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Okay, I guess. I'm still to make good espresso really so I'll take your word for it (and not worry too much about dosing in the future).

How are you going to get the dose consistent with that if you grind right into the basket?

Old Vivalo was a bit big for you, though, if I remember right. Anyway, the purple stem is a nice touch.

Deep in the 'stow, unfortunately. Only a 7 mile round trip and my neighbours are having a noisy party, which I don't fancy gatecrashing (purely based on their terrible music taste) so there's 'owt else to do...

I see you got home Rich. That's good.

Yeah but... I think I have left my phone in the pub. In two minds whether to go back and get it. Would be an excuse to get some geared miles in as well today. On the other hand the phone is a useless brick.

Really enjoyed this, as my first forum ride (for a few years anyway!) and a great welcome back to London with a way to get back out of London again should the mood strike.

Also I think I have the same bookcase as you. It's good.

Lovely effort there! I know there's a few things I would change if it were mine, but it's not, so never mind about that. Glad you're rolling again! Maybe we can catch up for a beer sometime, the bike must be nice in the flesh.

I was told on wednesday I might go blind in one eye within a few days. By thursday that had been reduced to 'you will be fine'. So I'm back in. To hell with the rain.

Ta, I figured they'd do online, just a bit slow today and don't know any of my local shops!

We break one (well, the cleaners or the dishwasher does) every few weeks.
There's a stream of them through the kitchen.

Was particularly sad as i happened within minutes of walking through the door to my new job... and I did the same thing on the first day of an old job last year. Same cafetiere too.

Where do you pick up the replacement glass? I got it from Sainsbury's before but it seems my local store doesn't stock them. It's a bodum btw.

Sudden medical difficulties means I have to bow out of this one. Gutted as I was really up for the ride, but it would be difficult to do with only one working eye. Next time! Updated list below.

1) Peter Carter
2) ian (conker) [even if it pisses down]
3) Nigel182 (Defo in no matter what the weather day booked off Work).
4) Fox (as long as it doesn't piss it down)
5) Dimi3
6) Shoosh (possible)
7) Spybot (ish)
8) Jimm
9) Upstart (almost definite...)
10) Theoryswine (ditto)
11) ah1976 (as long as it doesn't piss it down)
12) betty (if I get the day off work)
13) jcgarcia
14) boggle
15) laner
16) CV
17) deluka
18) Quaddie
19) ziska
20) edmundro
21) wools
22) middleofnowhere
23) ms.chris
24) Dumps (up for a longer one)
25) George Sportif
26) Buckaroo
27) tom k&e
28) Sumo (hopefully with my new bike built in time)(if not bwakeless)
29) Darius
30) richoking
31) tofeelthefire (will be my second forum ride ha!)
32) Lynx probably fixed
33) Polowannabe - fixed
34) Hartxander - fixed and on a misson to meet essex girls
35) Simon (chsee)(SS)
36) EEI (probably geared, because don't want to go braklez)
37) Jogger -maybe geared, maybe fixed, maybe....

I think my Mondaine is losing time, but I don't think it's the battery (was recently replaced). Can anyone recommend a shop in central london to have it checked over? Sadly it's outside warranty so I can't just return it to the factory.

Pre-emptive spot: me, tomorrow morning, getting lost in the clusterfuck of motorway-type-roads near stratford.

I broke a cafetiere today. :-(

If it's scratched it's probably unsafe to ride. I'll take it off your hands.

/really old but irresistable joke

I don't like radial lacing, lopro-riser combinations or bikes without saddles, but I still really like this ^.

what are the ones with a convex base like? can't really stretch to a reg barber one so it will be one of the espresso gear ones.
it's going to be used with a cubika

Isn't convex vs flat base a matter of preference? So I'd heard anyway.

Would be interested if you find a place to get a tamper as I need a new one and would like to buy somewhere in town if possible.

Great, thanks again for that. I look forward to trying a good Colombian at some point in the future. Will probably get some of the Kenyan for now, although the Las Lajas sounds great too...

I'm getting more and more into Belgian beers. Just got back from a little trip to Edingurgh, stubled upon a fantastic german pub called The Brauhaus, photos to follow shortly!

Good stuff, I really miss the Brauhaus. It used to be my local, ish.

For stovetop try the India Balmaadi, all rich caramel with a nice clean finish, or the heavy pungent blackcurranty Kenya Gethumbwini AB dark roast

Any comment on how this would turn out in a french press? And anything else you would recommend in the same vein (blackberry, blackcurrant etc).

Thanks.

Sounds like good thinking. In practice I'm not convinced you could drill the hole accurately enough, especially given that the axle will be hardened.

I have issues with confrontation so will rarely say anything to peoples faces or online, I'll just bottle it up. I also have a inhuman amount of tolerance so that helps as well!

Makes it awkward to spend time with you, you'll never say anything to me :-/

YouTube - New Zealand TV Host Paul Henry Makes Racist Slur towards Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.FLV

Bloody Hell!

He's radio rental!

And very, very racist.

Fucks sake. Get him off the TV. WAC.

1) Peter Carter
2) ian (conker) [even if it pisses down]
3) Nigel182
4) Fox (as long as it doesn't piss it down)
5) Dimi3
6) Shoosh (possible)
7) Spybot (ish)
8) Jimm
9) Upstart (almost definite...)
10) Theoryswine (ditto)
11) ah1976 (as long as it doesn't piss it down)
12) betty (if I get the day off work)
13) jcgarcia
14) boggle
15) laner
16) CV
17) deluka
18) Quaddie
19) ziska
20) edmundro
21) wools
22) middleofnowhere
23) ms.chris
24) Dumps (up for a longer one)
25) D. Generate
26) Buckaroo
27) tom k&e
28) Sumo (hopefully with my new bike built in time)
29) Darius
30) richoking
31) tofeelthefire (will be my second forum ride ha!)
32) Rich

As this will follow my first week at a new job, I expect to wake up Saturday morning with a hangover, so it should be nice to get a ride in to clear my head!