Lake MTB Shoes/Boots--Question for SheFly (or anyone else)

[DebW]

i haven't had any problems with that at all. though it is funny to think of someone having to come out and pour hot water on my feet.

I'm thinking of how wet snow sometimes balls up on crampons.

I suppose you could always take your shoes off and walk through the snow in your socks if your cleats froze to the pedals.

[SheFly]

I have ridden in temps as low as -5F and NEVER had a problem with my cleat freezing to my pedal. Warm water over my foot may have been nice though .

Most ANY MTB shoe will get snow that freezes around the cleat. This won't freeze the cleat to the shoe, but will make it a bit challenging on occasion to get clipped back into your pedals. Often in the winter the scene is somthing along the lines of riding blissfully, stopping to wait (and no close object on which to lean so you don't have to unclip), unclipping and putting TOE only on the snow! Figures that something happens, whole foot goes down into the snow. Time to start back up, get on bike, MADLY beat feet against pedals and crank arms to get out offending snow/ice. The sounds of shoes against pedals/cranks is normal winter noise .

SheFly

[Velobambina]

Thanks, all, for the help and SheFly, your picture what just what I needed to see. I figured that I would have to cut out the area where the cleat goes on. Did you use the hardware that came with the cleat to attach them or the screws that Lake provided? It's reassuring to know that clipping in and out in no problem. Now I have to decide which ones I want. My husband told me to keep both pairs, but I'd rather return one.

[SheFly]

I don't think it matters which hardware you use to mount the cleat to the shoe. Chickwhorips said that she used the cleat hardware, so I would go with that.

If you only want one winter shoe, I would suggest the Lakes. The Sidis have a hard plastic sole - think of this on a COLD day - not at all flexible, and likely to conduct cold (although maybe I am wrong). Plus, you said the Lakes were cheaper .

Let me know how you end up liking them if that's what you decide.

SheFly

p.s.
A picture is always worth a thousand words!