Coffee
I'm interested in opinions on caffeine (coffee). I spent my life avoiding caffeine for various reasons, but a big one was that I always felt like an artificial stimulant would rob my body and better energy comes from proper diet and excercise. A couple years ago I started drinking Yerba Mate and I really enjoy it. This year I had a cup of coffee for the first time in my life (i'm 32 years old). I didn't like it, ... but then the memory was good and a few cups later I am now a big fan. So now I drink one or two cups a day 3 or 4 times a week. I'm debating if I want to drop it again because i'm not a fan of caffeine effects but I like the flavor.
So the real question is a small poll. Who likes coffe and who doesn't? |
Don't like it, don't drink it. The last thing I need is a stimulant. If you knew me better, you'd know why. :)
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Mmm, coffee. I drink coffee from sun up until mid afternoon at which point I cut caffeine completely and switch to water.
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Originally Posted by cydewaze
(Post 18111453)
Don't like it, don't drink it.
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I like coffee and drink it almost everyday. One french press will last me from 7am until 10pm. Unless I drink the press rapidly on an empty stomach I do not notice the effects of caffeine.
I've spent years finding my favorite way to make coffee and then I've stuck to it. I can rarely enjoy a cup that I didn't make. I drink since I enjoy the taste and flavor. It's like a good wine, beer, or whiskey. |
Originally Posted by NyoGoat
(Post 18111428)
So the real question is a small poll. Who likes coffe and who doesn't?
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Coffee is the lifeblood that fuels the dreams of champions
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I enjoy a morning espresso.
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I don't like drinking coffee. That's why I take a coffee enema every morning.
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I like coffee. This article helps explain why it's good and how it can be bad for riding.
Exercise & Caffeine | Bicycling |
Originally Posted by joeyduck
(Post 18111496)
I like coffee and drink it almost everyday. One french press will last me from 7am until 10pm. Unless I drink the press rapidly on an empty stomach I do not notice the effects of caffeine.
I've spent years finding my favorite way to make coffee and then I've stuck to it. I can rarely enjoy a cup that I didn't make. I drink since I enjoy the taste and flavor. It's like a good wine, beer, or whiskey. |
Originally Posted by Phamilton
(Post 18111566)
This. Except when I first read it I thought it said 10am. Where can one purchase a 12 cup french press? Mine is only 12oz, just enough to wet my tongue.
Buy 12 cup Coffee Press from Bed Bath & Beyond |
Originally Posted by NyoGoat
(Post 18111428)
I'm debating if I want to drop it again because i'm not a fan of caffeine effects but I like the flavor.
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I totally gave up caffeine for a while until I discovered that the diet Sunkist that I've been drinking at my Dad's house actually had caffeine in them the whole time and I really had not been caffeine free. I have an addictive personality (or whatever) and I've given up alcohol (love craft beer) and started trying to develop a taste for better coffee prior to giving up caffeine.
The effort to develop my coffee geek got pretty out of hand before I quit and I never really developed a great sense of differentiating coffees. Yeah, I like a nice pour over and I can tell the difference between coffee from my little Hario ceramic grinder and Aeropress from the freeze dried crap they drink out of the coffee machine at work. I was just never able to really develop a sense for it like I did for beer. I think it's harder because the same beans can be roasted differently to produce a totally different taste maybe idk. I was even looking at getting a nice ceramic burr grinder for home before I gave up on it. I liked being relatively caffeine free, but I've been having a hard time not dozing off at work in the afternoons and have been drinking more very recently. I have no idea how it impacts my cycling. I know cyclists seem to be really into their caffeine products. I've avoided the caffeine infused energy products until now. |
I try to limit myself to 4 cups per day
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Originally Posted by Phamilton
(Post 18111566)
This. Except when I first read it I thought it said 10am. Where can one purchase a 12 cup french press? Mine is only 12oz, just enough to wet my tongue.
Cheaper than the BB&B options. Great source for green beans, too, if you roast your own. Which everyone should try at least once if they like coffee, it's pretty fun. |
I like coffee!
I am fully aware that coffee is a drug. But so are many of the foods, spices, herbs, etc. in our diets. So I pick and choose what I use and when I use them. I like a strong coffee in the morning.... or after a long bicycle ride. It seems harmless enough. But I know I could be mistaken. I don't recommend coffee for performance enhancement or anything. |
One cup of coffee before my early morning rides and another after I get to work.
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Originally Posted by Nachoman
(Post 18111644)
One cup of coffee before my early morning rides and another after I get to work.
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I love coffee. I drink about 1.5L to 2L of it a day. My espresso machine gets quite a workout every day.
I recently, however, switched to decaf. It was a terrible couple months during the transition (half-caf then to decaf) that I had constant headaches, couldn't sleep right and my hands trembled. I switched because I was having significant issues with my hands shaking and getting headaches on the weekend when I didn't have an adequate caffeine intake early enough in the day (since I'd be out of my work-day regimen). I now have a terrible reaction to caffeinated coffee and cola - though tea leaves me largely unaffected. I don't regret switching to decaf but I am always disappointed by the much greater selection of coffees available with caffeine vs. decaf. I can, now, wake up on a Saturday morning with a glass of orange juice or water with breakfast with no ill effects of skipping a coffee. |
Originally Posted by Ragriz
(Post 18111578)
I can't say that I've ever really noticed any effect from caffeine in the past, but I figure why bother if I like decaf just fine? I drink a lot of coffee, but only decaf for this reason.
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Love coffee. When I was in graduate school I decided that coffee owned me, so I went through the pain of quitting.
A few weeks later I decided that life was just plain better with coffee, so I'll drink it until I'm dead. Yum. |
Originally Posted by Nachoman
(Post 18111644)
One cup of coffee before my early morning rides and another after I get to work.
Doesn't seem to affect my ability to fall asleep and I love the taste. I am not a snob about brands, but I definitely prefer a really nice fresh ground espresso over drip brew, and if it's drip brew I can't drink the flavored stuff like French Vanilla or Hazlenut or whatever. I don't think I've gone on a ride without some caffeine in my system for 2 or 3 years now. I will also say that I miss the cheap cuban coffee I was able to get anywhere while in Miami. A cortadito is basically a little super-sugary shot of espresso with foamed milk. You could get one for a dollar or less at gas stations with espresso bars. |
Originally Posted by SpikedLemon
(Post 18111699)
I love coffee. I drink about 1.5L to 2L of it a day. My espresso machine gets quite a workout every day.
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Originally Posted by Phamilton
(Post 18111566)
This. Except when I first read it I thought it said 10am. Where can one purchase a 12 cup french press? Mine is only 12oz, just enough to wet my tongue.
I like ice coffee in the heat so I make coffee cubes in the freezer and then make a press or do a poor over into a mug filed with coffee cubes. @bt I think that the serving size of the french press is not the same as our idea of a serving size. |
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