Lake

MX219 Wide Cycling Shoe - Men's

Okay shoe. Lots of heel slippage.

Familiarity:

I've used it several times

Size Bought:

47

I’d definitely recommend working with Backcountry vs. Lake if you want a pair of Lake shoes. The company doesn’t have online ordering down nor have they figured out customer service. Now onto the shoe. It’s quite comfortable. Plenty of room up front without having my foot swimming around. Good stiffness and walking is just fine. BUT-no matter how tight I get it, my heel slips out. A lot. I know what you’re thinking: too big. That’d be my first thought reading this; however, they are pretty snug. Much more so that the two Specialized pairs these replaced. Also, the shoe keeps sucking the tongue down as I’m riding. I have to stop ever 15 minutes to pull them back out. This even though I keep tightening them down to the point of being uncomfortable. A final note about the Boa system. I’ve never been a fan. Maybe someone has a suggestion on how to fix this. When I pop the dial up, I can’t get the cable spooled out far enough to pull my foot out easily. On the flip side, all the tugging, yanking and expletives doesn’t help me get them tight enough off the bat. I have to ride for a while and keep reaching down to twist them a few clicks the first few miles before they’re snug. I suppose the double Boa shoes would’ve solved some/all of this. I just didn’t want leather shoes and the pair with double Boas were made with leather. I’ll be ditching these soon for a different pair.

Relief for my toes

Familiarity:

I've used it several times

Size Bought:

44.0 wide

I have wide feet and the Lake MX 219 wide shoes resolved the foot pain I would get on longer rides (greater than 30 miles). I added cleats and had a proper cleat fitting session with a pro fitter. The pain has gone and I really love the shoes for that alone. The BOA tensioner is smooth easy to cinch up or release. Comfortable walking around on the shoes but don’t plan any long hikes in them. I’ve ridden about 300 miles in the shoes so far.

Best cycling shoes I have had

I bought a set of road bike shoes liked them so much I bought a set of Mtn. bike shoes. Great fit !

Terrific fit, so so exec

Familiarity:

I've used it several times

Size Bought:

45 Wide

Weight:

265

I’ve battled pressure and painful and numb toes for years. Measured my feet per Lake’s guidelines and viola! The width in the toe box solved my problem. In that regard I’m very happy with the shoes. The not so great, but livable. Single BOA makes even and consistent security a bit fiddly. The BOA cords also catch and hang on the edges of the material on the tongue. I’ve learned to fasten the BOA with my finger under the cords to help guide it and to tighten the lower part of the shoe. Remove my finger after I pull the looseness out of the forefoot and tighten the rest. A big deal? No. But my shoes still loosen after a bit of riding. The sole. As you can see in the photos the sole under the heel flares out. That extra width in combination of the seat stay width of a boost axle makes a tight clearance even more so. I get a lot of rubbing and I’ve never had an issue before. Fortunately I had frame protection already installed. The more curved shoe last may also contribute to a more inward heel? Am I unsatisfied? No. But I should have moved up to the dual BOA shoe. The quality of material and construction is there for a $240 shoe. But I would like a few things tweaked to call this shoe terrific.