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Flippa

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  1. You would need to check the orientation of the "ears" and their thickness. Some 58mm portafilters are nearly universal, but I can't remember which
  2. the nerd and I thought that we'd found the end when we opened a coffee shop and roastery...... Turns out that we were wrong
  3. I have a La Peppina that I've been playing around with. It definitely adds another dimension to your extraction. I found that the grind size and dosing is significantly different to my HX machine and every change makes a difference to the feel of the lever It's just another chamber in the massive rabbit hole of coffee
  4. Our shop is in Emmarentia, called Fingers Crossed Coffee. Address is 2A, Fifth Avenue. Otherwise, I've dropped you a PM with our contact details.
  5. You're definitely missing out. We've been roasting a single origin Uganda for 3 plus years, that doesn't fully develop until around 3 weeks post-roast and maintains its flavour profile well into week 7 or 8.
  6. Plenty of narrow country roads to ride on. Not much MTB near me, unless I drive out to Ticknock or Rostrevor, which I haven't had the opportunity to do because of Covid. Looking forward to riding some of the Wild Atlantic Way at some point too in the future, post-vaccine.
  7. Living the dream! It's pretty good, working, living, etc. even in spite of Covid. Living in a small town of about 25 000 people, with two roasters and 9 coffee shops, so I'm in coffee heaven.
  8. PM the_nerd. He has an uncanny ability to sniff out these machines. In fact, I think he has a Silvia waiting for a new boiler
  9. www.acmecups.eu Not sure if they ship to SA though
  10. Works out to around €57/kg including shipping in the EU, so about that, yes.
  11. So, my grinder finally arrived from SA, so took the opportunity to sample some of James Hoffman's finest. Maybe not the best idea to dial in a (very, very, very clean, cleaned for emigration) grinder with these beans, but its in the ballpark now, only minor tweaks needed. Can highly recommend Square Mile's Sweetshop blend.
  12. It was a long time coming. Basically a drawn out lease renegotiation that didn't come to fruition. The owner went out of his way to help us when we started up and throughout our coffee journey, so I have a very soft spot for Royal Roasters and the team there.....
  13. Hi Grey Hubs, Sorry to hear that you're haven't got through to us. We've been quite busy setting up a shop, but that's no excuse for preventing somebody from experiencing our coffee. I've PM'd you some contact details, so we can get some beans to you.
  14. Grind n Gears can help you out. Drop me a PM for details
  15. Picked up this fully restored, pre-Rocket, ECM Giotto to replace my venerable Isomac Amica. Now to get some pre-ground coffee to tide me over until my crate arrives with my grinder.....
  16. Surly is the OG of plus tyres. Their first Krampus (29+) frames were stock 135mm rear hub spacing and 100mm front hub spacing, chain clears fine with a normal (not Boost) chainset and the 3.0" tyres. Their second generation frames had interchangeable dropout chips for 135mm QR, 142mm thru axle and SS. Only the third generation introduced the Gnot-Boost dropouts.
  17. I can second the Yoco. Easy to use, and you get paid in around 2 days after the transaction. Fees are reasonable.
  18. Sprocket and Jack Summit Cycles Wheel Builder Spoke and Spanner
  19. I think that is also dependent on how the government acts i.e. whether or not the lockdown is lifted in its entirety or certain restrictions are left in place. What is certain in the short term, is that service based small business such as hairdressers, financial planners, etc. will gravitate to WFH as there are less expenses and a portion of turnover can be kept aside as a safety net. Its not difficult to see the attraction of fewer fixed overheads and working wherever the client is. How long this will last is unknown, people's memories are notoriously short.....
  20. I'm in a bit of a weird position, having just immigrated to Ireland, however, I have a stake in a small business in SA that this will be useful for, as well as our aspirations for breaking into another market under these unique, post-lockdown conditions. I'm not a smart guy, so my inputs may be limited, but I'm in.
  21. Pipedream will ship their Moxie to SA......... http://www.pipedreamcycles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Moxie-Pink-1600sq.jpg
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