Lake Cycling

What can your insoles tell you?

They can reveal a lot about how well your shoes fit and where your feet are sitting inside the shoe.

🔍 What to look for:

✅ Foot centred on the insole
Your foot should sit comfortably within the shape of the insole, with no obvious overhang.

✅ Toe marks within the toe area
If your toes are not towards the end of the insole it would indicate the shoes are too long and this will put your cleats in the wrong position also.

✅ Even pressure marks
Uneven impressions can highlight pressure points, hot spots, or areas where your foot isn’t being properly supported.

Your insole won’t tell the whole story, but it’s one of the easiest ways to assess whether your shoes are working with your feet or against them.

At Lake, we believe fit is about more than just length. Width, volume, shape, and toe box design all play a role in creating a comfortable and efficient ride.

Take the insoles out of your shoes today. You might be surprised by what they tell you.

Finding your own unique fit isn’t easy. In cycling shops and cafes all over the world, cyclists are loosening the fastenings on their shoes because of hot-spots, pain, discomfort and ill-fitting cycling shoes.
Too many buy based solely on price, without realising the reason why those ill-fitting cycling shoes are so cheap. Our latest blog talks about the factors that go into designing the world’s most comfortable cycling shoes – by Lake, of course!

Cycle Week Zürich? 🚴🇨🇭

Cycle Week is one of Europe’s biggest cycling festivals, bringing together riders, brands, industry experts and cycling enthusiasts from every part of the sport.

From road, gravel and MTB to commuting, urban riding and innovation, it’s a place to discover new products, test equipment, meet brands and celebrate everything cycling.
And this year, Lake will be there.

Come and see our latest shoes, learn more about fit, explore our different lasts and widths, and discover why the right cycling shoe fit can change your ride.

Whether you’re chasing performance, comfort, or both, we’d love to meet you.

We will have a large amount of stock available for purchase!

See you at Cycle Week Zürich 👋

How can an insole improve a good fitting cycling shoe..? 🚴

A cycling shoe may be the correct size and shape for your foot, but a customised insole can take the fit even further by supporting your unique foot structure.

A customised insole can help:

✔ Improve arch support and foot stability.
✔ Reduce movement inside the shoe.
✔ Distribute pressure more evenly across the foot.
✔ Minimise hotspots and numbness on longer rides.
✔ Improve comfort without changing shoe size.
✔ Create a more stable platform through every pedal stroke.

It’s not about making an ill-fitting shoe work.
It’s about improving a shoe that already fits and turning a good fit into a more precise, supportive and performance focused fit.

Because every foot is different, and your support should be too.

Our Lake custom mouldable insoles are made specifically for Lake shoes and can help you achieve this.

WHY AN INSOLE WON’T FIX THE WRONG SHOE 👣

An insole can improve the fit of a good fitting shoe but it’s a common mistake to try and fix the discomfort caused by having the wrong fit or size shoe by adding an insole.

From our experiences and discoveries from our find your fit tours we have decided to share this information.

Here’s the truth: if the shoe itself isn’t right for your foot, no insole will solve the problem.
Insoles are designed to fine tune fit not completely change it. They can support your arch or improve comfort slightly, but they can’t fix:

❌ A shoe that’s too narrow or too wide
❌ The wrong last or shape for your foot

❌ Pressure points caused by incorrect sizing

The foundation of comfort is always the shoe itself. Get the right shape, the right size, and the right fit profile first then use insoles to dial things in.

Because when the base fit is right, everything else works better.

Find your fit and then dial it in with a Lake custom mouldable or a insole.
You won’t regret it!

This weekend, we are at expo in Valkenburg together with . Stop by for advice on your size or just to have a friendly chat.