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Used my AeroPress upside-down for the first time yesterday. Seems to make more sense than 'right way up' tbh.

Erm, no.
I ordered this through my LBS as they were patient and informative when I tried on a ton of brands to figure out what shape my head was. It was actually cheaper to do this than buy it anywhere online. I'll do the same next time I need shoes.

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from here

Tbh I don't know the definitive answer on legality of numbers, just hearsay. I recall that the MSA get very shirty about it if you're a member.
Here's a PH thread on it. I haven't read it myself, can't abide PH.

What can I say, the man has taste... (sorry, couldn't resist)

My folks had one many moons ago, a total crate and worthy of the Fix It Again Tomorrow (FIAT) abbreviation.

I believe the period-correct borderline-racist slur was 'Fix It Again, Tony'.

You're supposed to remove or strike-through competition numbers when the car is on a public highway, to signify that the car is not currently participating in a race or road rally. In your shot I'm guessing it's technically on private land, but a sharp traffic cop could pull you on the way to or from for displaying numbers.
That's why you don't see Euro scene kids stickering up their hatchbacks like BTCC/DTM cars.

That Colnago could actually form the basis for a new thread entitled 'Bling bikes! Tarts' Handbags! Pimps' bikes! Balleurs!'

Went for this.
V comfy, and the rest of my kit's black so I wanted some colour/visibility.

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I don't want to be that guy, who insists that everyone else is doing it wrong.

Me neither - Tbh I tended to go to Handsome either pre- or post-ride, and not spend more than ten minutes total there whether alone or with other riders. I appreciated the place for what it is.
If I wanted to meet friends for coffee, or take my non-coffee-drinking wife out to a café, I'd go somewhere else as I know Handsome is a bit restrictive in that sense. I'm really glad to have had the choice though.

^^^
"He bought a 480ml cup of coffee from one branch of Starbucks on six consecutive days."
Mistaking 'cup' for 'bucket' there...

I don't see it like that. I see it as, 'We know our coffee. Try it without sugar, we reckon you won't think it needs sugar.'
As somebody who otherwise always takes sugar in their coffee, all I can tell you is that I think they're right. I can't tell you why, I'm not much of a coffee geek. I just really appreciate the otherwise-pared-down take on the shop - to me it feels like a response to the over-abundance of faff masquerading as service and hospitality across the rest of LA. It's a bit like a proper old pub in that respect. No bullshit; just walk in, drink up and fuck off.
Cities need coffee shops like this alongside the 'replica of my mother's front room' approach from Starbucks and co.

They sound like assholes.

Out of context, so does practically everyone writing about coffee enthusiasm. In context, their approach makes sense and is really simple. It's purism that adheres to the KISS principle, rather than blinding the casual coffee fan with twenty brew/pour methods.
What's great about their shop is that there's no WiFi, no laptop cunts having conferences, no fat birds in gym gear ordering two-pint soy lattés.
I'm a fan.

This place doesn't even keep sugar on the premises. And it's brilliant.

Multispaz is a god-like vehicle. Same goes for Avantime.
Delica is highly prized on the Edgware Road for its ability to contain four generations of the same family.
Sod paying Euro fuel prices to pilot an old V8 Dodge van around though.

Seriously liking this right now. Almost complete absence of any carbonation makes it feel very English.

In fact, every Left Hand brew I've tasted has been generally brilliant.

Wolf tooth do these if you want something blingy

Really wouldn't refer to them as 'blingy' at all - very no-nonsense and functional, and not entirely unlike the Blackspire chainrings that became so popular in MTB ~10 years ago. Blackspire do a deep-tooth ring too btw, it's called the MonoVeloce.
Really could have done with one when I ran a 1x9 setup on my old 'dale. That thing threw a chain every now and again.

Need a new lid. After a few rounds of trying-on, turns out that Lazer and Catlike are the best fit for me. Wishing to spend $150 or less, I'm trying to decide between the Lazer 02 and the Catlike Vacuum.
If anyone has tales (good or bad) about either, I'm all ears.

Great build, like it a lot!

What kind of stand is used in this photo?

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I didn't think Ferrari could compete in small engine designs.

Are you joking? Ferrari, the company that has been building the world's most intricate twelve-cylinder engines in capacities where everyone else would use six cylinders, for over half a century?
Get a clue, and google 'Ferrari 125S'. Unlike other car companies (ahem, Mercedes), Ferrari don't selectively throw away any of their history. They keep the fucking lot, and as lots go it's about the greatest.

Martyn Ashton trials frame, innit. 13" BB clearance, so it looks (and rides) a bit like an overgrown BMX. You might be surprised at how long it is.
Never really intended as a street commuter, but it took Cannondale another year after I built this to come up with the very first Bad Boy.
Besides, the late '90s MTB was all about the sloping TT and a shitload of seatpost.

That was me. It's having a well-earned rest.
I'm hooked on riding 700c for the foreseeable, but never say never - I might build it back up into something special someday.
No plans to sell it, but never say never. Again.