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They grind measurably faster. Have not used them long enough to comment on wear but supposed to last for 4-5 tons of beans. Subjectively espresso tastes "clearer", definitely blew life back in the ol' Super Jolly.

Out of interest, this is the response I got from LaMarzocco Technical Support when I contacted them a while back which echo the sentiment from the home barista link: Upon probing they did indicate that a transformer could work, but I am still a bit concerned about the change in frequency and legal implications. They also particularly stressed the importance that the machine needs to be earthed.

Did consider that and consulted LM, you need quite a serious one for 1800W and if there is ever electrical fire you in serious trouble even if it was not the cause. Frequency also 60hz.

Thanks Monark, really is a pleasure to use. Honestly it is the most painful item I have to leave behind. Bikes are fortunately coming along [emoji6]

Thanks, it is quite special.

Reluctantly considering the selling of my espresso machine (La Marzocco Linea Mini) and grinder (old Mazzer Super Jolly with ssp burrs installed), immigrating to 110V country. DM me if interested (some pretty nice high end stuff):

I found regular plugs push out eventually due to the high pressure. I found dynaplugs with arrowhead type tip works for me on road tubeless.

Bought one at cycle lab Fourways today.

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Have both, concur that spurcycle qualify and sound is better, bought in black finish just after kickstarter campaign and still going strong; loud and clear. The forza is pretty decent though, great value, just not quite at same quality level.

Recently upgraded to a set of mavic cosmic carbon pro UST wheels. Did not actually plan on setting up tubeless as I was not convinced tubeless on a road bike is a good thing. But when everything came pre-setup how could I resist.... Setup was such a breeze with everything included and pre-setup, even held air before adding sealant. 30min after unpacking was up and running. Can also concur that running lower pressure makes riding much more comfortably, I'm running 6bar versus 8bar on tubes. Done ~300km so far so good. Good to hear your experience. I found it helped to add sealant at a 4 o'clock position so does not push out after adding, lesson learnt the hard way..

If during the week, I would recommend Koldserve. They could literally stock a coffee shop...

I am not an expert here, but was considering the same question wrt number of spokes and carbon rims, with the rims being stiffer. I found this link very interesting: http://www.noxcomposites.com/wheel_building Specifically the discussion below:

Items have been taken. PM me, would like to trade for handshake, everything in one go with someone who can put to good use. Pretty good condition. Full Acera 3x8 groupset with crank 26" suntour xcm fork 26" bontrager disc wheelset handlebar and seatpost

Hi Steven, I used their wheel builder website initially when investigating the options. When it came time to ordering I used the chat function on their site to get answers to some questions (e.g. they have 32H J-bend dt swiss hubs but 28H is straight pull). They offered me valves, tape & extra spokes free as part of a promotion and there was also a small pay pal discount. These helped a little. Payment is done via paypal. You can also wire directly but for these lower amounts it is actually cheaper to paypal & you get buyer protection. I used the default shipping which was expensive. I believe you can save by doing it through Aramex Global Shopper, there are some posts on bikehub about users experience with this, which sound positive. I found light bicycle very responsive. I chopped and changed order details a couple of times and they would always get back within a day. The only painful part was waiting for it to arrive. They estimated a week, but took about 3. Also the shipping tracking was not fantastic (did not update for 2 nervous weeks ). Hope that helps, PM me if you want more details.