They my summer shoes, so I have used them twice a week during the summer months – what I mean is they haven't seen that much use etc – and they are now ripping apart. They are the most expensive Giro shoes – annoyingly I own two pairs of them – and I'm coming to the conclusion that they are not great at all and not fit for purpose! It's quite unbelievable and extremely frustrating. Plus, I think it's the third time I have needed Giro customer service and I have never got any help from them. Again, very frustrating, and of course disappointing. Giro, NEVER AGAIN!

Without doubt the number one attribute of these shoes is their lightness, I weighed my size 9 with no shoe plates on at 233 grams. I am a long, long term Sidi user and I fancied a change this year. So really I'm only comparing them to top end Sidi's. The Giro's feel slightly wider and seem to have a flatter sole, so I guess the 3 different height inserts for the insoles can be made to suit your preferred sole fitting. The other thing I've found is they don't feel as secure as the Sidi style fastenings and if you are a big powerful rider you'd think you'll tear the uppers from the sole they are that thin and light. Overall though I've found them comfy and obviously they feel light on foot. You'll also have to pay extra attention to your socks as the thinnest part of the uppers are basically see through. Lovely looking shoes, quite comfy, feel like a quality product, lightweight but probably about £100+ overpriced.