Lake MX 238 shoes review

A performance off-road shoe that doesn't neglect the realities of off-bike running

Lake MX 238 Supercross shoes
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Cycling Weekly Verdict

The Lake MX 238 shoes are indeed super, power transfer was excellent and these allowed for a near normal running gait when off the bike. However, they are an out and out cyclocross race shoe. While they are plenty comfortable enough for off-road or gravel adventures, the breathability means they're not designed for much more than an hour's ride in true cross season temperatures. 

Reasons to buy
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    Water resistant

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    Real leather

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    Heal grip

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    Toe box design

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    Carbon & Rubber sole

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    Boa closure system

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    Regular and Wide fit

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    Huge size options

Reasons to avoid
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    Warmth

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    Limited versatility

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    Colour options

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This year's lack of cyclocross racing has been a bitter pill to swallow - not just for the missing frits, mayo and Europop at un-healthy decibels. Whilst there wasn't much local racing to get stuck into, the competition focused Lake MX 238 cyclocross shoes have without a doubt re-ignited my love of the fast-paced racing discipline.

Designed to be an all-out race shoe, these perfectly hit the mark. However, their breathability means we wouldn't advise you to invest if you plan to adopt them as your day-to-day training shoe.

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Hannah Bussey

Hannah is Cycling Weekly’s longest-serving tech writer, having started with the magazine back in 2011. She has covered all things technical for both print and digital over multiple seasons representing CW at spring Classics, and Grand Tours and all races in between.

Hannah was a successful road and track racer herself, competing in UCI races all over Europe as well as in China, Pakistan and New Zealand.

For fun, she's ridden LEJOG unaided, a lap of Majorca in a day, won a 24-hour mountain bike race and tackled famous mountain passes in the French Alps, Pyrenees, Dolomites and Himalayas. 

She lives just outside the Peak District National Park near Manchester UK with her partner, daughter and a small but beautifully formed bike collection.