Lake Cycling Blog
Knowing your own cycling shoe sizing
Why Lake use the Paris Point system When it comes to sizing shoes and cycling shoes in particular, there can be many variations. On top of this you sometimes have to contend with proprietary sizing, where a brand will...
Cycling Doesn’t End When Summer Does
Living the simple life and pausing time – all year long It is easy for cyclists these days to get caught up in the rigid schedules, training metrics, and race calendars dictated by competitive sport. However, for a growing number...
Meet the Team: Feet Lab Netherlands
Delivering cycling shoe comfort through science Feet Lab, based in the Netherlands are different, and proudly so. Run by Steven van den Berg, he is the fourth generation of the family that run their shoe business since it began in...
Cycling lifestyle and finding the perfect ride
Finding your fit has more benefits than simply performance Not all of us are sports cyclists. Yes, whilst we might avidly watch the Tour de France, the Vuelta, Paris-Nice and those exciting mountain bike World Cup races in the Alps,...
Best Road Cycling Shoes: The Complete Lake Range
The Most Important Contact Point on Your Bike You have three contact points with your road bike: your hands, your saddle, and your feet. Only one of them transmits every watt you produce. Your road cycling shoes are the link...
Leather cycling shoes for hot weather
Helping your feet to breathe when cycling We’re in the middle of a climate change phenomenon, let’s not kid ourselves. Summer days seem to be getting hotter more frequently, and unless we all do something to help the planet, then...
How to choose cycling shoes for your own foot shape One size does not fit all in cycling shoes – nor in everyday shoes, I’m afraid. Did you know for instance that there are 10 main distinguishable foot shapes, and...
Best Mountain Bike Shoes: The Lake Range Explained
The Shoe Is Where Control Begins On a mountain bike, everything you ask of the bike passes through your feet first. The power you put into a climb, the precision you need to place a wheel on a wet root,...
BOA vs Laces: Cycling Shoe Closure Guide
The closure system on a cycling shoe is not a finishing detail. It determines how precisely you can dial in fit, how easy it is to make adjustments mid-ride, how the shoe performs and how long the whole system holds...