Lake Cycling Blog
The return of the Cyclocross season
Here’s mud in your eye… and everywhere else, too! Some years ago, a friend and former world tour cyclist and Tour of Britain winner, Geoff Lequatre told me that pro cyclists liked cyclocross because it ‘helped you to learn control...
Cycling life in autumn & winter
Finding motivation for cycling in autumn As many cyclists look out across the European mountains this morning, they’ll be met be huge falls of snow – lots if it far earlier than is normal. It’s probably another sign that we...
Wrap your feet in modern styling and performance
The new Lake MX21G & CX21C Here at Lake cycling shoes, we don’t like to sit still; we’re constantly on the move, analysing cycling and cyclist’s feet and looking for new ways to wrap them in a stylishly modern, high-performance...
Meet the Team: Belle de Gast, Ambassador
Inspiring cycling for all Cycling isn’t as simple as trying to go as fast as possible on 2-wheels. In fact, that’s just one aspect of how we use this amazing and timeless piece of engineering. Yes, timeless, because when you...
Autumn/winter commuting footwear It’s that time of year – yes summer is officially over for most of the world. As I write this, I’m at home, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, looking at the dark skies and watching the...
The benefits of a professional bike fit
Key areas of comfort for a professional bike fit We frequently talk here at Lake about the benefits of a bike fit, and in doing so, we rightly focus on the key benefits from a footwear perspective. After all, that’s...
The best mountain bike & Gravel shoes for you
Looking at recent developments in off-road cycling shoes For many years, off-road mainly meant mountain bike, and that was usually trail riding or cross-country mountain bike racing. It was limited only by your individual willingness to explore and to seek...
Cleat Positioning - Getting set to cycle
Those of us that use clipless pedals will at some time, have gone through the complexity of releasing ourselves correctly from the bike. There was an occasion many years ago, when I first used them, that I couldn’t release in...
A summer of sport across the cycling world
Inspiring excellence in everything we do We’re coming towards the final throes of the cycling scene internationally for 2024. Two of the grand tours are completed on the road world tour, and the mountain biking events have been coming thick...