Lake Cycling Blog

Action stations... it’s time for the Tour

Action stations... it’s time for the Tour

Winning & Losing with Marginal Gains It’s that time of year again, when national champions have been crowned across road disciplines, one grand tour – the Giro – is already completed, and we’re literally days away from the start of...

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Erik Dekker – A cycling great from the Netherlands

Erik Dekker – A cycling great from the Netherlands

The adventure of racing in the pro peloton Erik Dekker is no ordinary cyclist. Nor is he simply a former member of the pro peloton. Whilst this modest and quietly spoken cyclist from the Netherlands, is part of the constantly...

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Looking after and cleaning wet cycling shoes

Looking after and cleaning wet cycling shoes

It's an inherent hazard of cycling that, at some point, either by weather or sweating, your cycling shoes will get wet or damp. This is especially so for off-road shoes for gravel and mountain bike, as riders will frequently be...

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Ride into adventure

Ride into adventure

The new Lake MX30G off-road shoe We’ve spoken before about the growth of gravel biking across the world. In fact, we’re the first cycling shoe brand globally, to separate out mountain biking shoes and gravel biking shoes on our website;...

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Salt Dog Cycling

Salt Dog Cycling

Leading from the front Richard Sault is an interesting character - he really is. This quietly spoken, sports-mad family man, has created one of the most well-respected cycling retail businesses in the U.K. online marketplace. As a partner for us...

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Pump up the volume

Pump up the volume

Cyclists can tune in to a perfect fit with Lake There are certain things that cyclists share: a love for adventure; a healthy lifestyle; coffee stops and a post ride cake - and a desire to be comfortable all ride...

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GebioMized & Daniel Shade: The appliance of science

GebioMized & Daniel Shade: The appliance of science

How pressure mapping data is revolutionising bikefitting Daniel Schade is a cyclist and scientist, but more of a scientist. He loves collecting and analysing data, and he loves problem solving. And, whilst he hasn’t broken any records on a bike...

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Designing cycling shoes to perform

Designing cycling shoes to perform

Why Lake makes the most comfortable cycling shoes in the world We often talk about pattern work and the materials of our products, and those two elements are a major part of the core/foundation of our shoe ranges. It is...

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Dr Courtney Conley – From Strong Foundations

Dr Courtney Conley – From Strong Foundations

The importance of strength training your feet We take our feet for granted. There seem to be so many exercises and a myriad technical equipment to help us to maintain the fitness in every part of our body... except for...

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