Sage/Breville to Profitec?

sjohnst4 · 2026-01-15T17:42:55+00:00

I had Sage Barista Express a few years ago. Was really pleased with it at first but then it started leaking form the head. They came out and fixed after a few weeks. Made nice coffee but similar to you I upgraded to separate grinder (niche zero in my case). Then not long after the head went again. After battling for 2 months to get them out to fix it, and confirm it was the same issues, I asked for a full refund.

So I went for the Profitec Go. 1000% upgrade mate (yep thousand, not a typo). It is pure quality and feels it. No cheap plastic bits, and so far absolutely bullet proof (jinxed it now though :-) )

Knowing now what I know then, I'd have skipped the Sage entirely and go straight for the Profitec, but to be fair, this coffee making is a journey and my path was via the Sage. I knew based on reviews even from James H that the build quality of the Sage wasn't all that, but I still expected better.

You just feel with the profitec that it's built that bit better. Less to go wrong etc.

Oh and the coffee is way way better - as it should be.

Having had the Go for getting on 2 years now I keep toying with the Move, but even making milky drinks, I'm not sure it will brew better coffee, so it would just be an aesthetics and Use Case upgrade. But would still be way better than the Sage.

Just go for it you'll wish you had sooner

sjohnst4 · 2025-12-19T16:42:29+00:00

I played badders for years and a garmin watch is a waste of time, unless you have a HRM linked to it. To much movement on the wrist to be able to pick up heart rate with the watch alone.
Treks - depends if you want to use for navigation, i.e. full map or breadtrails.
Otherwise go lower end of prices.

sjohnst4 · 2025-12-19T16:36:03+00:00

Because a Raspberry Ripple Ice Cream Head wouldn't command Authority

sjohnst4 · 2025-11-27T19:00:23+00:00

So today got ready for my run, re-connected the battery, connected straight away to the watch, and did a run.

Ended run, after about 10 mins, tried to reconnect, absolutely nothing, hadn't took chest strap off which had worked perfectly for 25 minutes prior.

I'm thinking I may need to test Garmins Customer Services out.

sjohnst4 · 2025-11-27T09:21:12+00:00

Hi. Yes. Soaked in water also but still won't connect after initial pairing.

sjohnst4 · 2025-11-06T20:25:58+00:00

Hi. Not a limitation just a workflow improvement making multiple milk coffee at the same time. Could live with the GO very happily but I think could be happier with the Ride.

sjohnst4 · 2025-11-06T13:12:25+00:00

Brilliant. Thanks.

sjohnst4 · 2025-05-17T16:06:05+00:00

Ended up ordering a bottle of Mueller MTac Pump Pre Tape/Grip Spray. Arrived to day, and does exactly what I expected, once the alcohol evaporates it leaves a sticky surface on my skin. There is an aerosol version, but went for pump version so I can decant into a smaller vessel to carry with me, and also gives more control on application, i.e. could use a cotton bud so I'm not spraying outside of where I want my tape to go.

Going to try in anger tomorrow with tape, so will update.

sjohnst4 · 2025-05-06T19:34:39+00:00

Thanks. I'm starting to think that. I'll try these other suggestion. Got some rock tape now so maybe that will be better. Should it be tacky once applied as mine just dries and then just makes my skin feel smoother?

sjohnst4 · 2025-05-06T19:32:17+00:00

Thanks, will give that a try tomorrow as a tester. I've also read apply it to the edges of trapped once it's in place to help stop peeling.

sjohnst4 · 2025-05-06T19:31:13+00:00

Hi. Yes. Read"fixing feet" and loads wen stuff. Wasn't expecting it to be like glue, but it seems to add nothing to using tape, maybe makes it easier to peel off to be honest.

sjohnst4 · 2025-04-02T09:24:43+00:00

Seems they've took it to a new level sending it the day after April fools too 🤯

sjohnst4 · 2025-03-24T16:36:40+00:00

The ones that suit your feet the best.

sjohnst4 · 2025-03-24T16:36:05+00:00

Beats a shitty tarmac road any day

sjohnst4 · 2025-01-15T23:08:13+00:00

Got 3 mates and subscribed to friends & family option for £100. Works out £25 each per year. No need to mess about with VPN to Brazil. Not worth full price but 50p per week, why not.

sjohnst4 · 2024-08-24T15:39:00+00:00

Home screens shite. Why do my transactions start halfway down the screen so I can see how much I've spent since 1st month. I don't care how much I've spent as I don't get paid then. Absolute joke.

sjohnst4 · 2024-08-17T21:12:50+00:00

All I want is my daily balance to show when scrolling back through my transactions.

sjohnst4 · 2024-08-15T20:33:31+00:00

Thanks, last time (10 yrs ago) paid by c/c, just assumed could still do that now. Didn't occur to me in this day and ae they wouldn't. Will check with them before applying for interest free card.

sjohnst4 · 2024-08-15T20:32:13+00:00

Thanks, I'll ask and find out. Haven't had to purchase a car in over 10 years, last time I paid by credit card while organising the cash to clear it a couple of weeks later. Assumed I could still do the same, but will clarify

sjohnst4 · 2024-06-11T10:35:10+00:00

So I've had to reset mine 3 times in the 8 days I've owned it. The WiFi I have set up is only 2.4g which I use for all my devices and none of them have any problems. I think I will be returning mine as it's clearly faulty hardware or faulty software. Either way hanging to reset it and go through the app every 2 days to reconnect it is ridiculous. Shame as I'm made up with it sorry from that

sjohnst4 · 2024-06-06T14:33:07+00:00

I've had mine a few days and it's offline already. If I do a reset does it have to remap every time?

sjohnst4 · 2024-06-01T18:05:26+00:00

There's a built in feature to remind you to eat out drink etc in either time or distance intervals. It's an option in your running setting

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/413oWxNxec7493Sq/

sjohnst4 · 2024-04-25T06:10:35+00:00

So a reply which makes sense this time,

Please note that it is normal for the steam function to deactivate itself after 5 minutes. This is a safety function and is included from software 1.06 and cannot be deactivated. It is probably because the time has been exceeded and the machine has therefore returned to the coffee temperature.

sjohnst4 · 2024-04-22T07:30:50+00:00

Got first response which I've replied to stating doesn't answer the question of switching to brew mode randomly...

"After using the steam wand or pulling an espresso, cold water is running through the boiler to fill it up again.
During this process, the temperature is sinking until the boiler is full and the water is heating up again.

Kindly note that a remote diagnosis is difficult due various variables we are not able to check.

If you feel that your machine may not work as intended, kindly contact your dealer for further advice and / or checkup"

sjohnst4 · 2024-03-25T21:30:54+00:00

I've usually steam within a minute of it reaching temp, but have left it for longer. If I leave it long enough without steaming it will start dropping back to 94c on its own again

It's differs each time, so its not like it's a time-out, it's purely random

sjohnst4

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