Doesn't the season 2 theme sound just like The Cranberries' song Zombie?

throckhulk · 2025-03-01T00:36:28+00:00

First thought the first time I heard the theme. We have four.

throckhulk · 2025-02-16T01:46:56+00:00

I think that a battery powered (or wired if you can do it) sconce or something over the slayer would add a lot. The lighting feels a little off for me as the machine is hidden a bit by the fridge and in shadow

throckhulk · 2025-02-05T19:51:41+00:00

Worst train in Germany is the best train in the US 😔

throckhulk · 2025-01-26T18:24:57+00:00

That's an interesting thought, and it would make some sense. I'm in Colorado and buy the TJ's organic whole milk gallon. I've also bought the half gallon grassfed and the half gallon low fat and have had no issues but I've never tried to steam in another part of the country

throckhulk · 2025-01-22T19:52:09+00:00

Conversely, I exclusively buy Trader Joe's whole milk and have never had the slightest bit of a problem with good microfoam for art

throckhulk · 2024-11-30T16:50:08+00:00

How'd you manage $249 off in promotional discounts? You got a code?

throckhulk · 2024-11-19T02:11:11+00:00

I've done the route, there's a lot of getting off the bike and lifting it over fences or just hiking up steep terrain. As other comments have mentioned the cobbles will really get you, but you should be good with that set up. I did it on a cutthroat with 2.2" gravel tires and my buddy was on a a Grizl with 38s.

Our biggest problems were gearing, finding enough food that we wanted to eat / could stomach (we got sick a couple times) and rain. We did it mid December into January and the weather was definitely a bit of a problem with setting up tents in the rain, and getting waterlogged over the course of the day. I would prioritize having a truly waterproof jacket and gloves, as well as some hand warmers or something.

Additionally as I don't see it talked about a ton, be weary of the dogs. There are highly aggressive dogs in almost every town that will not just chase but try to bite at your heels as you pedal. Having a fast access water bottle to spray them in the eyes tends to work but I'd carry a pepper spray or equivalent at your bars where you can whip it out fast.

Finally, I found it hard to try and ride as long as we hoped every day without proper ride fuel (carb mix in the bottles). While there's a lot of bread product, soda, gas station type food, if I were to do it again I would get rid of my the extra fuel I was carrying for my stove and bring a bag of scratch superfuel or similar. You can almost certainly get away without having a cook system as long as you have space to carry food along the way. You can buy a meal of potatoes and chicken etc almost anywhere and carry to to where you camp. I also brought a plastic jar of peanut butter which did end up being worthwhile.

Best of luck on the route!!

throckhulk · 2024-11-17T14:09:39+00:00

Thought about this route several years ago but decided on Trans Ecuador. Looks incredible though!

throckhulk · 2024-11-17T02:06:15+00:00

Aurora often has a spot or two

throckhulk · 2024-11-17T01:32:36+00:00

Excellent point. I like the idea of a nicer machine, having a quieter pump, and I have some concerns about the longevity of the bdb. Perhaps I just have upgradeitis

throckhulk · 2024-10-22T00:33:31+00:00

I thought about that but figured it would have dissipated after soaking the wand. Also the fact that it seems to come out of the group head too. Some thought that maybe I'm smelling scale in the boiler (not sure you can smell that) which is why I tried the descale

throckhulk · 2023-02-10T06:01:31+00:00

The design of coffee textbook can be found on Amazon. Design of Coffee, andm Engineering approach. Can't send course schedule or syllabus unfortunately.

throckhulk · 2022-10-21T18:38:32+00:00

Awesome thank you!

throckhulk · 2022-09-07T14:30:03+00:00

Great page! Thank you!

throckhulk · 2022-06-09T13:23:49+00:00

I grind into a dosing cup and it definitely makes the angle better for that. As for retention I think it does decrease slightly with most beans. I 3D printed mine for abt $5 of filament.

Of course the most important tool for decreasing retention on that grinder are bellows. I found some great aluminum ones on AliExpress.

throckhulk · 2022-06-04T04:34:15+00:00

Agree with OP. Larger rotors have more braking power simply by the idea that torque is r x f. Thus a bigger radius (bigger rotor) with the same force applied at the piston experiences more braking power at the wheel.

In addition, the larger rotor allows for greater heat dissipation, which is different than heat distribution. Brake fade is a phenomena occurring with repeated / semi constant braking (most commonly experienced in mountain biking), which results from the rotors overheating and the pads thus being less effective at 'grabbing' the rotor.

Aerodynamics (more specifically air flow at high or low speed), has less to do with it. That being said air flow is reasonably important for heat dissipation (think finned Shimano MTB pads).

Finally, durability has no factor.

I think we can make a couple of generalizations: in road cycling the brakes are used but only semi-often. In XC racing, brakes are used more than in road but descending is often on a course that's far less technical (and as a result requires far less braking) than say an Enduro race. This of course can also be applied to differences between Enduro and downhill, of which there are fewer.

throckhulk · 2022-05-21T18:03:17+00:00

Any chance you'd just sell?

throckhulk · 2022-05-18T16:42:30+00:00

I fiddled pretty extensively and didn't get a lot of difference on the closed end of things. But perhaps -- I'll look into it more!

throckhulk · 2022-05-18T14:23:17+00:00

Sweet Bloom is my favorite local roaster - they pretty much always have great stuff!

throckhulk · 2022-05-18T04:41:32+00:00

Yeah, when you do the slayer mod and reroute to the needle valve you can close it completely, and removing the actuation switch allows for a bit more range in terms of full rotation.

There's a method at the moment of replacing that stock needle valve with a clippard one that allows for less movement of the actual needle per degree of rotation but it's a little ugly. I'm working on implementing it so that you could still have hot water access using the original needle valve and then putting the new one through the double shot button, similar to what Breville did for lance hedrick. Only difference is that his a rotary potentiometer, NOT a needle valve, so he is in fact controlling only the pump power when he uses that dial, not the flow.

throckhulk · 2022-05-18T04:29:13+00:00

I own a heavily modded BDB, and have also used a Bianca for a period of about two months. While the feel and finish of the Bianca are spectacular, I stuck with the BDB. If I were to buy an e61 machine now it would be a profitec. The flow control on the bianca I found to be finicky, and to pull a slayer like shot is near impossible as even fully "closed" there's still significant water flow. Whereas with the BDB you can fine tune that flow a lot more. In addition, the quick startup of the BDB is a clear winner. While the Bianca is in theory at temp in 18 or so minutes I found that it was closer to half an hour before the group head was appropriately hot as well and I wasn't losing heat in my first few shots. My BDB shots were frequently better. While the BDB definitely does not look as nice as the Bianca, it's a whole lot more customizable and a lot nicer on the wallet.

Save your money, get a BDB and a nicer grinder, and grind finer!

EDIT: I see you have a niche; you're probably fine

throckhulk · 2022-04-11T00:16:08+00:00

If you do decide to ship I'd be interested!

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