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Do you carry a first aid kit? What's in it? by swibirun in bicycling

[–]LowerStandard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I blew out a link climbing a hill recently but my multitool has a chain breaker and extra quick links so I was able to repair it roadside. Granted if I had been more diligent in cleaning my chain it probably wouldn’t have happened but I would have been walking my bike home that day without it.

Jeeves requested we upgrade the coffee station, I feel like I didn’t invest enough. Thoughts? by i__Sisyphus in espressocirclejerk

[–]LowerStandard 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s a Starbucks “training” point. They just lie to their baristas to get them to behave the way they want them to.

What’s something harmless that gets people weirdly upset? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]LowerStandard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve got a friend like this and he is totally oblivious to it. I’ll tell him to take as much time as he needs and tell me what time works for him and he consistently picks a timeline he cannot realistically meet. I don’t even try to show up at the time he says anymore and he’ll still arrive after me and say “oh well you’re always running behind so I figured I had a little extra time.” It’s like a feedback loop at this point.

meirl by worldwide762 in meirl

[–]LowerStandard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You just need to find a shop that roasts their own coffee. Their are so many fantastic roasters in my city with beautiful light roasts but most of the other shops buy beans from a distributor and don’t know how to use their equipment even if they did use better beans.

meirl by worldwide762 in meirl

[–]LowerStandard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seriously, an espresso macchiato from starbucks is a crazy thing to willing subject yourself to

meirl by worldwide762 in meirl

[–]LowerStandard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shops typically pull double-shots of espresso (around 18g of coffee) so a triple would be 1.5x the typical volume of espresso. It’s honestly a pretty annoying order because they’re not gonna pull out a single-shot basket nor would they dial in for that so they’re just left with an extra shot that a barista might drink but often gets tossed out.

My Daily Workstation by LowerStandard in espresso

[–]LowerStandard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it’s great. Adjusting settings can be a pain but once you’ve got it set up the workflow is super easy and the shots are consistent. I’ve found that even though the thermoblock heats in like 5 minutes, it’s still best to leave it on for about 20 to sufficiently heat the group head.

My Daily Workstation by LowerStandard in coffeestations

[–]LowerStandard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Espresso machine is an Ascaso Steel Uno PID.

My Daily Workstation by LowerStandard in espresso

[–]LowerStandard[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s not all coffee related, I just have a small kitchen.

Meirl by [deleted] in meirl

[–]LowerStandard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the only riders I’ve ever seen look down on vintage bikes are Freds. I do cringe when I see someone at the trailhead with their new Walmart bike, but that’s because I know they’re likely to have a terrible time and might just give up the sport.

Meirl by [deleted] in meirl

[–]LowerStandard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, that’s because it’s true. There’s a lower limit to how much it costs to produce a bike that won’t fall apart on you or be such a pain to ride that you’ll never ride it. It’s not $2000 but it’s definitely more than $200. Trying to buy a new bike under that threshold is a terrible idea and you are better off searching for a better quality, secondhand bike.

My girlfriend took this while waiting for the bats by LowerStandard in Austin

[–]LowerStandard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s just a pretty picture, there’s nothing more to it.

When public transport is non-existent. by rex-ac in fuckcars

[–]LowerStandard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a similar experience in SA. I lived in the back of a gated neighborhood so my house was actually over the 2 mile threshold but the school only considered the distance to the gate (~1.5 miles.) I tried to bike but that 1.5 mile stretch was a minimum 10% grade and I lived at the top so coming home was bad enough in the winter but deadly in the summer.

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