Originally Posted by
oscarach
I have found the Lake mountain shoes (MX175) are well put together and you can usually find deals on them, they have a wide option if you need that. So far they have lasted better than the Specialized shoes I had before that fell apart when the glue started melting.
I am actually about to return some 175s to nashbar this afternoon.
Liked em a lot for functuon.
After 3 months and 500mi though, 2 of the 4 cleats came out of the sole. And thsts just road use, no actual mtb use.
Also, they are boat anchors. I ended up with some Garneau Granite level shoes from backcountry and some Giro nashbar exclusives as the other 2 options.
Both are boa laced and are lightrr feeling than the 175s. Ended up keeping the Garneau because of the tow box shape and the left boa tightens to the right.
The 175s were really well made too.
Im usually a size 50, but the 50 in Lake are Sideshow Bob large. Just huge. They dobt carry a 49 though. Goes 48 to 50.
Anyways, cool shoes and a screaming deal on nashbar if they have the right size