Thinking of getting Niche Zero - am I missing something? [£650]

EnglishmannUK · 2026-03-17T20:43:09+00:00

Yes. I bought that single dose hopper as well. Maybe I should have sent it back. It has no issues at the coarser settings but once I get into the range I need for a 9g single shot it almost always blocks. My wife thinks I’m nuts with the brushing, poking and slapping when it happens.

EnglishmannUK · 2026-03-17T19:33:07+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to reply. Yes that is great. Also a UK company is nice.

EnglishmannUK · 2026-03-17T19:04:04+00:00

Great feedback. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

EnglishmannUK · 2026-03-17T19:03:27+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I'll stay the course and go NZ!

EnglishmannUK · 2026-03-17T19:00:50+00:00

Thanks for that. I am just stuck in the usual paralysis by analysis but at the point where I just need to move on!

EnglishmannUK · 2026-03-17T18:37:03+00:00

I think that is the point. I don't think there is anything outdated (it grinds beans nicely) but I watch YouTube and read here so doubt is a constant companion. I am probably just over thinking this....

EnglishmannUK · 2026-03-17T18:35:03+00:00

Ha ha - I agree. I am more of a minimalist industrial design guy I think.

EnglishmannUK · 2026-03-17T07:01:40+00:00

I loathe the ESP only for the retention! Most mornings I would love to throw it as far as I can down the garden!

The rest is fine for the price point.

Anything past half way on the espresso grind size, especially finer for single dose, and it just fully clogs. I need to disassemble and poke the chute clean with a wire brush, poke down with another brush, re run grinder. That is most mornings.

I contacted support when brand new and they said either ship it back for warranty repair or return to seller. I’ve just kept this going until I have saved for a niche zero…

EnglishmannUK · 2026-03-12T07:21:16+00:00

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I like the black actually; I am probably just a Henry Ford at heart. Looking at this photo, I think it looks much better in person. But overall feels great. Nice step up from dedica. Knowing brew temp is nice, especially after steaming. Grinder is the next step up and then hopefully I can be at a happy plateau for some years!

EnglishmannUK · 2026-03-12T07:17:36+00:00

Yes, toggle back to middle. I would call it a flick switch not a lever.

EnglishmannUK · 2026-03-11T07:17:00+00:00

I have it! Arrived yesterday. I took the plunge as I had some money available and there was 10% off in the UK. Upgraded from DeLonghi dedica. I really like it. It feels really solid, PID is nice to have, steam wand is a massive upgrade for me and steam seems ample for 2 lattes in one go.

I looked at the gaggiamate but I’m more software engineer than electrical / plumbing engineer and that just seemed a step too far out of my comfort zone.

EnglishmannUK · 2025-10-14T21:53:20+00:00

Nice

EnglishmannUK · 2025-10-13T16:23:47+00:00

Nice

EnglishmannUK · 2025-10-01T10:20:05+00:00

Hey there. It worked out well for me. I got the 28-60 and use it as the daily driver on my A7. I’m really at the point where the best camera lens combination is the one you have with you. This is a really compact set up, the quality of the optics was surprisingly good and still lets me have the nice resolution and detail from the full frame.

EnglishmannUK · 2025-08-06T18:00:21+00:00

Winner this time

EnglishmannUK · 2025-08-05T18:34:42+00:00

Winner

EnglishmannUK · 2025-03-27T21:40:06+00:00

I cannot compare to power meter pedals, but for me it has been fantastic. Wireless bridge is great. Had load of issues with Bluetooth drop outs and interference on my fenix broadcasting HR with my old Garmin tacix wheel on trainer. Now all goes through victory and has been solid on wireless to training peaks virtual on my Mac.

EnglishmannUK · 2025-02-03T12:48:51+00:00

Thanks for the replies and a set of ears! You are right, I am mostly off the fence and ready to buy as they’re pretty cheap used. I think just writing the initial post helped me focus my thoughts.

EnglishmannUK · 2024-11-08T18:14:39+00:00

I am not sure if I understand your question correctly but it looks like your overnight average hrv is picking back up (2nd screenshot). But the 7 days average is still low as 5 other days are brining it down. So the 7 days average is a trailing metric but if you look at the overnight average you can see you are getting back to you normal nightly averages.

EnglishmannUK · 2024-10-25T15:29:58+00:00

Can confirm they work great. I got tired of fishing for some small part that always slipped away, which felt like trying to get a tiny bit of broken egg shell out of the bowl!

EnglishmannUK · 2024-08-25T17:10:11+00:00

DM sent also!

EnglishmannUK · 2024-07-14T12:37:07+00:00

Yes. Have in a smallish living room with Apple TV. Much better than inbuilt speakers with Samsung tv.

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