Coffee

Caffé Lucé

Posted in |

The Pearl Cup

Posted in |

Volta, Gainesville, FL

Posted in |

Embrocated

While it's possible he may have bribed me with a really nice Rapha winter hat:

 read more »

WANT!

Posted in |

Our Team Could Be Your Life

So, I started training for Philly yesterday:

Entire workout (188 watts):
Duration: 6:57:10 (7:16:36)
Work: 4714 kJ
TSS: 297.9 (intensity factor 0.655)
Norm Power: 216
VI: 1.15
Distance: 130.769 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 676 188 watts
Heart Rate: 89 178 142 bpm
Cadence: 30 246 84 rpm
Speed: 2.2 37.4 18.9 mph  read more »

Still Bitter

I tried a few different things today. First, I used a slightly coarser grind. I had the grinder at the limit, so I thought perhaps I should back off some and give myself some flexibility in either direction rather than starting at the extreme end. Then, I found a measuring cup that matched the portafilter fairly well, and let me tamp the coffee. The edges still were likely not evenly weighted, but after I pulled the shot and inspected it it looked like the water went through evenly. I had left the portafilter on the machine while it heated, so I had a nice, warm basket.  read more »

Meet My New Best Friend

Syndicate content

©Cycle-Smart 1999-2009