Originally Posted by dfw
I drink espressos. I can toss down 3 double espressos in less than 5 minutes before my ride and I'm good for the day in short order. It's roughly the equivalent amount of caffeine as 6 small coffees. I do it at home on my own machine though. You can get an espresso at *$, but it would be about the same as trying to get a steak at McDonalds. *$ is better suited for their overpriced double Venti Latte Foo-Foo Mocha Capiquinos or whatever they're calling them now.
-coffee has more caffeine in it than espresso, because the water isn't forced through the ground up coffee beans so fast, it has more time to soak up the "stuff" espresso is more based on a flavor thing. A large coffee with a couple of shots of espesso is the ultimate-