Coffee
05-04-05, 09:07 PM
#76
Metaphorically speaking
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Auckland, NZ
Posts: 807
Bikes: Cannondale R600 ultegra spec
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by jitteringjr
I don't get it. Coffee is the foulest smelling drink made. I have had one cup of coffee my entire life and the only reason I had it was because I had gone 36 hours without sleep (for the second time in a week) in the navy and had to pull a midnight shift. Talk about nasty tasting. How the hell do you people drink that garbage?
Roasted Addiqtion
05-04-05, 09:15 PM
#78
Italo-racer
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Columbus, OH
Posts: 300
Bikes: 03 Bianchi Veloce, 04 Surly Steamroller
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
KIMBO brand Italian espresso made on the stove, in the Bialetti, the way it was intended. 
05-04-05, 09:24 PM
#79
Retired Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Queens New York
Posts: 1,180
Bikes: Bianchi Pisa, LeMond Poprad
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I drink at least 3 cups of coffee a day. Morning and night.
My brother literally drinks about 25-30 cups a day. He only drinks coffee or soda. He's crazy.
My brother literally drinks about 25-30 cups a day. He only drinks coffee or soda. He's crazy.
05-04-05, 09:26 PM
#80
Tour de DFW
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Texas
Posts: 472
Bikes: '05 Cervelo Soloist
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by LordOpie
those are cool. Need to get me one.
05-04-05, 09:26 PM
#81
Nonsense
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Vagabond
Posts: 13,918
Bikes: Affirmative
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 880 Post(s)
Liked 541 Times
in
237 Posts
Originally Posted by ultra-g
I drink at least 3 cups of coffee a day. Morning and night.
My brother literally drinks about 25-30 cups a day. He only drinks coffee or soda. He's crazy.
My brother literally drinks about 25-30 cups a day. He only drinks coffee or soda. He's crazy.
Thank the holy Penguin I'm over that one.
05-04-05, 09:31 PM
#82
DEADBEEF
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Catching his breath alongside a road near Seattle, WA USA
Posts: 12,234
Bikes: 1999 K2 OzM, 2001 Aegis Aro Svelte
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 6 Times
in
4 Posts
When I was in high school, I knew someone who drank nothing but soft drinks... Coca Cola specifically. He was like that guy in Unbreakable, he was always breaking bones from falling.
__________________
1999 K2 OzM
2001 Aegis Aro Svelte
"Be liberal in what you accept, and conservative in what you send." -- Jon Postel, RFC1122
1999 K2 OzM
2001 Aegis Aro Svelte"Be liberal in what you accept, and conservative in what you send." -- Jon Postel, RFC1122
05-04-05, 09:36 PM
#83
Tour de DFW
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Texas
Posts: 472
Bikes: '05 Cervelo Soloist
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by PenguinDeD
I used to be horribly addicted to Soda. A 2 liter a day, at least.
Thank the holy Penguin I'm over that one.
Thank the holy Penguin I'm over that one.
05-04-05, 09:47 PM
#85
Rider
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Lehigh Valley Pa.
Posts: 34
Bikes: Mercier Aquila, Schwinn le tour
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Memories-
When I was a kid in the mid 70's we would go to my grandmothers every sunday for pasta and
more food than we could usually eat...(but somehow managed anyway) Right after dinner, she would make the demitasse "Medaglia D'Oro Espresso" I can never forget the Red/White/Green can. Mmm...it smelled so good! I was drinking espresso at 10...and then began to learn how to make it, not that it was that difficult back then. The silver metal pot was in two parts, the water on the bottom, and the espresso on top in the metal basket, no filter..just low heat to a boil and let it perculate for a about 5 minutes and done.
If we were 'good'
on that particular day...perhaps it was how many glasses of wine the adults had...
us kids would even get a shot of Galliano or Sambuca in our espresso!
Ahhh the good 'ol days of youth, and being spoiled by Grandma.
When I was a kid in the mid 70's we would go to my grandmothers every sunday for pasta and
more food than we could usually eat...(but somehow managed anyway) Right after dinner, she would make the demitasse "Medaglia D'Oro Espresso" I can never forget the Red/White/Green can. Mmm...it smelled so good! I was drinking espresso at 10...and then began to learn how to make it, not that it was that difficult back then. The silver metal pot was in two parts, the water on the bottom, and the espresso on top in the metal basket, no filter..just low heat to a boil and let it perculate for a about 5 minutes and done.
If we were 'good'
on that particular day...perhaps it was how many glasses of wine the adults had...us kids would even get a shot of Galliano or Sambuca in our espresso!
Ahhh the good 'ol days of youth, and being spoiled by Grandma.
Originally Posted by telenick
For a lot of cyclists its a necessity ...no a tradition, a fixation and a habit that can't be turned down.
Who here is is addicted? Fess up!
My parents are Italian immigrants. My mom and dad would always leverage a cup of espresso when we needed a ride out of the rural community we kids grew up in. I finally escaped that rural community in my 20s and ended up in another one right here in the middle of the Rockies. Go figure. I was a master at making espresso before it was cool in the US. Now I'm still making espressos. But the gear is much better ...not too much different than bike gear.
I did a lot of IT work for Starbucks over the summer. last year. I got one of those Saeco espresso makers with the foaming wand and a bur grinder to boot as a parting gift. Now I'm hooked. I can't leave for work without a home brewed Vanilla Latte ...extra hot. It's insane.
I even have a French Press for backpacking.
There, I admit it. I'm a drug user. A caffeine fiend. But how sublime it is.
Who here is is addicted? Fess up!
My parents are Italian immigrants. My mom and dad would always leverage a cup of espresso when we needed a ride out of the rural community we kids grew up in. I finally escaped that rural community in my 20s and ended up in another one right here in the middle of the Rockies. Go figure. I was a master at making espresso before it was cool in the US. Now I'm still making espressos. But the gear is much better ...not too much different than bike gear.
I did a lot of IT work for Starbucks over the summer. last year. I got one of those Saeco espresso makers with the foaming wand and a bur grinder to boot as a parting gift. Now I'm hooked. I can't leave for work without a home brewed Vanilla Latte ...extra hot. It's insane.
I even have a French Press for backpacking.
There, I admit it. I'm a drug user. A caffeine fiend. But how sublime it is.
05-04-05, 09:54 PM
#86
Rider
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Lehigh Valley Pa.
Posts: 34
Bikes: Mercier Aquila, Schwinn le tour
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Oh, by the way my favorites are Meinl Jubilee whole bean, it is an excellent blend from Austria. Helmut Sachers, also from Ostereich and Dean & Deluca Ethiopian Yirgacheffe.
I actually am not too fond of any Starbucks blends, except Breakfast. They tend to be a bit on the bitter side imho...
I actually am not too fond of any Starbucks blends, except Breakfast. They tend to be a bit on the bitter side imho...
05-04-05, 09:55 PM
#87
1/2 man,1/2 bear,1/2 pig
Join Date: May 2004
Location: .
Posts: 1,122
Bikes: .
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
'Nother coffee snob here. Ex girlfriend got me into it. If given the choice, I only brew from fresh ground beans, primarily --KONA-- . Kona is my staple.
I'm 31, and avoided coffee for most of my life, but now it's become a common drink. I really don't want it to be a habit, because that would take the fun out of it.
Peculiar quirk of mine. I drink with plenty of cream and sweetener. I firmly believe that, like chocolate, coffee was meant to be made with plenty of sugar and fat. My preference is whipping cream, with 1 Splenda per cup. Sweet n Low is too sweet, but all artificial sweeteners work better than sugar.
I'm 31, and avoided coffee for most of my life, but now it's become a common drink. I really don't want it to be a habit, because that would take the fun out of it.
Peculiar quirk of mine. I drink with plenty of cream and sweetener. I firmly believe that, like chocolate, coffee was meant to be made with plenty of sugar and fat. My preference is whipping cream, with 1 Splenda per cup. Sweet n Low is too sweet, but all artificial sweeteners work better than sugar.
__________________
...
...
05-04-05, 10:06 PM
#88
Guest
Posts: n/a
Mentioned: Post(s)
Tagged: Thread(s)
Quoted: Post(s)
Originally Posted by khuon
When I was in high school, I knew someone who drank nothing but soft drinks... Coca Cola specifically. He was like that guy in Unbreakable, he was always breaking bones from falling.
I wanna pop... I wanna... Shasta!
Koffee
05-04-05, 11:43 PM
#90
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 947
Bikes: Albert Eisentraut custom w/DA, Kestrel RT 700 w/Ultegra, Jamis Tangier
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Addicted. Seriously. Peet's. Major Dickason's Blend.
05-05-05, 12:02 AM
#91
Faith-Vigilance-Service
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Port Orchard, WA
Posts: 8,330
Bikes: Trinity, Paradisus, Centurion, Mongoose, Trek
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
MUST...... HAVE .......MOCHA!!!! 
__________________
President, OCP
--"Will you have some tea... at the theatre with me?"--
President, OCP --"Will you have some tea... at the theatre with me?"--
05-05-05, 12:09 AM
#92
go wake forest!!!!
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 312
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
i love coffee...have a local coffee house that roasts their own beans to perfection.
i also have to stay up all night alot...i would not survive without caffeine
i did not start drinking coffee until i was in my thirties...if i still drank moutnain dew as my caffeine source... i would weigh 300lbs
i also have to stay up all night alot...i would not survive without caffeine
i did not start drinking coffee until i was in my thirties...if i still drank moutnain dew as my caffeine source... i would weigh 300lbs
05-05-05, 12:10 AM
#93
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SLC, UT
Posts: 692
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Yeah, hopelessly addicted here. I grind beans and start the coffee long before I could even dream of remembering my own name or tying my shoes in the morning.
05-05-05, 01:04 AM
#94
Retired Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Queens New York
Posts: 1,180
Bikes: Bianchi Pisa, LeMond Poprad
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
You know, next to OIL, Coffee is the 2nd most traded commodity in the world.
Most of the Coffee beans in South America came from 1 single bean stolen from Louis XVI's coffee plant on his estate. They were stolen by Gabriel de Clieu, a French naval officer, who then returned to Martinique and developed the seeds into a coffee plantation.
Most of the Coffee beans in South America came from 1 single bean stolen from Louis XVI's coffee plant on his estate. They were stolen by Gabriel de Clieu, a French naval officer, who then returned to Martinique and developed the seeds into a coffee plantation.
05-05-05, 01:49 AM
#95
Faith-Vigilance-Service
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Port Orchard, WA
Posts: 8,330
Bikes: Trinity, Paradisus, Centurion, Mongoose, Trek
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
God Bless him for it.
__________________
President, OCP
--"Will you have some tea... at the theatre with me?"--
President, OCP --"Will you have some tea... at the theatre with me?"--
05-05-05, 01:59 AM
#96
I Am Online Now!
Join Date: May 2005
Location: NYC
Posts: 350
Bikes: Bianchi Pista, LeMond Poprad, Specialized Allez
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I was thinking of getting that espresso pot, the Bialetti, they sell it at Target methinks... so do you recommend it??
I looked into some other ones, If I could afford I'd get the SAECO espresso maker (yeah... that Saeco)... but they are freaking around $500!
I can't afford more than $100.00 and most espresso makers in that price range look like crap (like they'll fall apart easily).
I looked into some other ones, If I could afford I'd get the SAECO espresso maker (yeah... that Saeco)... but they are freaking around $500!
I can't afford more than $100.00 and most espresso makers in that price range look like crap (like they'll fall apart easily).
Originally Posted by Jaco
KIMBO brand Italian espresso made on the stove, in the Bialetti, the way it was intended.
__________________
I rock peas on my head but don’t call me a pea head.
Bees on my head but don’t call me a bee head.
Bruce Lee’s on my head but don’t call me a Lee head.
Now please excuse me, I gots to get my tree fed.
I rock peas on my head but don’t call me a pea head.
Bees on my head but don’t call me a bee head.
Bruce Lee’s on my head but don’t call me a Lee head.
Now please excuse me, I gots to get my tree fed.
05-05-05, 02:38 AM
#97
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Norway
Posts: 161
Bikes: Bros Sonic FS XT-LX hybrid w/Brooks Swift
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
And now that caffeine has been taken off the list, we can have coffee in our drinking bottles without facing this risk:
https://www.aftenposten.no/english/sp...icle549909.ece
Erling.
https://www.aftenposten.no/english/sp...icle549909.ece
Erling.
05-05-05, 02:41 AM
#98
.
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: .
Posts: 3,094
Bikes: .
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Oh yeah I'm a coffee hound ..... bought a new bike last night (tuesday night) and celebrated with a latte at yeah, you guessed it, Starhuck's on the way home...... rode said new bike to the Mountain View and back today, and had a coffee at that cool coffee shop on Dana st.
I like the coffee at independent coffee shops, Bean Scene, Dana St. etc., but starbucks has it's place in the scheme of things ...... if nothing else it's a good place to meet ppl to buy or sell stuff!
Now, here's how to make some GOOD coffee: Get a small cheapo saucepan, and get one of those big mugs like they sell at Staryucks but they sell a lot of other places. Fill that to the brim with water and dump in saucepan. Boil the water and when it's boiling throw in a tablespoon of ground coffee, use that "French Market" stuff they use to make vietnamese coffee. Let it boil for 30 sec or maybe a bit less, just a bit you know? Then pour it throug a strainer, NOT a coffee filter, a STRAINER you've set on top of your mug, you'll get an almost full mug of Excellent coffee! Plus a lot of silt on the bottom, don't drink that.
I like the coffee at independent coffee shops, Bean Scene, Dana St. etc., but starbucks has it's place in the scheme of things ...... if nothing else it's a good place to meet ppl to buy or sell stuff!
Now, here's how to make some GOOD coffee: Get a small cheapo saucepan, and get one of those big mugs like they sell at Staryucks but they sell a lot of other places. Fill that to the brim with water and dump in saucepan. Boil the water and when it's boiling throw in a tablespoon of ground coffee, use that "French Market" stuff they use to make vietnamese coffee. Let it boil for 30 sec or maybe a bit less, just a bit you know? Then pour it throug a strainer, NOT a coffee filter, a STRAINER you've set on top of your mug, you'll get an almost full mug of Excellent coffee! Plus a lot of silt on the bottom, don't drink that.
05-05-05, 03:42 AM
#99
sundy hopeful
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 1,068
Bikes: Connondale MTB, Malvern Star (historic) Orbea, GT (newest)
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I know that caffeine seriously effects the way my heart operates. It does terrible things to the way it beats and I wouldn't be surprised if many of our fellow cyclists who push themselves well beyond normal limits, suffer similarly but are not aware that caffeine may be the culprit.
As no studies have been done that I know of, to assess the long term effects of caffeine consumption in athletes, I'm taking what I believe to be the prudent path and limiting my intake substantially. I mostly drink de-caf now and I've never felt better in my life.
As no studies have been done that I know of, to assess the long term effects of caffeine consumption in athletes, I'm taking what I believe to be the prudent path and limiting my intake substantially. I mostly drink de-caf now and I've never felt better in my life.
05-05-05, 03:52 AM
#100
Metaphorically speaking
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Auckland, NZ
Posts: 807
Bikes: Cannondale R600 ultegra spec
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by berny
I know that caffeine seriously effects the way my heart operates. It does terrible things to the way it beats and I wouldn't be surprised if many of our fellow cyclists who push themselves well beyond normal limits, suffer similarly but are not aware that caffeine may be the culprit.
As no studies have been done that I know of, to assess the long term effects of caffeine consumption in athletes, I'm taking what I believe to be the prudent path and limiting my intake substantially. I mostly drink de-caf now and I've never felt better in my life.
As no studies have been done that I know of, to assess the long term effects of caffeine consumption in athletes, I'm taking what I believe to be the prudent path and limiting my intake substantially. I mostly drink de-caf now and I've never felt better in my life.
