Introducing The New CX / MX 242 Cycling Shoe
by Robert Thorpe
When I’m not writing here at Pedalnorth, our volunteer led website, I work for the worlds leading cycling shoe brand, Lake Cycling Shoes. Our writers here at Pedalnorth are all volunteers, simply giving something back in an altruistic way, and yes – we all have jobs elsewhere in the cycling world. My own job, is as the global brand editor at Lake Shoes, and I recently had to look at and write about the new Lake CX 242 Cycling Shoe. It is a truly amazing shoe, for people with foot issues. Anyway, we thought that we ought to share this and a few more of the Lake blogs with you – so, here goes. Here’s our first in a series of blogs about feet and cycling shes for you; because your feet are the hardest working part of your body, and they deserve the best – they deserve Lake 😉
Lake Cycling Shoes have been at the forefront of cycling shoe development and design for over 40 years. In that time, they’ve always looked to the future, producing cycling shoes that aim to maximise rider comfort and performance. It’s in their DNA, and, as a brand, they recognise that not all feet are the same – in fact, they’re as unique as you. They also don’t like standing still; especially when their team has got so many new ideas to develop – like their new 242 cycling shoe, for both road and off-road cycling. It takes our earlier 241 model and the separated side panels, to a whole new level, bringing in extra lateral support for your feet.
Lake, and their designer, Hutch, looked at the previous 241 model and introduced some new elements, whilst improving other key areas, to produce one of the most comfortable cycling shoes in the world – whatever your foot shape. Having problem feet is no fun, Lake understand that, and that’s ultimately whythis amazing shoe brand have so many size options here at Lake.
With these new additions, it’s a shoe that takes comfort and performance to a new level – especially for those feet that need a little extra care. It’s designed to benefit those riders with foot issues, such as bunions, deformation or an extremely narrow foot and who need a cycling shoe that will not beat up their feet. Instead, the new Lake 242 wraps the rider in comfort, giving them the endurance to stay on the bike for longer.
The shoe has separated panels on the full grain leather upper, another Lake Cycling innovation, which allow for fine tuning the pressure and the fit. These separated panels, and the Dual BOA Li2 Fit System allow the shoe to conform around the sensitive and painful areas of the foot, without the constraints and without the pain felt in ordinary cycle shoes.
A Wider Toe Box
Releasable BOA lace guides for all sizes
More suppport at the in-step & arch, for improved foot stability
Now also available with Micro-fibre upper as well as full-leather
100% Carbon Fibre sole
Lake and their chief designer, Hutch, also added a new Carbitex Omni Flex Carbon Fiber Stabiliser, to ensure that the foot is kept stable inside the shoe. This new addition, another change from the previous 241 means that the 242 shoe maximises power transfer to the pedal. A heat moldable heal, ensures that the shoe is literally wrapped around every part of your foot, giving the rider the perfect balance between comfort and performance. We like to think that the new Lake Cycling 242 shoe literally becomes a second skin for your hard-working feet. Best of all, there’s a version to support every cycling style, whether you ride road, gravel or mountain bike, with both the new CX 242 for roadies, and the MX 242 for those who want to ride the off-road trails.
Along with the pressure release zones on the upper, a carbon sole to lighten the shoe and to maximise power transfer and stability, as you tackle those steep climbs and tough tracks, the new Lake 242 cycling shoe takes your cycling comfort to a whole new level, on tarmac or on the trail – and that’s important to us here at Lake. Why not visit one of our specialist fitting centres at a Lake Cycling partner, and let Lake measure your feet. It’s definitely time for wrapping things up, so let Lake wrap your feet in comfort, with our new CX / MX 242 cycling shoe.