ha! i put some new bullhorns on this weekend and nearly decided to mount them backwards / upside down as well - gives the bike kind of a fun / cruiser feel to it...

wtf's up with those bars? :) j/k that's a nice looking bike!

Clean Machine. Hey any of you creative types have a good non-disclosure form that can be faxed to folks for various reasons? Looking to cover my ass for a few thingies.

speak of the devil, it came, it came!!!!!!

photos of my marinoni tomorrow when i pick it up from the shop.

saw a guy on a fuji track pro with a freewheel today. i don't know it just seemed a bit odd to me... nice frame though.

yup - i'm jealous but also glad that marinonis are for sale in shops now. remember when only rich randonneurs could get their hands on them?

yo canice...nice! which model?

**** the haters. I love the bars! :)

i was just thinking that - besides if you don't like them you just loosen the bolt and flip them forward! now that's convenience.

Dom, Twin Six order is in!

I'll have a bundle for you at the shop - just show up and pay the "Mike footed the bill for everyone's order and needs to get paid back before the shop takes its cut" envelope whenever it's convenient.

Old bike of mine (avec flipped townie bars):
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2263/...4f30bcecb4.jpg

****'em. ;)

That bike was fresh!

Yay! I will do that when I come in later this week with stem/bars/saddle/pedals. How're you feeling?

yo I got myself a little stove top espresso thing-a-mabobber anyone know where to get some good beans for that? also anyone know how many spoons per cup?

Regarding Crohn's, I'm feeling better now.

Good to hear Mike, good news. Evil condition that is.

TJ: I can't find a non-dislosure here at work, but I might have one at home. If so I'll PM you.

Wow! Just gorgeous. Hope you don't mind if I steal that idea.

i pack the bean compartment with grounds, for maximum caffeine content.

also, it's a marinoni pista. in metallic purple!

Thanx
Hotness! love that frame.

so today has been fun. Switched cog from old to new wheel, switched 4 tires, adjusted stem height, swapped 2 cranks, 3 pedal sets, changed 3 chainrings, 2 brakes and a new set of bars, and only 1 bike is presently ridable. Still to go new race face crank on the mtb (thanks agin Krusty!!), tires on wifes bike, old cog back on old wheel, fix brake and make some coffee asap.

Crap, out of coffee.

Sweet! La Bicicletta has a yellow one built up in the shop. It looks fantastic. I am still waffling about a year 1 (1975) red one in Montreal.

It could be risky to my marriage, though. I have a black Nagasawa on the way and am eying up a second one. I think the Marinoni could push my wife's patience a bit far.

Well, if you need pre-ground beans it's really not gonna make a huge difference where you get 'em from, imo. For the best coffee you wanna grind 'em immediately before making the coffee. The Black Cat espresso (roasted by Intelligentsia) at Manic/Darkhorse/etc is really great, but they'd probably cry if you asked to pre-grind for espresso. ;)

That said, you're probably better off with pre-ground coffee rather than using a whirly-blade grinder. But any other coffee nerds, feel free to speak up. I actually invested in a fairly expensive (by most people's standards) coffee grinder, but I still just use a fresh press and a moka pot (like what you have) at home.

As for the amount.. just fill the filter overflowing with coffee, give it a few taps to make sure there isn't any empty pockets in there, and then just use a knife (or something) to push the overflow off and make the top level. They don't recommend tamping (squeeze the grinds in) for moka-pots, generally. I guess because they don't create enough pressure to get the steam through the coffee.

Some of the best coffees I've ever had, from Nelson, BC.

http://www.osonegrocoffee.com/coffee/blends.htm

Anyone here have any favorite places in San Francisco? Going there next week. Feel totally unprepared. :)

Especially interested in places with good food and/or local beers.

I liked the aquarium for campy funtimes, theres a LOT of good cafes, gaytown is great for it, and lots of espresso places in little italy. just watch the lampposts for italian colors, little italy has turf battles with the other neighborhoods ^^.

those bars are pimp yo, WASAAAAAAAAAAAAABI!!!

Dude dups, im coming over for coffee, be warned!

And is 150 for a raceface crank and BB, 53-39 decent? it seemed like a nice price.

Merchants of Green Coffee has some really good fresh beans, they're right around Queen/DVP. http://www.merchantsofgreencoffee.com/contact_us.html
if you don't have a grinder for the beans, you could always use a blender, that's what I use and it works fine. But I'm not sure if the beans have to be ground really fine for espresso.

Lovely clean ride... Very nice, and I love the initiative with the bars - honestly didn't even recognise they were bullhorns, figured they were a north road variant. Trés cool.

Good to hear you're feeling better Mike.

PS, Coffee schmoffee... ;) I must be one of the only computer nerds that doesn't like the stuff :p

If you're bringing your bike make sure you go for a ride around Golden Gate park, nice riding through there. It's also a good ride across the Golden Gate bridge and up around the hills on the north side of the bay, nice views of the city etc.

Cafe Flore on Market St. has some good food and coffee as well.