u/BeckerHollow

I’ve had my Crono (w/ espresso burrs) for about 2 years. Along with my Caphalon Temp IQ - after about a month of a lot of frustration - I get a cup of espresso that I’m happy with. I have both machines dialed in for a double shot. And I found myself sticking to a medium roast bean.

The kicker is: why the hell are the adjustments on the Crono so insanely minuscule?

The grind size knob basically goes from 0-30 1-10 3x) but if I move it just a 1/16“ it can go from choking the machine completely to a watery low extraction gas station coffee.

The timer knob is even worse. Fractions of a millimeter will adjust the weight by .5 g

Once it’s set, it’s fine. I’m super careful when wiping it down though. But I’ve just spent a month to get it back to where it was after someone left some very oily espresso blend beans at my house and my pours started going all over the place.

I just don’t see the point of being so sensitive.

Apparently it’s a feature advertised on their website: “Stepless Micrometric Regulation SystemPatented by Eureka, it assures incomparable setting precision and saving of time and coffee.“

I‘ve wasted more time and coffee than I’d like to admit

Is it impossible to find an ADV helmet in the sub $300 range that doesn’t have one of these drop down things in it?

I would think that cheaper helmets would have less bells and whistles, but they all seem to have it.

I'm looking for an ADV/DS style helmet with a peak. Where I can remove the face shield and wear goggles if I'm just riding in the woods, and remove the peak if I know I'll be on a lot of highway.

(The only exception Ive found is the Bell Mx9, but I’d like to compare to something else)

Before I got a Coros watch I was just using my phone to record activities on the Wahoo App. And that would transfer outdoor runs and rides to Zwift. I liked it, a fun way to keep track on the Zwift App.

But to be more accurate in my training I got a Coros watch, and the activities will sync with Wahoo and Strava - but nothing on Zwift. (Even though Zwift activities will show up on the Coros app, and I don’t use the watch while on Zwift)

Kind of silly, but I was thinking of recording activities both in the Wahoo app and the Coros watch. Problem I’m wondering about is the app and watch competing for bluetooth with my HR band and cadence/speed sensors. As well as different GPS and distance data.

Has anyone tried this with success?

https://rhinowalk.com/products/24l-waterproof-side-bag

These are the bags, and looking at the instructions it wants to wrap around on 4 sides of a rack. I have the stock rack which only has 2 sides. Wondering if anyone has made that work. These seem like a fairly new product so I can't find anything online.