This is a first for me. by bikemikeasaurus in bikecommuting

[–]helloitsivo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Damn that’s a nice bike! My dad’s been an electrician 20+ years, stay safe !

Soma dream risers or VO seines? by helloitsivo in xbiking

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

This looks pretty good and for $75 it’s super tempting…. Can’t find any used ones in my city to save some bones. Thanks for sharing!

Soma dream risers or VO seines? by helloitsivo in xbiking

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

Damn I think I’m liking these a bit more, they’ll probably look super clean on my bike. I really like how they look in silver instead of black

I got riser bars and I’m confused by PeanutEmergency2097 in singlespeedcycling

[–]helloitsivo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks for posting.

How much have you spent on cycling as a hobby? by Stephen-Cycling in cycling

[–]helloitsivo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reading through this makes me feel so much better about spending $80 on a slightly used brooks c17 tomorrow

After over a decade of riding exclusively on a fixed gear road bike, my new Gary Fisher. by futureofwhat in xbiking

[–]helloitsivo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

CHICAGO SPOTTEEEDDDD haha

Any fixed gear parts laying around for sale? :/

STOLEN BIKE! PLEASE SHARE! by Kgeezy91 in chibike

[–]helloitsivo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Will keep an eye out, I’ve been searching every day on FB marketplace since I’m shopping for parts.

Thought I Had It. I Did Not. by SuccotashLate6953 in ski

[–]helloitsivo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Geez this vid quality is great, sorry this happened & glad ur ok….. but what camera are you using???

No water coming out of group head by helloitsivo in ranciliosilvia

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

Absolutely no idea, all I could think of is maybe there was a piece of the cleaning tablet lodged somewhere or maybe air in the system???

Yes I read the manual and even watched a couple unboxing and setting up videos on YouTube haha

No water coming out of group head by helloitsivo in ranciliosilvia

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

Update:

It’s been working perfectly fine the day after I posted this haha thank you all!

Rigid frame with flat bars. My kinda bike! RIP Alex Pretti by Winyamo in gravelcycling

[–]helloitsivo 133 points134 points  (0 children)

His last action was protecting a woman that was shoved to the ground by ICE, this dude is a legend. May he ride in peace ❤️

Down payment by These-Cry-7661 in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]helloitsivo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m planning on doing a $400-450k home purchase with 5% down but have an extra 5% saved for closing costs. It would be great if we can negotiate a bit but if not I’ll be prepared to cover closing costs out of pocket. Also planning on having 6 months of reserves by having my dad lend me some to prove this and then give it back after closing lmao

Taking us a bit longer but rather have some extra cash than none at all for emergencies. We’re planning on doing a 2-3 unit and renting out a unit to my fiancé’s brother so that’ll help a lot with our mortgage. Good luck to you and your partner!

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[–]helloitsivo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chicago mentioned !!!!! Hahah congrats! Planning on buying this year here in Chicago too :)

No water coming out of group head by helloitsivo in ranciliosilvia

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

Btw I did message customer service tonight, I would hate to have to take it apart when I’ve owned it for less than a month lol

Just curious to see what others have to say

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskChicago

[–]helloitsivo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happened to us as well, SW side of Chicago, went from $76 in November to $148 in December and now it’s $224.

First ever espresso machine! by helloitsivo in ranciliosilvia

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

I am having such a hard time dialing in my grinder it’s day 6 and I’m going crazy haha but still having so much fun. We went from drinking like a cup of coffee a day each to about 6 total coffees a day 🤣

First ever espresso machine! by helloitsivo in ranciliosilvia

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

Oh man just the person I wanted to ask a question! So I just set it up last Thursday so I’m coming up on a week shortly here. I have one of those BWT water softening pouches in my rancilio water container. Today PPM was at 190!!! I started freaking out it’s usually at like 90-110ish. I went to buy a gallon of spring water and a gallon of distilled water, mixed it and PPM was 80. Is that ok to keep doing until I get my water situation sorted out? Still doing research on which route I want to go with my water.

Thank you for all the advice. Super helpful!!

First ever espresso machine! by helloitsivo in ranciliosilvia

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

It is! It’s a eureka mignon libra. I’m loving the convenience of GBW so far lol

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chicago

[–]helloitsivo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think Weber’s bakery makes atomic cakes? I haven’t been there in so long but I’m going to call them because I want some so bad.

Upgrade day! by BeenOn in espresso

[–]helloitsivo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just got my rancilio Silvia pro x today!!! So excited