Lake CX146 Winter cycling shoe review: Bulky, but performs well even in sub-zero conditions

While many of you may slow down over winter, or at least retreat indoors to grind out hour after hour on the indoor trainer, we don’t necessarily have that luxury here at Cyclingnews. Winter means winter testing, and in the last few weeks, the UK has been in the grip of a deep freeze. Perfect conditions, then, for testing out some of the best winter cycling shoes. 

Over the last month or so I’ve been rolling out in a set of Lake CX146 winter shoes. As someone with wide feet, I often find it tricky to find dedicated winter shoes that actually fit me properly, but here I’ve found a happy companion. I didn’t even need the ‘wide’ version, with the regular being wonderfully roomy.