I’m a big fan of Lake shoes. Rode the MX241 for 4 years. Recently purchased the new version, MX242. Same great fit/feel. Small (big) problem. The rubber portion of the shoe would bind horribly with the pedal surface (shimano spd), making it difficult to clip in/out. Also would not let float happen freely (resulting in knee pain). So I took a Dremel and ground the rubber down, problem solved I thought. Then the shoes started to delaminate. Lake is saying I should have shimmed the cleat. I feel like the rubber was out of tolerance. I’ve never had to shim a cleat before. Any one else experience this? Any advice on what I do with these shoes? Thanks.
I have the same shoes MX242 and also had the prior MX241. I had a similar issue with no float and started having knee pain. I didn’t think of shimming the cleat but I don’t think I would have wanted to do that option. Plus I don’t remember any shim’s being included.
Like you, I ended up taking a box cutter knife and Dremel to remove the material around the cleat in what you show as binding to get a smooth float. I had to do the same with the MX 241 but not as much. As far as delamination I haven’t had that problem with either shoes but I think I see what you are saying in the one picture. Lake MX242/241’s are not the best with SPD’s but I love the shoes and well worth it.
Yeah, no shim pack included in my shoe box either. What stinks is, by grinding away the rubber I was able to get the prober float/clearance. The delamination happened AFTER I ground down the rubber. And it happened during one ride (twas a long ride). Thanks for the feedback.
I have the same shoes and had the same binding issue with both Shimano and Garmin pedals. I didn’t bother to look on the Lake webpage and just used a Dremel and utility knife like I’ve done with most shoes I’ve owned over the years. The one difference with my trimming is that the rubber and plastic are trimmed to the same height. No issues yet, but I only have a few rides on them.
Well I’m impressed. Lake said they would honor the warrantee, and replace my shoes. I had to send them the damaged pair first (understandingly). Hopefully they don’t change there minds after looking at them! I’ll be using the shims this time. Thanks for the help guys.
