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Crème ristretto doppio

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  1. gembo
    Member

    Spotted a crème bike at work in thestands. Had nexus seven speed with funny wee front rack baker boy style with Dynamo light attached.

    All their bikes are very retro. Their road bikes have shifters on the down tube for chrissakes

    Many seem to be named after coffees and their cookies policy is in polish.

    Alfine gears seem quite dear up to 1500 euros but their nexus seven with brooks saddle and same baker boy front rack and front and rear Dynamo starts at 700 euros. I did not check if the extras are standard or added on

    On the one hand achingly hip and trendy, on the other quite good kit

    Posted 9 years ago #

  2. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    Gorgeous. When I read the Ristretto's description on the website I hear Bruno Tonioli's voice inside my head. Not sure if that's me or some really clever Java.

    Posted 9 years ago #

  3. gembo
    Member

    Java script

    Or Java coffee such as Taylor's of york's hot lava Java that was the first to go to six on the five point strength scale?

    Posted 9 years ago #

  4. acsimpson
    Member

    6 points for strength but IME tastes a bit like hot water.

    Posted 9 years ago #

  5. gembo
    Member

    @acsimpson - maybe try putting more coffee and less water in the pot?

    Posted 9 years ago #

  6. kaputnik
    Moderator

    It's fine, auldfashint lines are spoiled only by ever-so-slight lack of horizontality in the top tube, the novelty disc brake rotors and the lack of any curve in the fork; it has that peculiar kink at the fork crown instead that modern straight-bladed forks have. The mudguards have the single-arm Velo Orange attachment which is very handsome, and in my experience of it, a right pain in the posterior to work with and results in much rattles and potentially damage to metal mudguards due to the overly long length of unsupported guard.

    Posted 9 years ago #

  7. acsimpson
    Member

    More coffee was tried. It was curious stuff where the flavour seemed to my uncultured tastebuds to exist almost entirely as an after taste.

    Posted 9 years ago #

  8. kaputnik
    Moderator

    The other half bought some Sainsbury's own-brand coffee which I forget the name of, but was 6/5 on the strength scale. The main taste I could detect was cigarette ash.

    Posted 9 years ago #

  9. gembo
    Member

    I bought some Sumatran fair trade at the Balerno Xmas fair on saturday. Only 4 on the scale but is nice. From the Grumpy Mule company which is for men my age.

    Posted 9 years ago #

  10. kaputnik
    Moderator

    From the Grumpy Mule company which is for men my age.

    I never had you down as a grumpy mule, more of an eccentric ass sort of a guy ;)

    Posted 9 years ago #

  11. gembo
    Member

    too kind Kaputnik, too kind

    saw two llamas and four donkeys in elsrickle yesterday, similar route round pentlaNDS as day you and PS nearly killed me. did not take the moor road to west linton that we took which was a shame but did stop at big red barn cafe then straight to kaimend (bypassing carnwath) instead of the long cut we took round dolphinton. so now have best route in my head except how to avoid the fairmilehead to pennicuick stretch which is not so nice.

    Posted 9 years ago #

  12. chdot
    Admin

    "except how to avoid the fairmilehead to pennicuick stretch which is not so nice"

    Indeed.

    Main road avoiding Penicuik worse.

    Posted 9 years ago #

  13. fimm
    Member

    Am I the only person who reads the second word in the title of this thread as "risotto"?

    Posted 9 years ago #

  14. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    "Am I the only person who reads the second word in the title of this thread as "risotto"?"

    Do you get Bruno Tonioli's voice too? It would be good not to be alone.

    Posted 9 years ago #

  15. fimm
    Member

    Who is Bruno Tonioli?

    Posted 9 years ago #

  16. DaveC
    Member

    Gembo, try your ride the othe way round. You free wheel down to Fairmile head with ease.

    Errr ignore me I thought uou were talking abput somewhere else. ..

    Posted 9 years ago #

  17. Roibeard
    Member

    @fimm - a flamboyant Italian judge on a popular BBC television programme.

    Strictly Come Dancing

    Bruno Tonioli

    Robert
    (Who watched it when Victoria Pendleton was a contestant)

    Posted 9 years ago #

  18. fimm
    Member

    Thank you.
    I am quite happy that I did not know that.

    Posted 9 years ago #

  19. gembo
    Member

    Yes but as IWRATS claims not to have a telly how does he know who Bruno is?

    Posted 9 years ago #

  20. dougal
    Member

    Maybe IWRATS was a contestant on Strictly?

    Posted 9 years ago #

  21. gembo
    Member

    with those snake hips I can see that, or the earlier Come Dancing which was more about talent than celebrity.

    Alexei Sayle is doing his dinger about not wanting to go on Strictly. He was quite droll though claiming he could salsa as well as any north london social worker. (Big overlap between salsa and being employed as a social worker in the North London Venn Diagram).

    Posted 9 years ago #

  22. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    @gembo

    IWRATS has no telly, but IWRATS has an internet with an iPlayer fitted.

    IWRATS recently completed an introduction to ballroom dancing (the phrase 'ballroom carthorse' arose) and enjoys the evident delight of the contestants in mastering advanced steps.

    Is IWRATS a snobbery snob? He's enjoying the consternation on this thread and thinking of claiming to drink McEwans Red and Nescafe.

    Posted 9 years ago #

  23. gembo
    Member

    Always expect the unexpected. Emily Thornberry's brother is a builder Aye Right

    Posted 9 years ago #

  24. gembo
    Member

    Next you will be telling me that sugar puffs are changing their name after sixty years to Honey Monster Puffs and they will contain 20% more honey which has been reported as a healthier option to sugar. I do like a sugar puff or two and buy then when they are on a deal in Scotmid, as they currently are. £1.49

    Or that Roger Daltry crashed a wedding band in Bishopton at the weekend but they didn't know any Who songs.

    I can't explain

    Posted 9 years ago #

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