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New (to me) Chameleon. Just arrived, can't wait to get it out on the trails. 27.5, 140mm travel, mix of xtr and xt. Lovely.

This was my first thought. Surely THAT'S the weirdest part.

And FWIW I do both... Start sitting then graduate to standing for the good stuff

I've really found it helpful being able to read the temp, before hand you could do everything else carefully and consistently but it was always a bit hit and miss with the temp. I've definitely noticed that there was a sour taste to the coffee before hand which has now gone.

It's pretty simple, it's just a dimmer switch that goes on the pump so you can drop the pressure right down for the preinfusion.

What age is yours? Apparently the more standard pump doesn't take so well to the dimmer however I'm fortunate to have the better one as standard.

Lots of info on the Gaggia page of Coffeeforums.co.uk

Yeah do. Always looking to meet new people locally and riders especially.

Wow. Fair play! Nice they are getting that excited over something!

Let us know if you think more seriously about it.

Yeah we Pm'd last year, funny to run into you on the forum again I was wondering when you might be able to get back up! If you're passing and fancy heading out give me a shout. It is within the rules to exercise with one other!

Hope the parent and the arm are doing as well as can be expected.

Thanks for the link. Gmbn have done a couple of videos on it, basically downhill good uphill not so good. Although that was on some pretty slack bikes to start with so that would have an impact. It's a case of ride it and see when the bike arrives really! Fortunate to have a family member who works in the LBS(kirroughtree) so could get out some 29ers to try.

Yeah good point. I was on two trains of thought, the other being whether to try 27.5 on the back and 29 on the front and got mixed up re. the angle issue. Anyone tried that one out? Sounds like it could have some interesting benefits apart from the slacker seat tube.

Anyone with a Santa Cruz Chameleon? I've bought a 2nd hand '19 with 27.5" wheels, 140mm fox 34 forks and xtr/xt gears and brakes etx. Can't wait for it to arrive. Wondering about eventually changing over to 29 however not sure about effect on geometry, especially seattube angle. Any thoughts? It's a medium and I'm 5.10 but I'm expecting that with a 60/70mm stem it will be fine. Not necessarily ideal but a great bike and hardly the time to be quibbling over what bikes are for sale! Any advice for getting the most out of it/kit that really works well on the Chameleon? Cheers!

Late reply! Yes I did and had s lot of fun fitting it. It's made a lot of difference to the coffee. Making some more walnut wood additions to it, and will probably do the dimmer/gauge mod soon.

Sounds fab mate, already bought a chameleon though.

Cheers I was v interested in that, lovely bike. Shame one cannot buy multiple bikes all at once...

Some tasty bits on there!

Pm'd you

Evening all, it seems like everything I was hoping to get this year has suddenly become crazy expensive/unavailable! We've been intending to get a dog and a mountain bike for me for awhile.... Just my luck we waited until the middle of a pandemic! Wondering if anyone has a decent MB for sale, ideally a few years old and with 29ers. Preferably hardtail, trail type thing not so much of the DH. Budget around £1200 (poss slightly more) but to include price of delivery. Go on, help a fella achieve one of his goals for this year! I might just have to name the bike Fido and pretend it's a dog whilst I'm at it...

Anyone used the Orange Clockwork Evo 29? My brother has the S which I've tried out once or twice, thinking of getting the best I can which will probably be the S but maybe higher. His is a few years old so interested in the opinion of anyone who has a '20 or '21.

I wish my tactility was a delight

Yeah I'd heard that. Cheers I'll give them a buzz see what the waiting list is like for when things reopen

The classic I have already has the rancilio wand which improves things but I'm looking forward to better stream through the PID.

previous to this I had the ROK espresso and using hand ground coffee with that made the biggest difference, it is an old cliche but the grinder really does make the most difference.

Funnily enough I have the feld 47! Would recommend it massively. Customer service isn't great and having to work out getting settings myself but the quality of the grinder is fantastic. I'd you get one and need grinder setting chat let me know.

Not been on the thread for awhile, however just picked myself up a Gaggia Classic and currently modding it out fully with PID, OPV change etc. Can report back on difference in performance and taste if anyone is interested!

Any recommendations for getting work done around Glasgow? I'm only after simple line work but want someone who knows what they're doing, no wavey wobblys etc.

Started to read through the last 4 months of comments (since I was last on this thread) but didn't get very far.... Just got myself a Rok EspressoGC and Knock Feld47 to replace my old cheaper grinder and Moka pot. Present to myself after a long year setting up the business. Not the most vintage year for starting a business... Grinder hasn't arrived yet however so far very please with the Rok. Even with basic 1:2.5 at 18g with 15secs pre infusion and around 28 secs dose time I'm pleased with the results. Saw someone talking about struggling to get a decent crema, I'm going to try a naked portafilter and see if that helps with crema.

Sorry if this has been covered (thread is intended reading for later on this evening!) but has anyone used Birch Polypore for medicinal purposes? If so what have you done with it? Dried it etc

I like a MK3. Not really the GTi but can be made into a pretty sweet car. Post a few pics if you do go to see it

What spec is it?