LesterOfPuppets

Been a while since I've seen a ski brand bike...

Trsnrtr

It's Corona Winter of Our Discontent

Trsnrtr

I had noticed that mine had slowed immensely over a few days time. It's supposed to be 300 Mbps but was running around 50-55. I know nothing about networks but Xfinity said to restart my Gateway which I also don't know anything about but they told me which button on my iphone Xfinity app to push so i did. Next speed test was 345 Mbps over wifi on my iphone XS. I guess I'm supposed to do this occassionally.

Even more confusing to me was that restarting the gateway doesn't affect the router as I was watching tv the whole time, about 11 minutes, that the gateway was restarting and the router never went out. I'm an internetz idiot. Confirmed.

datlas 

I awoke this morning and pulled something in my back. No ride today.

WhyFi

It's that cold out, eh?

I hope it's minor and short-lived.

Velo Vol 

Going to a chiropractor instead?

WhyFi

I just checked my forecast for the day - we're going to be flirting with 50°, but we're also going to have 15+ mph winds coming from the south. When it's this windy, I generally like to ride out in to the wind and back with the tail, but I don't really have any routes that head south and then back north.

Bah Humbug

So if the in-laws want to get us a coffee grinder for my birthday/ Christmas present, does your face here mean I should go with the Ode instead of the Baratza Vario? The crummy blade grinder was making unhappy noises just now, so I'd rather go sooner than later. Would rather get something crazy durable and serviceable for long life if I'm not footing the bill.

Also for Trsnrtr or other coffee-heads I'm forgetting.

rjones28 

He was a young guy. He'll be fine.

Bah Humbug

I just woke up tired and with the cleaners coming shortly, decided on a rest day. Was run down in general. Probably back on the trainer tomorrow.

Bah Humbug

Our internet is slow too. Need to have AG check with the Googlers.

MoAlpha

Sorry to hear!

My back mechanics are such that when something bad happens, cycling is usually the only mentionable activity that doesn't hurt.

Velo Vol 

Speaking of backs, once a week I go where there's a bar to hang from. The last two weeks I couldn't do it because of a mystery pain at the top of my arm/shoulder. It doesn't bother me for normal activities, but no pull up activities.

WhyFi

As mentioned before, brew is out of my wheelhouse, I'm almost exclusively espresso, but if I were to look for a brew grinder, I probably would start with Baratza and then look at a couple other companies that specialize in grinders and have a good reputation. Eureka is a brand that immediately springs to mind.

The buy-out wouldn't make me avoid Baratza at this point - just something interesting to keep an eye on, I guess. And at the kind of price point that we're talking about, repairable shouldn't be a problem, but I don't know that "crazy durable" is on the table.

I've read up on the Ode a little, and it seems that some people aren't thrilled with some of the aspects. By design, it'll only grind so fine, and some people feel that it's not fine enough for their brew methods (and we're not talking espresso); there's talk of a different burr set that'll grind finer, but that's something either down the line or bought separately at a not-insignificant cost. Here's a pretty thorough James Hoffman video review -


Frankly, out of the box and at $300, it sounds a little... compromised. Adding $150 burrs might make it stellar, but then you're in the $500 price bracket. At that point, the Eureka Brew Pro starts looking attractive - https://www.wholelattelove.com/colle...rinder-in-blue

WhyFi

Embedding is back!

datlas 

Not yet. Resting and stretching. I might even try a ride later. But don’t want to push it and hurt more, especially with weekend riding opportunities upcoming.

Velo Vol 

This assumes there's traffic on said road in the middle of the boonies.

Velo Vol 

Testing

https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=285368999457394

datlas 

Better test. Worth watching if you like behind-the-scenes aspect of pro riding.

Velo Vol 

My test was fine.

bampilot06

It was freezing and windy. Your back must have already known this.

Hope it’s feels better soon.

MoAlpha

Try riding the trainer gently under a hot shower.

datlas 

Like this? Pic I snapped in Spain.

MoAlpha

Not what I originally pictured, but fine. Just be careful.

big john

That and the fact that it is piloted by a heavy old dude who likes steep, rough climbs on his 32 pound plus bike.