjustable arch support kit. By simply choosing from any of the Low, Medium and High arch support included in the kit, riders and fitters can independently adjust arch support to enhance fit and pedaling efficiency while reducing or eliminating common discomforts like hotspots, numbness and cramping. The system is available in men’s and women’s sizes, and incorporates X-Static® fibers in the footbed to fight odors and other bacteria.

Giro worked closely with the engineering staff at Easton® to develop proprietary outsoles that provide the most direct, powerfull connection to the pedals without compromising comfort. Using advanced modeling and proprietary fixturing in the extensive test lab, every outsole is engineered to provide ideal stiffness in 3 zones: Toe Arch and Heel, while maintaining the lowest possible weight and stack-height (as low as 6.5mm). Additionally, the flatter edges of Giro’s outsoles allow the shoe upper material to conform to larger or wider feet (what Giro calla the “spillover” effect) without uncomfortable pinching or binding.

Giro footwear is built on proprietary cycling-specific lasts to create a fit that hugs the foot closely without binding, crowding or discomfort. The Precision Fit™ lasts are hand-crafted specifically for cycling footwear in whole and half-sizes that are differentiated between men’s and women’s shoes, in order to provide the most supportive and precise fit possible in a production shoe.
Material: Synthetics
Sole standard: Look/SPD-SL/Xpedo (3 hole)
Weight supplement: per shoe size 42.5 – manufacturer’s specs