Id imagine that placing them on the heel would limit the amount of crap they would encounter.

Good point.

Brilliant

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2024: Bevoman, Galveston, Alcatraz, Marble Falls, Santa Cruz

Any updates?

Easy for me to say it now of course, but I've been wondering for ages why they couldn't put a boa on the back of the shoe.

Has anyone run in the 1500T4's yet? Any feedback?

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I have the ballista... they are nice for sure. comfy but my .02 I find it hard to get them really snug.
For a tri, not a big deal like a 70.3 or oly dist..
but for crit racing or IM dist i would want something to hold my foot more snuggly.

daved

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Lake did... I have this pair...
https://roadcyclinguk.com/...hoes-first-look.html
Easiest shoes to put on, and fit is great.

Do you mean the 1500 V4's? I don't think they're producing a T4. They seem to have discontinued the T2, which was the shoe I use to race in, and seem to only be doing the V4 this time around. Unless it just isn't up on their site yet.

Yes the V4's sorry. Well the ones with the BOA loop to be precise

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They're ok. I found them a little hard and heavy and the boa wasn't actually that much of a help in transition. I actually prefer a regular shoe with quick laces. All around decent shoe but probably won't be buying another pair, especially since I race in 4%'s now

Rumor is Giro will be announcing some new shoes... with Boas. Alas, it would seem they put them in the conventional location (on the side of the shoe), rather than on the heel. Disappointed as I think it's fair to say Giro mainstreamed the "aero road shoe" category with the Empire (intentional or not), and it would have been nice to see them lean into that space and give us an Empire with aero Boas.

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Amateur recreational hobbyist cyclist
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Reviving this thread, in market for a pair of new shoes. There hasn't been any new releases for kona this year. Resides the currently available bontrager, anyone know of any options similar to the bontragers and these still prototype scott's?