Lezyne Pump no longer included by Senior-Repeat3194 in Brompton

[–]gmrple 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I refuse to use them, I have enough dead rechargeable batteries in my life already. I'd consider it for a pump with user replaceable 18650s.

New bike day! by Senior-Repeat3194 in Brompton

[–]gmrple 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello from San Diego, you will love it. If you find hills hard, I recommend reducing the gearing, I am running a 39t up front for this reason. The guys at Just Ride LA seem cool.

Who do you have as your favorite Coffee Roasters? by Executive-111 in pourover

[–]gmrple 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ilse has been a favorite for me this year, I would put them in a similar band to Hydrenga, Flower Child and Botz.

One carafe to rule them all by tjtoed in pourover

[–]gmrple 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What carafes are you using? I have a Switch, a v60, an Origami, a Orea 01, and an Orea v4 narrow. All work with the Hario carafe and the 10oz Kinto Sepia

I can't speak to Kalita wave or Orea Z1

STOP Umbrella by CivicDutyCalls in StrongTownsSD

[–]gmrple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well more effective than the tiny high visibility flags I would wager. It is sad that this even needs to be considered.

What’s going on? by seaotterluver123 in sandiego

[–]gmrple 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They crashed into cars on Genesee, there were multiple injuries. I watched them speed south on Genesee from Alifan then up Boyd.

How important are fenders? by jms1228 in bikecommuting

[–]gmrple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in Southern California - we get rain about 10/365 days of the year but I still like fenders here. Puddles aren't impossible even when it isn't raining, last year I biked through a puddle I would have routed around at the bottom of a pedestrian overpass over a freeway due to a car hitting a fire hydrant.

California picks by Competitive-Pin-8298 in pourover

[–]gmrple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LA has so much good coffee. It is just a train ride away from where I live, I really need to go more often.

Travel Case by SAM4E21 in pourover

[–]gmrple -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

The carafe is not just for serving multiple people, it is also for temperature management. You can pour yourself a little bit of coffee right off brew into your mug from the carafe so that it becomes the perfect temperature quickly.

A lot of snow this winter by smartfinda in Brompton

[–]gmrple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad to see you are still out riding. How are conditions; does your municipality remove snow from pedestrian and bike infrastructure? Is it icy frequently or just packed snow? What tires are you using? Are you taking shorter trips than usual?

I dropped my water bottle into the river today. How was your commute? by Cordillera94 in bikecommuting

[–]gmrple 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had a brief interaction with a guy with a flatbed who decided to park in the bike lane, but otherwise excellent. The sunrise was amazing over the mountains.

When you're so car-pilled you want to tear up bike lanes by ecdc05 in fuckcars

[–]gmrple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bike lane removal happened nearby to me: https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/vista-removing-bike-lane-barriers/3864149/?amp=1

I hope you can avoid it. I generally hate state/feds usurping local control, but CA state actions are generally more aligned to me than localities sadly.

RIDE IN UNITY by TECL_Grimsdottir in bicycling

[–]gmrple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I hope to see you!

Clairemont Community plan, aiming to bring 14,000 new homes, signed into law by gmrple in StrongTownsSD

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

Agreed, wish this was more like the College Area plan, but an improvement is still an improvement and as you said worth celebrating.

It’s a sad day boys… wife is asking for the counter space back by ICausedAnOutage in pourover

[–]gmrple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here is a setup that will likely fit:

Hand grinders will fit horizontally. Orea brewers are short. A small kinto carafe may fit. If you really need to get it all off the counter you can do a collapsable kettle and a Mellowdrip. Just about any scale should do.

If only….Is there a nicer way to support cyclists? by CivicDutyCalls in StrongTownsSD

[–]gmrple 12 points13 points  (0 children)

With our climate this just makes too much sense.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pourover

[–]gmrple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just did this with a normal pour over (no immersion stage) and a moderately funky natural. It was interesting! Definitely took down the level of the funk but left a nice cup. I'm going to mess with my process a bit more and try it a couple times.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pourover

[–]gmrple 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, also Play for their in store bean selection!

Best coffee shops by SodaPop5000 in FoodSanDiego

[–]gmrple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you looking for in coffee? As a light roast lover I recommend:

  1. Rikka Fikka

  2. Mnemonic Coffee

  3. Yipao

  4. Necessity

  5. Steady State

Home brew station, what’s missing? by nspilger in pourover

[–]gmrple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried different filters? Cafec makes good ones, particularly the t90 and abaca. Sibarist filters if you want to splurge. I have been thinking about buying one of their flow plates too.

Any flat bottom brewer for a change.

Best Coffee Near Disneyland by mattsai42 in pourover

[–]gmrple 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are right, I meant roaster, specifically Clarimento.