http://thehippy.net/nucleus/ hippyblog aussie in london rants on cycling techno bikes http://backend.userland.com/rss091 en http://thehippy.net/nucleus/nucleus/nucleus2.gif http://thehippy.net/nucleus/ Wed, 20 May 2009 00:53:28 +0100 http://thehippy.net/nucleus/?itemid=1325 Looks like the Bezzera BZ35 I have is actually a Bezzera BZ99. Since joining TMC I've learned that the BZ35 is a larger (2l boiler compared to 1.5l), plumbed-in commercial machine whereas the BZ99 is a domestic tank-filled version. Apparently some... Sat, 16 May 2009 11:04:05 +0100 http://thehippy.net/nucleus/?itemid=1323 Five days, 600 miles, nearly 1000 kilometres. Through rain, hail, high winds, sun. Over rough roads, fast roads, up and down mountains. Rolling through the lovely green Irish country-side day after day with a fantastic bunch of fellow cy... Sat, 16 May 2009 10:40:22 +0100 http://thehippy.net/nucleus/?itemid=1321 After kick-starting the roller-racing resurgence in recent years Rollapaluza have decided to launch a nation-wide quest to find Britain’s King of Spin and Queen of Cadence. The series will comprise of stand-alone regional events, each one ident... Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:54:31 +0100 http://thehippy.net/nucleus/?itemid=1317 Bezzera BZ35 espresso machine gallery Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:04:17 +0100 http://thehippy.net/nucleus/?itemid=1314 Decided again to go with the faster Quest bunch from Denham. They really were the fast bunch this week! Nice weather brought out a few more riders although some were out racing and others were doing a Willesden audax. The average speed was only 1k... Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:41:25 +0100 http://thehippy.net/nucleus/?itemid=1313 www.bezzera.it - bz35 worldcoffeeservices.com www.londonespresso.co.uk I've put a deposit down with Daisy from World Coffee Services for a used Bezzera BZ35. It's working (I had a coffee from it) and it's half the size of the Gaggia T... Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:15:26 +0100 http://thehippy.net/nucleus/?itemid=1311 I bought a Rancilio Silvia steaming wand from Happy Donkey and fitted it to my Gaggia Classic this morning. Here's another coffee geek's Gaggia steam wand modding in pictures: forums.overclockers.co.uk - gaggia classic rancilio silvia stea... Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:01:19 +0100 http://thehippy.net/nucleus/?itemid=1309 Distance: 164Km - Climb: 1481m Distance: 172Km - Climb: 1933m Distance: 245Km - Climb: 2776m Distance: 210Km - Climb: ?m Distance: 170Km - Climb: ?m Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:59:03 +0100 http://thehippy.net/nucleus/?itemid=1307 (c) ThePurdys 1:03:42 The 25mi HCC114 course is again on the Amersham Road but further north than HCC113, starting near Great Missenden, and instead of being a simple out and back, it's start-north-roundabout-south-roundabout-north-roundab... Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:48:03 +0100 http://thehippy.net/nucleus/?itemid=1301 On Easter Monday I rode from Ealing to Smithfield Market with rjs. We met purple_mj and cycled on to the London Phoenix Easter Classic start point out east at the Fairlop Waters Country Park. I was on my good bike since the forecast was suppos...