Lake Cycling

My wife has the womens' version and loved them. I needed to get a new road shoe and liked the BOA system. I could not find another shoe less the 200 dollars with this type of closure. I love it. The crank at the back tightens evenly across my foot. I find them extremely comfortable and have solid power transfer to the pedals. I installed the two hole SPD clips which is a bit of a challenge, but doable if you have a sharp utility knife to cut the inside sole. It took a bit of time and manhandling, but with patience you can get it done. They only had white in my size, which was not my ideal choice. Overall, I love the Lake products for their quality at a decent price. I have used their MTB shoes for years. I think these will last me a long time as well.

These are great shoes. I love the BOA system of lacing. Very fast and easy to adjust while on the bike. Drilled for SPD and 3-hole systems. Sizing feels true to me.

The BOA lacing is great concept - mostly seen in other brand of more expensive shoes - but after a dozen times wearing them, I could start to feel discomfort from feeling the lacing through the padded tongue and onto the top of my foot. I like to ride fast and climb, so I do tend to lace my bike shoes firmly for optimal power transfer. Perhaps for leisure use, one would not have the same issue as me, as a looser lace tension may not be problematic. Also, I find the heel area near the achilles tendon is cut too high, I got irritation there. I guess it is to accomodate the BOA dial. This design flaw however can be remedied by lifting the inner sole and placing an inexpensive drug store heel lift under it. As for the sizing, I'm a US size 6 and the size 36 was absolutely the right choice (NOTE that the website indicates size 36 = US size 5). I got the silver with black accents - it looks classy just like the photo.