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Logan Jones-Wilkins

The Giro Imperial II reviewed: a premium shoe with the right balance of performance and comfort

Giro Imperial II road cycling shoe.

Giro has released an update to its top-tier road shoe offerings. Six years since the original Giro Imperial shoe was released, the update features a sleek new BOA Fit System, a supple and breathable upper and a stiff sole optimised for high-performance road riding.

The Imperial II builds on the legacy of the first iteration of the shoe, which was released in 2019 as a lightweight, breathable racing shoe. Much of the design elements remain the same, with thin translucent cutouts running along both sides of the shoe and two aluminium BOA dials functioning as the tightening mechanism.

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