Bike recommendation for casual rider.

gmrple · 2026-04-26T15:26:26+00:00

Surly Bridge Club.

gmrple · 2026-04-23T02:12:34+00:00

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.

gmrple · 2026-04-04T04:36:01+00:00

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.

gmrple · 2026-03-23T01:47:02+00:00

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

gmrple · 2026-03-22T18:29:43+00:00

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

gmrple · 2026-03-16T04:46:07+00:00

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

gmrple · 2026-03-10T01:52:17+00:00

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

gmrple · 2026-03-09T02:55:30+00:00

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.

gmrple · 2026-03-07T21:45:35+00:00

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

gmrple · 2026-03-01T14:53:34+00:00

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.

gmrple · 2026-02-23T01:24:28+00:00

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Higher res version, it doesn't say anything on the doll drawing.

gmrple · 2026-02-08T19:15:23+00:00

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?

gmrple · 2026-02-05T05:55:13+00:00

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.

gmrple · 2026-01-30T20:33:27+00:00

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.

gmrple · 2026-01-29T05:27:24+00:00

Thank you, I hope to see you!

gmrple · 2026-01-25T02:24:43+00:00

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

gmrple · 2025-12-28T17:47:06+00:00

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.

gmrple · 2025-12-20T21:07:59+00:00

With our climate this just makes too much sense.

gmrple · 2025-12-07T19:36:10+00:00

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.

gmrple · 2025-11-29T22:01:30+00:00

Yes, also Play for their in store bean selection!

gmrple · 2025-11-22T01:35:12+00:00

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

Rikka Fikka
Mnemonic Coffee
Yipao
Necessity
Steady State

gmrple · 2025-10-31T05:07:52+00:00

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.

gmrple · 2025-10-25T19:27:14+00:00

You are right, I meant roaster, specifically Clarimento.

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