Jan and Klödi's Party Bus

Harrybelafonte

Costa coffee isn't that bad in fairness, Starbucks is muck. F&B are superior value for fruit and veg, more expensive yes, but fresher, tastier etc. Pity I'm in the Aldi (just rotting or three months from rotting) target paygrade.

Alek

Apples, plums, pears, oranges, passion fruit. Bananas.
M&S is stupidly expensive when it comes to fruit.

Wait, I believe you've mentioned Tescos? I'm going to get some strong bread flour from F&B tonight (which I can't get anywhere else except for Hopsack, even madder priced than F&B), so I'll take a look on fruits too.

Pity I'm in the Aldi (just rotting or three months from rotting) target paygrade.

Same here I find nothing wrong with the quality of Lidl/Aldi fruits except for boredom - they're always, always the same.

Junior

Pippo, the man who's tattoo is now larger than his palmares

buffalo

Junior wrote: »

Pippo, the man who's tattoo is now larger than his palmares

Only God can fudge me?

niceonetom

"Only God Can Judge Me"?

I'm pretty sure I'm disproving that right now.

Brian?

bcmf wrote: »

Surely milk in coffee will get you barred from the bus.
Doppio Esspresso or nothing.

No more of this milk in coffee nonsense.

Shame on you. In Italy cafe latte for breakfast is a joy.

I have also enjoyed some fantastic cafe au lait in france

Dermot Illogical

bcmf wrote: »

Doppio Esspresso or nothing.
.

Jaysis no!
It's caffé doppio. Ristretto if you want to fit in with the locals.
Caffé latte or cappuccino is acceptable before 11am.

Asking for a doppio espresso will get you two small cups of tourist-grade (weak) coffee. Ask for a latte and you'll get a glass of milk

manafana

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Costa coffee isn't that bad in fairness, Starbucks is muck. F&B are superior value for fruit and veg, more expensive yes, but fresher, tastier etc. Pity I'm in the Aldi (just rotting or three months from rotting) target paygrade.

found aldi and lidl bannas used go off far too quickly so started buying them loose in grocery or superquinn.

barrabus

ROK ON wrote: »

It does have that feel but I would say that it is no more expensive than Keoghs nearby. Cheaper than Pichet. Also cheaper than Fallon & Byrne.

did mvt tell you about it? He was telling about the 8 bucks place .. thought it was near there

Alek

Black bananas are breakfast of champions

petethedrummer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0oGMix5X44

Raam

happytramp

What's the ruling on overshoes without leg warmers?

Harrybelafonte

happytramp wrote: »

What's the ruling on overshoes without leg warmers?

bcmf

Dermot Illogical wrote: »

Jaysis no!
It's caffé doppio. Ristretto if you want to fit in with the locals.
Caffé latte or cappuccino is acceptable before 11am.

Asking for a doppio espresso will get you two small cups of tourist-grade (weak) coffee. Ask for a latte and you'll get a glass of milk

Thas me put back in my box.
Between this and the road tax thread I no longer feel welcome.
I feel a dose if the 'Lusk Doyles' coming on.

Chips Lovell

happytramp wrote: »

What's the ruling on overshoes without leg warmers?

Lycra overshoes, yes. Neoprene, no.

Beasty

bcmf wrote: »

Thas me put back in my box.
Between this and the road tax thread I no longer feel welcome.
I feel a dose if the 'Lusk Doyles' coming on.

OK - see you in a few weeks then...

Chips Lovell

Another porky beardy emerging from winter hibernation: Luca Paolini

Brian?

happytramp wrote: »

What's the ruling on overshoes without leg warmers?

Autumn and spring, I wear shorts and overshoes. Cold toes can ruin a spin.

bcmf

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

Another porky beardy emerging from winter hibernation: Luca Paolini

kinda looks like a good looking version of Lenny.

Chips Lovell

bcmf wrote: »

kinda looks like a good looking version of Lenny.

He's got the Air Attack and all.

Lenny is much prettier though.

couerdelion

Dermot Illogical wrote: »

Jaysis no!
It's caffé doppio. Ristretto if you want to fit in with the locals.
Caffé latte or cappuccino is acceptable before 11am.

Asking for a doppio espresso will get you two small cups of tourist-grade (weak) coffee. Ask for a latte and you'll get a glass of milk

Doppio means double in relation to an espresso - surely due would mean you got two. Or perhaps "una doppio espresso por favor" would be more correct? Most of the locals where I go would normally just ask for a una cafe anyway never heard of anyone ask for a ristretto - seems it's more of a coffee snob thing to do and my local cafe would hardly attract that sort of customer

Lumen

couerdelion wrote: »

Or perhaps "una doppio espresso por favor" would be more correct?

Oi, your coffee is a bird.

Un doppio, non?

couerdelion

Lumen wrote: »

Oi, your coffee is a bird.

Un doppio, non?

si. mi dispiace .

Dermot Illogical

couerdelion wrote: »

Doppio means double in relation to an espresso - surely due would mean you got two. Or perhaps "una doppio espresso por favor" would be more correct? Most of the locals where I go would normally just ask for a una cafe anyway never heard of anyone ask for a ristretto - seems it's more of a coffee snob thing to do and my local cafe would hardly attract that sort of customer

It's all in the order of the words, apparently. A caffe doppio is what we would call a double espresso. Asking for doppio caffe got me two single espressos in Italy a few years back. The girl behind the bar explained to me that asking for "doppio caffe" was similar to asking for "due caffe".

I go to another bar occasionally where I asked for a caffe doppio and the owner then enquired if I wanted my coffee "ristretto, come un italiano?". The alternative was a longer, weaker coffee which the owner assured me was something only fit for Americans.

bcmf

Dermot Illogical wrote: »

The alternative was a longer, weaker coffee which the owner assured me was something only fit for Americans.

Cafe ai lungo! No?

Dermot Illogical

bcmf wrote: »

Cafe ai lungo! No?

Aye, but without the ai

bcmf

I was unsure whether it was 'ai' or 'a' but now you say niether?
I was under the illusion that there was a letter in between to the style you wanted.

couerdelion

Dermot Illogical wrote: »

It's all in the order of the words, apparently. A caffe doppio is what we would call a double espresso. Asking for doppio caffe got me two single espressos in Italy a few years back. The girl behind the bar explained to me that asking for "doppio caffe" was similar to asking for "due caffe".

I go to another bar occasionally where I asked for a caffe doppio and the owner then enquired if I wanted my coffee "ristretto, come un italiano?". The alternative was a longer, weaker coffee which the owner assured me was something only fit for Americans.

Maybe it's regional? I'd normally ask for un doppio cafe macchiato and get what I ordered or maybe they know I just pretend to speak a bit of italian and take pity on me

I once tried to order a coffee for my father in law explaining that I wanted an espresso with hot water and cold milk. They thought I was crazy but then I order cappuccino in the afternoon sometimes and confuse the girls in the local centra by asking for one panino.

Chips Lovell

Just a little bit freaky

dastardly00

A word of warning if you are planning on getting the Team Sky Kit!!

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/542155/chris-froome-s-mesh-skinsuit-sunburn.html

Darkglasses

Bloody hell...Nice marginal gains there sky. Cook the riders alive why don't we

Raam

Darkglasses wrote: »

Bloody hell...Nice marginal gains there sky. Cook the riders alive why don't we

I wonder if the entire team are burned or if just one numpty wearing a meshed top forgot to put on suncream.

Chips Lovell

Raam wrote: »

I wonder if the entire team are burned or if just one numpty wearing a meshed top

FYP

Beasty

Like this bit:

Detecting a possible chink in Team Sky's usually impenetrable armour, Garmin-Sharp team boss Jonathan Vaughters tweeted back: "Aha! We've found his weakness. Now on to manufacturing motorized ultra violet ray guns for the TdF"

RobFowl

Maybe Sky should bring back Dr Leindeers?

Chips Lovell

"I thought you said you wouldn't hire any doctors who'd worked in cycling in the bad old days".
"Well, we tried to do that but then we realised we had nobody with any experience of treating sunburn".

Lumen

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

"Well, we tried to do that but then we realised we had nobody with any experience of treating sunburn".

LiveStrong says...
http://www.livestrong.com/article/88711-care-sunburned-skin/
"Apply hydrocortisone cream to the skin...Slather the cream on your skin as needed throughout the day."

Science says...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18490588
"Treatment with topical moderate-potency or high-potency corticosteroids does not provide a clinically useful decrease in the acute sunburn reaction when applied 6 or 23 hours after UV exposure."

Ah whatever, just shut up and sign the TUE!

Lusk_Doyle

couerdelion wrote: »

Maybe it's regional? I'd normally ask for un doppio cafe macchiato and get what I ordered or maybe they know I just pretend to speak a bit of italian and take pity on me

I once tried to order a coffee for my father in law explaining that I wanted an espresso with hot water and cold milk. They thought I was crazy but then I order cappuccino in the afternoon sometimes and confuse the girls in the local centra by asking for one panino.

I just go into brown thomas and point and shout colours at them. "4 green, 4 black, 2 red (that's decaf for the missus. She's breastfeeding. ), 4 purple, 4 orange, etc..." They then go "Ah very good sir, cafe al whateverthefcuk." I go "Er, yea, the orange one, yea?"

They then go "Based on your coffee consumption history we have the following recommendations for you..." At which point I'm handing over my wallet and dropping tro for the inevitable riding I'm in for with these fashionable, ridiculously well dressed, handsome men!

The coffee sure is good though!

bcmf

Nespresso Doyle.
I wont slag ya as I was sceptical (and snobbish about coffee in a pod) until my sister in law got one and I had some.
Quiet surprised.
Am nearly tempted to get one but their is an espresso maker sitting in the attic as there is no room in the kitchen for it.

Dermot Illogical

I have one. It's had probably the most use I've ever got out of a gadget. Purple or Black for me. Green for the longer coffee. My proper Moka pot has been gathering dust since it arrived.

ROK ON

Would ye not just go to Kaph and drink a nice espresso instead of all that faff?

Raam

I've given up coffee for the most part. I was drinking far too much of the stuff we get in work. It's not bad, but when it's virtually on tap it's easy to get carried away, which I did. Now I just limit myself to some Lavazza grounds at home a couple of times a week. Since my grinder broke I can't grind my own beans anymore. My fav way to make coffee is in a percolator. None of yer fancy pants capsules.

Chips Lovell

Didn't we have the coffee conversation before? I think we established that Diarmuid is the biggest coffee fascist of the lot of us.

G rock

This one is for bcmf (thanks again btw!)

http://blogs.bicycling.com/blogs/theselection/2014/01/24/neck-deep/?cm_mmc=Twitter-_-Bicycling-_-Content-Blog-_-neckdeep

G rock

This one is for bcmf (thanks again btw!)

http://blogs.bicycling.com/blogs/theselection/2014/01/24/neck-deep/?cm_mmc=Twitter-_-Bicycling-_-Content-Blog-_-neckdeep

Junior

Raam wrote: »

Smart Stop Team Photo

I can't wait to slag Creed over that team photo in so so so so many ways..

Darkglasses

Not a fan of the normal kit but the skinsuit looks good, and that rear disk is awesome.

bcmf

G rock wrote: »

This one is for bcmf (thanks again btw!)

http://blogs.bicycling.com/blogs/theselection/2014/01/24/neck-deep/?cm_mmc=Twitter-_-Bicycling-_-Content-Blog-_-neckdeep

Yes. Perfectly put.When we stop for coffee on todays spin I will nonchantly lay mine on the table while the others update with their unlimited data.
Lol

Chips Lovell

Adam Hansen's shoes look like they're ready to go on sale.