Lake Cycling Blog
Different shoes for different tasks
Variety is the spice of life – especially for feet Here at Lake Cycling, we design several types of cycling shoes. Thankfully, we also have lots of different shoe ‘lasts’ – you remember, we spoke about this back in 2022...
Join us for Lake Shoe Fitting Weekend
Lake (U.K.) shoe expert, Richard Staton will be at Billy Bilsland, Glasgow this month! Here at Lake Cycling Shoes, we don’t just design the best cycling shoes in the world. Neither do we just sell them onto great retailers, to...
Protecting Your Shoes on the Ride
By Larisa Chinces & Robert Thorpe ** Images by Larisa Chinces & Andrei Dina Wrapping your Lake shoes in love... There’s one element within life and cycling that is always out of our control, and always will be. We can...
Meet the team – Tim at Bike Power, Bike fitting
By Robert Thorpe ‘It’s not all about the bike – it's also about the feet!’ Tim Dejonghe- Background Let’s get things out of the way before we start; ‘Bike Power’ bike-fitting service centre is based in the very heart of...
Written by Robert Thorpe Take a Grand Cycling Adventure The Giro is well into its stride now, as the best cyclists in the world begin to test themselves, with day after day of relentless climbing on the world’s best cycling...
Written by Robert Thorpe It’s an age-old debate across all industries where aesthetics plays a part - form versus fit. What’s the most important aspect, to (a) the consumer, and (b) the brand itself. Far too often, and in order...
Designing Cycling Shoes for Women
image by Cristian Popoi (FDK Photography) Recognising the Differences In case you haven’t noticed it, women are built differently from men – it’s a fact. All too often, historically, brands have simply produced downsized products for women, and have failed...
With every spring, comes excitement and adventure By Robert Thorpe In a chaotic and haphazard world, we need something constant and reliable. A powerful partner to help us to explore new adventures and to renew our cycling soul. Lake Shoes...
Carbitex – Get wrapped in the strength of science
written by Robert Thorpe Carbon fibre has been with us for some time. Within cycling sport, it was 1992 – yes, 31 years ago - when Chris Boardman won Olympic gold on his very special, Lotus 108 carbon TT bike....