Captain Fastbastard Mayhem

Again, doesn't say anything about siblings.

And further...

Here we go. A quick Google away. Doesn't say anything about siblings, just legal guardians. Which, I suppose, if your will is up to date and your sibling is a guardian, may result in a sibling being responsible. Key word: maintenance order. Which is open to negotiation in the divorce proceedings. So if a maintenance order isn't settled, no problem.

Which is why it's a final solution as it can be fought in court. I'd also fight it tooth and nail.

No. If it's finalised and recorded as I need to pay x per month and I don't, my direct fam can be made responsible by way of court order. But I may be wrong. Consult lawyer ALWAYS in cases like this

???? yeah true. Or that global study recently. "Oreos would be a good dessert option" Errrrr, what!?

With one constant. No processed foods.

Only in cases of the maintenance not being paid by the parent, and with a court order, as I understand it. If he's broke now and can't afford any maintenance, Ang the agreement is yet to be finalized, diff story

https://m.pinkbike.com/news/rim-widths-comparison-test-mountain-bike.html This is the best write up I've read to date. Not sure if you respect Matt Wragg... I personally felt a small difference in grip, but that was thanks to the slightly higher volume the wider rim allowed (went from 24 to 35mm internal) with the same tyres. How much of that was the rim build (assymetric rims, so better spoke tension and stiffer wheel) vs placebo vs riding on different days and weighting the tyres differently, I don't know. I just know I was able to drop the pressure a smidge. Whether that would have remained true with a 28/30/32 mm rim, I haven't got any real world experience on the comparisons but I can sorta deduce how it would change by thinking about it. Tyre profile is also very important, imo. Squareish tread patterns would square off even more, which means transition to side knobs happens earlier and tearing may be a problem due to this. But hey, it wasn't nearly as big of a difference as going from the Pike RC to the Lyrik RC2 and Marzo.

the first one.

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/review-the-pole-machine-has-a-serious-need-for-speed.html

Indeed they are. Those things have anti-grip.

Watched Christopher Robin with my lightie last night. What a great little movie. Thoroughly recommended

I dunno, man. I don't really care about what e-bikes are doing in races, and I don't use lycra. Also not likely to wear a tapout t-shirt or complain that my no-fat soy milk frapachappalatte has too many sprinkles of cocao on top. Maybe I'm just a chillduro type of guy.

Or UpDuro / DownDuro

The 2.3 version, 100% agreed. 2.5WT - not so sure. BUT. For people looking for an aggressive XC tyre for the front, the Aggressor would be far better than, say, an Ikon.

So have I, on occasion. But then I trout-slap myself and recover my sanity. If I'm proven wrong, though, happy to amend my view! Just not sure whether it'll be as adept at all conditions. But... As Tim says, we're hardly ever riding in muds.

Rad, let us know!

sometimes you just have those days, man.

TL;DR version: Maybe, but likely inbetween uncaged and flat, nowhere near enough as flat but certainly more than being uncleated on a 520, for example. IMO - sorta. Unless you're running something with pins like the Mallett EN / DH options, the Funn Mamba or the new Shimano SAINT (all seen below) the normal "caged" pedals like the Shimano M647 DX pedals (last ones) don't provide enough mechanical grip to mirror a proper flat pedal, and are just there to provide more support in rougher situations, so that not only the cleat interface is contacting the pedal and causing the rest of the shoe to deform. Add that to the fact that the cleat and pedal will have a metal-on-metal interface, which doesn't offer any grip at all, and I'd say that a clipless pedal, even those with a cage on, wouldn't offer nearly the same amount of grip as you'd get from a flat pedal OR a clipless pedal, when not clipped in. The pinned varieties would definitely offer more grip, if you had a 5-10 or equivalent flat-soled clipless shoe, but to what extent that grip would exceed the DX pedals, I'm not sure. I suppose it'd allow you to stomp back on the pedals with your mid-foot, until you get to a place that you can clip back in, but again I'm not sure how much grip that'd offer. Probably somewhere in the middle, IF you extend the pins out far enough. But if your cleat was touching the metal of the pedal itself, I'd say they'd offer almost no grip as you'd be resting metal on metal and the flex of the shoe may not be high enough to make contact with the pins. But then again, if you're on top of the mechanism, you're likely to clip straight back in...

Wowzers. That was simply stupendous.

Love that little gap! Launches you so nicely into the berm.

Alouette and Arries have covered it, mostly. Running / hiking shoes belong faaar away from flat pedals. Skate shoes are okay, but a bit too flexible to provide the same support that a good pair of flat-pedal specific shoes (5-10, Ion, FLR, 2FO etc) will provide, and their gum-soles are ripped to shreds in no time, but can be replaced by one of the sole repair places (they remove damaged sole and stitch & glue new sole onto the shoe) Only 2 okes in our group of ~20 ride with cleats.

This. Total permanent disability, technically. Though under that guise, it's treated as early retirement. The definition of Permanent Disability is also determined by the trustees and an appointed medical professional. Not tied to occupation.