Lake Cycling Blog
Creating the Architecture of Autumn & Winter Cycling Shoes
Inside Lake’s Cold-Weather Engineering For dedicated cyclists, autumn and winter aren't seasons to endure on an indoor trainer—they are seasons to conquer on the road and trail. Staying the course and continuing to challenge yourself, recalling that well-known phrase: “Winter...
Celebrating a Legend: Ben Swift Retires
18 Years in the Pro Peloton After an extraordinary 18-year career at the absolute pinnacle of professional cycling, our long-time global brand ambassador and friend, Ben Swift, has announced his retirement at the end of the 2026 season. Yes, the...
Best Winter Cycling Shoes 2026: Expert Guide
Cold feet ruin rides. Not in a subtle, background-discomfort way, but in a way that takes over your focus, shortens your effort, and makes you dread getting back on the bike when the temperature drops. If you've ever cut a...
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...
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...
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...