Sedgemop 

Simple. Coffee is for going. Beer is for stopping.

52telecaster

Riding to breakfast is a beautiful time for coffee.

madpogue 

What were once vices are now habits.

(And beer is, in a manner of speaking, also for going, but I digress.....)

rustystrings61 

My principal ride buddy and I have threatened to stop and brew up by the side of the road for many years now. Earlier this month I broke down and bought this -


I figure this, a Melitta pour-over and some filters and I would be good to go. The mini Trangia 28 would also be useful if I can ever accomplish some S24Os early next year, assuming I can score a deal on a used Hennessy hammock and perhaps most of all some TIME to do it. Right now that is my justification for rebuilding my '86 Cannondale ST400.

squirtdad

This mellita for #2 filters works great at the office and weighs 56 grams

rustystrings61 

That is EXACTLY the pour-over I use every day at home. They are AWESOME.

noglider 

My blood pressure has been creeping up, and my doctor to cut back on salt and cut the coffee out. Cut back on salt, fine. Cut out the coffee? Never. And I think I don’t need to. I don’t drink that much coffee, but what I do drink is very important.

And now that I’m cycling more once again and also doing other exercise, my blood pressure has improved.

Pompiere

I remember a thread a few years ago where people would do Coffee Rides. They would meet early in the morning and ride to a scenic spot, then pull out their kits and brew coffee. Some were quite serious about how their coffee was made, with portable grinders, French presses, stove-top espresso makers, etc. After enjoying a nice cup and conversation, they would pack up and ride home.

nlerner

Here’s my latest bikepacking coffee setup:



I really like the convenience and taste of Kuju Coffee: https://www.kujucoffee.com/

repechage

When I first saw this in 1984, I thought it was a SNL skit. Join the Coffee Acheivers, the movers, the shakers, the doers.

spclark 

Exercise is more important than eliminating caffein. My cardiologist (Cleveland Clinic-trained) told me 17 years ago Coca Cola and coffee aren't a problem. He'd just installed two stents in one cardio artery for me after I stopped in on the way to my office early one morning suffering from rather severe chest pains.

I dropped Coke maybe a decade or more ago, HFCS tastes awful. Give up coffee? Not hardly!

repechage

My guess that procedure was not a quick drive through appointment.

RB1-luvr

my pressure is creeping up too. I've cut back on caffeine by 75%+ and mostly drink green tea now. I feel a lot better. I switched to pink Himalayan salt too.

on long rides, once in a while, I like to indulge in a can of go-juice:

spclark 

Almost!

I stopped at ER @ 7 AM, cardiologist'd come in early that morning. Woke up in recovery room about 11:30 (awake enough during procedure to watch its progress on screen!) but don't remember the trip up to room.

It was another three days before I was released though; in on Tuesday, home Sat. AM.

I have a copy of the procedure's video recording too, if I need a reminder....

bikingshearer 

Coffee? Meh. Never learned to like it.

I am also a godless, heartless, Commie infidel who runs an opium den fronted by a pizza joint. And I tear the tags off off pillows.

nlerner

Well, of course; you’re a native Californian.

bikingshearer 

Hey, I lived in your neck of the woods for three years. At least most of our streets meet at right angles.

obrentharris 

Coffee, Pastries, and bicycles. A combination perfect enough to make a godless California infidel such as myself entertain, for just a moment, the thought that there might actually be a benevolent god. (and I was born in the home town of @bikingshearer - Alta Bates Hospital class of '52!)
Brent

ascherer 

I’m fairly particular about coffee. I have at least a half-dozen brew methods, except for my espresso machine they’re all manual. Daily brew is a Hario V60 pourover and Baratza grinder. Coffee comes from local roasters, must be within 3 weeks or so of roast date. I usually get a different singe origin each week or so, my favorites are from Africa. When I travel I take beans, a hand grinder, and either an Aeropress or Melitta. I’ve had to explain myself to TSA frequently…

So yeah, coffee on the road is a tough call for me. I just discovered that a place I like to stop at whose drip coffee wasn’t up to spec makes a really good iced Americano, so that’s a game changer.

BoltBreaker

Who remembers this comic book?



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too_Much_Coffee_Man

52telecaster

I have a press that I use for touring but I have a big steel thermos if I want to meet someone for coffee on the bike. Also my yearly checkup says 112/77

RB1-luvr

obrent's post made my mouth water.

blamester

Bear with me because I can't find the story or remember the cyclists name.
As this story goes , sometime in the early seventies or maybe early sixties, coffee had started to be used as a drug for performance. And this particular cyclist had a new teammate who was using it. The new teammate offered our hero some. He said "OK " When asked how much he wanted and because he had zero experience of it and not wanting to appear foolish he said " give me three" as if he was a regular user. These where enemas and very strong. He took all of them.
Anyway a few miles up the road in the race he collapsed into the ditch in a heap, unable to continue. Heart and mind racing.
The team director came along and asked "why he wasn't on his bike" . And the dazed reply was " One day the whole world will stop turning and there will be no one to ask why".
And as it happens there was a journalist in the car who didn't know about the coffee but wrote a story about it and nicknamed him the cycling philosopher.
I haven't done justice to the story but the telling of it I heard was funny and endearing. Maybe some one here has heard it and can tell it better.

1989Pre 

I would not even think of drinking a caffeinated beverage during a ride. The ride, itself, is stimulating enough. I have two cups in the morning and that's all. I make sure I leave a couple of hours between my coffee and the ride. I am vigilant toward and avoid the feeling of being over-stimulated. If you need coffee during a ride, your style of riding is a lot different from mine. I can't imagine needing to be awakened on a ride. As far as alcoholic beverages go, it seems, in my experience, that they are for losers.

squirtdad

sound familar...am not as precise as my kid who does 4:6 method, but I have french press, aero press, mellita (2 sizes) Hario V60, and clever coffee dripper. The Clever is my go to at home and a #2 filter one cup mellita at work
black oak is my go to for beans https://blackoakcoffee.com/collectio...AaArxWEALw_wcB

but one that will have a new site up soon is fogline