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Nimbl is a premium performance cycling shoes brand. Nimbl shoes are handmade in Italy serving
the most demanding customers, from cyclist enthusiasts to world champions.
THIS IS THE ULTIMATE
With the ULTIMATE, we bring cycling shoe performance
to another next level.
Unparalleled
power transfer for all your explosive sprints and short, out of the saddle
power bursts. In comparison to the EXCEED and AIR we have built in extra
stiffness into the carbon fibre chassis. And we are not afraid to show it
off – more exposed carbon fibre that highlights the unique handmade
fabrication methods that are applied in the ULTIMATE.
THE CHOICE OF (OLYMPIC) CHAMPIONS
GREG VAN AVERMAET’S WEAPON OF CHOICE
Professionals
ride over 30.000 kilometres per year hence the world tour peloton is the
ultimate testing ground for high-end performance products. For the 2021
season Nimbl is the choice of over 25 world class athletes that have sought
new levels of performance through their shoes. Greg van Avermaet, rider of
the AG2R Citroën team is one of them. The Olympic champion is known to be
demanding on his equipment and approached nimbl to see whether we could
jointly develop a new benchmark for power transfer, comfort and most
importantly fit. The result of this development process: the ULTIMATE.
THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
PRO-RIDER INPUT TO YOUR BENEFIT
Greg is
a very articulate athlete capable of providing very specific, actionable
input. Based on Greg’s feedback we have gone through many design iterations
and numerous test samples were made to find the right fit and the optimal
stiffness.
During the past period, Greg van Avermaet has
extensively tested and raced on the ULTIMATE. Like in the car industry, our
prototypes were ‘camouflaged’ in an EXCEED uniform (the EXCEED upper was
assembled) to hide the new technology beneath the surface.
HE RESULT: A CLASSIC YET HIGH TECH LOOK
THE GvA LAUNCH EDITION
The
basis of the Ultimate is our improved proprietary monocoque carbon chassis.
The exposed carbon visibly underlines that the construction and assembly of
our shoes is fundamentally different to all other mainstream brands.
As a
man of details, Greg also had great influence on the design of the Launch
edition of the ULTIMATE. The base of the design is majestically white
microfiber upper finished with a white BOA® Fit System. Logically a golden
touch is applied to an otherwise understated white design to match the rest
of Greg’s kit. The result? You be the judge of that.
At a very low weight of
barely 200 grams the ULTIMATEs combine a very good fit with an ultra-stiff
and stable carbon platform. At each new test sample, I felt my feedback was
truly translated into improvement. When visiting the factory I witnessed
the passion and craftsmanship that the nimbl crew put into the manual
production of each pair of shoes. I truly believe that the nimbl ULTIMATEs
present a new level of cycling shoe performance.
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