Posted by: Vikb
The people that look broken down to me are the typical middle-aged folks with sedentary jobs and junk food/Netflix habits.
The current crop of MTB pants are great as they pedal well with knee pads and don't overheat. Race Face and Endura both make solid options.
I'm a fan of the sticky shoe + pedal combo. I'd much rather have new pedals/shoes be too grippy than not grippy enough. As they age both items get less grippy with wear/damage. So if they start off a bit too grippy a few months later they'll still work well. If they start out just okay they'll start slipping as they wear and that's not safe nor fun. Since you can remove pins it seems like a combo that's too grippy could be adjusted strategically by just removing a few pins until you hit the right amount of grip.
That fits in well with your MkI vs MkII human thing you had going in that other thread. The difference in physical capabilities between people who haven't taken care of themselves and the ones that have starts to become really obvious around our age. Although one thing I've really noticed over the past 5yrs is the number of kids/teens with shitty posture has skyrocketed. Of course there's no surprise that there's a strong correlation the rise of social media and phone use in the same category. Any younger person looking for some secure job options in the future should look into physiotherapy as they will be friggin busy fixing people with mangled spines.
