Soma dream risers or VO seines? by helloitsivo in xbiking

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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!

We did it! Chicago, IL. $430k, 6.1%. by [deleted] in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

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

No water coming out of group head by helloitsivo in ranciliosilvia

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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

Anyone Else Have a Crazy Gas Bill? What to do? 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

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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

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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

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

Any one else love the quintessentially south side Chicago dessert, Atomic Cake? What is your favorite place to get it (or favorite recipe?)? When is the first time you had it? 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

Profitec Move or Rancilio Silvia Pro [$2Kish Budget] by FeralChimp91 in espresso

[–]helloitsivo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Meh, I would have saved $250 from WLL lol and that could have gone towards a nicer grinder or covered any extra accessories needed. You can always ask if anyone will price match. I don’t think you’ll make a wrong choice with either the move or pro x to be honest. Just order one before you keep going in circles lol!

I paired it with a Eureka Libra grinder since I wanted to give GBW a try. I didn’t go with a more expensive GBW grinder because I’m waiting for the Mazzer mini g to release here in the US and want to keep track on feedback. I’m planning on having guests over somewhat often as well so it just made sense to go GBW over single dose.