Cardio Goth

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Timemore C3. Best manual grinder I've ever used.

I think it's a brilliant way of reminding people that not everyone who form the core group of participants for a 'sport' believes that the Olympics is the pinnacle. I put sport in quotes not because I don't consider it a sport (wtf do I know?) but because I don't think that the vast majority of breakers think of it as a sport, let alone an Olympic sport.

I've found the simplest way to make really good coffee is pour overs, and the benefit is that you can slowly upgrade your equipment piecemeal as you get more and more into it. I started with a Hario V60, a cheap burr grinder, a *** scale and a 'normal' kettle. Then the grinder died and I replaced it with a Timemore C3 manual grinder. Immediate improvement due to more accurate grind sizing. Then the scale died, and it was replaced by a Timemore Black Mirror (I'm not a Timemore fanboy, my wife bought it without my input) - the instant display, precision and ability to time pours also made an immediate improvement. Then the kettle died, and it was replaced by a Fellow Stagg. Another instant improvement due to the precision and temperature control. I haven't replaced the V60, because I haven't needed to, but I did add a Kallita Wave to try out. Pair the above with good beans, a good process and a willing to experiment and you've got a pretty repeatable good cup of coffee as well as, just as importantly, the flexibility to get the most out of any specific bean.

As far as I remember, they paired the XPLR cassette and derailleur to improve shifting speed, and that it was actually the fastest shifting electronic drivetrain as a result.

I don't have anywhere near @Jewbacca's experience, but I've just done my first ultra, so I have some experience with runs up to 6 hours as well as much longer bike rides. I fuelled my ultra, and any training run over 2 hours, almost exclusively with Tailwind drink mix and gels - mainly Maurten and SiS. Any run under 90 mins, fasted or not, I didn't bother taking any carbs along at all. I was pleasantly surprised that I finished a six hour ultra on a croissant and Red Bull before the start, and 6 gels and some Tailwind and other carb drinks during the race, without feeling hungry or having any GI distress or cramping. One thing I do know is that the SiS Lemon and Lime gels taste ****ing awful. I don't get along with sweets and bars on runs for some reason, where I have no problem with them when riding.

Right you are, in that case..

I have managed to fit MTB wheels in the EVOC Pro without deflating them. Are you not thinking of the non-Pro version?

I know David from way back in the day, but had completely forgotten about Intervals until I started at my current job in Austria where all of the seriously geeky, data-focused cyclists all swear by it as the best platform out there.

Good guide that, I can confirm that, for at least some of the cities that I've spent time in, the suggestions are spot on.

They're not cheap, but Rene Herse Fleecer Ridge are basically MTB-size gravel tyres - they roll pretty fast but still have enough grip for rough gravel.

A pretty mixed year - mostly pretty decent, but had a fair bit off the bike thanks to knee issues and illness which derailed training somewhat. Started running with the intention of doing a 50km trail race in June 2024, despite never having run more than 20kms before, but pretty much everything fell apart in November and December thanks to my knee and euro flu. Here's hoping that 2024 is a bit of a fresh start.

I swear by USWE for riding and running. A friend uses the Apidura pack and reckons it's great.

I have the Fenix 7 Pro Sapphire Solar. I cycle and run and it has more features than I could possibly use, but they're mostly fitness-related. The battery life is incredible. I'd recommend it fully, but it's not the only watch I wear.

I'd agree with you .. until I realised that 42mm is a sweet spot in tyre size. For me. On the gravel I ride here. But I've also realised that on a lot of that gravel, a hard tail with fast rolling tyres is more comfortable and, in some cases, faster. So now I split my time between them (well, not now exactly, because there's still 10cm of snow on most of my gravel routes, but you know what I'm saying). That said, I do agree that the majority of people would be happier with an endurance frame that would let them run 35mm semi-slicks.