OCP question-How many Starbucks latte's do you consume on a ride?
10-23-05, 04:42 PM
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OCP question-How many Starbucks latte's do you consume on a ride?
Every single time I ride down the coast there are always a few cyclists hanging out at the Starbucks in Carlsbad. What's the deal? These people can't be on a serious ride can they? Coffee dehydrates you right? I always find it tough to surf after drinking coffee unless I guzzle a few bottles of water before I go out. Granted, it gives you a jolt of caffeine (especially that Starbucks crap) but it can't be good for your body on a tough ride...maybe they're at the end of their ride?
So, which one of you is it?
So, which one of you is it?
10-23-05, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by gcasillo
Zero. I have my own espresso machine. I'm OEP.
And you turned me on to some awesome coffee beans!
Did I thank you????
10-23-05, 04:51 PM
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also zero. i think Starbucks is a blight on modern society. plus, it's overpriced.
i usually have a bagel with hummus and a Coke after my Sunday morning rides. (really good bagel place at/near the ride meeting point)
i usually have a bagel with hummus and a Coke after my Sunday morning rides. (really good bagel place at/near the ride meeting point)
10-23-05, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by jhota
also zero. i think Starbucks is a blight on modern society. plus, it's overpriced.
i usually have a bagel with hummus and a Coke after my Sunday morning rides. (really good bagel place at/near the ride meeting point)
i usually have a bagel with hummus and a Coke after my Sunday morning rides. (really good bagel place at/near the ride meeting point)
10-23-05, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by KirkeIsWaiting
And you turned me on to some awesome coffee beans!
Did I thank you????
Did I thank you????
I like Starbucks, but at $3+ for a latte, I had to find a way to feed my addiction for cheaper in the long run.
10-23-05, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by gcasillo
Yes, you did. For those outside the know, Coffee Emergency. Try the Code Brown if you're into espresso.
I like Starbucks, but at $3+ for a latte, I had to find a way to feed my addiction for cheaper in the long run.
I like Starbucks, but at $3+ for a latte, I had to find a way to feed my addiction for cheaper in the long run.
I drink a tall black nothing in it coffee for $2 but it's not the cash that's the problem.
I hate drinking out of a paper cup.
So I take my coffee on the inside.
And then go ride. I like a good caffeine buzz. It helps my endorphin buzz.
10-23-05, 05:03 PM
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None ... although I do see lots of club rides stop at Starbucks and the like.
BEFORE the ride ... a nice cup (or MUG) of Kona Blend, maybe with a splash of Kahlua or Bailey's sounds good to me ...
Yeeeummm.
BEFORE the ride ... a nice cup (or MUG) of Kona Blend, maybe with a splash of Kahlua or Bailey's sounds good to me ...
Yeeeummm.
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Several local club rides meet at a local coffee shop before and, presumably, after a ride. I imagine some of the riders like lattes (probably those stinkin' liberals). I can't imagine stopping in *during* a ride, but I usually have a cup or 2 of home-brewed coffee before a morning ride.
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By the way, it's Fourbucks, not Starbucks.
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Originally Posted by Digital Gee
By the way, it's Fourbucks, not Starbucks.
10-23-05, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Digital Gee
By the way, it's Fourbucks, not Starbucks.
10-23-05, 06:38 PM
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Here we have dutch bros.... 16oz 6 shot latte....boo yah!
10-23-05, 06:46 PM
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A.nobody really eats hummus
B. starbucks coffee great for riders- has like 65 times the caffeine of regular, well know fact caffeine before ride will im prove your performance, if you don't count the time wasted stopping to relieve yourself.
B. starbucks coffee great for riders- has like 65 times the caffeine of regular, well know fact caffeine before ride will im prove your performance, if you don't count the time wasted stopping to relieve yourself.
10-23-05, 06:47 PM
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Someone better duct tape Jakey to the forum walls until that 6-shot wears off. 
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this is your brain 
this is your brain if you try to feed it hummus 
this is your brain after a trip to starbucks
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I like the Starbucks Coffee. I buy it, have them grind it and I take care of the rest. I would not buy it if I had an alternate source of comparable coffee. I am one of those severly caffeine addicted types that can drink the 6 shot espresso right before bed and get better sleep than if I hadn't had any coffee. I like the bold coffees from Starbucks like the Kenya and Ethiopia Sidamo. Damn now I will have to go make some.
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I had a Starbucks coffee in an airport about 10 years ago. It was not just overpriced. It was bad coffee. Never been back.
10-23-05, 07:14 PM
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I never drink coffee before during or after a bike ride. Water and Gatorade are all I drink when I'm cycling. If I drank coffee before or during a ride, my stomach would be upset and I'd have to stop and run off into the woods somewhere every five miles!!
I do like Starbucks, but more as a "treat" and I occasionally have a nice bottle of wine with my dinner and enjoy beer on a nice hot summer day at a cookout etc...
I do like Starbucks, but more as a "treat" and I occasionally have a nice bottle of wine with my dinner and enjoy beer on a nice hot summer day at a cookout etc...
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The only time I used to drink Starbucks was the morning of a x-country race. Grande mocha an hour and a half before. Had to pee like a race horse but the caffine conveniently covered up any lingering injuries I didn't want to feel during the race. Plus the races only lasted a little under 20 minutes so it was all I needed.
I did it for good luck.
Now with biking, I haven't gotten into the club scene and am nowhere good enough (or confident enough) to race. But when or if I do, Starbucks will make a glorious return. You just don't mess with Lady Luck!
I did it for good luck.
Now with biking, I haven't gotten into the club scene and am nowhere good enough (or confident enough) to race. But when or if I do, Starbucks will make a glorious return. You just don't mess with Lady Luck!
10-23-05, 07:41 PM
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I never have anything with caffeine in it.
Ever.
Ralph
Ever.
Ralph
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