Uncivilized conditions

11-14-2004, 04:22 PM

I don't know how people like Zoot, Keats and Claire Petersky can put up
with the dark, wet, cold days up here near the north pole.

But after today's ride I decided I can't train properly under these conditions, it
all became very clear when the Barista that I had spent 10 minutes explaining
how to do a correct Ristretto espresso pour just last week went and did another
stalled pull on my Ristretto today!

That's it. I'm heading to Guatemala to train, probably base myself at El Recreo in
the Coban region.

I'll take my Diedrich IR 12K drum roaster, Mazzer Nero stepless micormetrical burr
coffee mill and probably my Pasquini Livia 90 or maybe my La Marzocco
expresso machine. That way I can totally live off the land.

11-14-2004, 04:45 PM

Fabrizio Mazzoleni wrote:
|| I don't know how people like Zoot, Keats and Claire Petersky can put
|| up
|| with the dark, wet, cold days up here near the north pole.
||
|| But after today's ride I decided I can't train properly under these
|| conditions, it all became very clear when the Barista that I had
|| spent 10 minutes explaining
|| how to do a correct Ristretto espresso pour just last week went and
|| did another stalled pull on my Ristretto today!
||
|| That's it. I'm heading to Guatemala to train, probably base myself
|| at El Recreo in the Coban region.
||
|| I'll take my Diedrich IR 12K drum roaster, Mazzer Nero stepless
|| micormetrical burr coffee mill and probably my Pasquini Livia 90 or
|| maybe my La Marzocco
|| expresso machine. That way I can totally live off the land.

What? Don't you have a pedal-powered grinder for your beans? Is that what
you'll be training on? How else you gonna live totally off the land?

11-14-2004, 04:45 PM

Fabrizio Mazzoleni wrote:
|| I don't know how people like Zoot, Keats and Claire Petersky can put
|| up
|| with the dark, wet, cold days up here near the north pole.
||
|| But after today's ride I decided I can't train properly under these
|| conditions, it all became very clear when the Barista that I had
|| spent 10 minutes explaining
|| how to do a correct Ristretto espresso pour just last week went and
|| did another stalled pull on my Ristretto today!
||
|| That's it. I'm heading to Guatemala to train, probably base myself
|| at El Recreo in the Coban region.
||
|| I'll take my Diedrich IR 12K drum roaster, Mazzer Nero stepless
|| micormetrical burr coffee mill and probably my Pasquini Livia 90 or
|| maybe my La Marzocco
|| expresso machine. That way I can totally live off the land.

What? Don't you have a pedal-powered grinder for your beans? Is that what
you'll be training on? How else you gonna live totally off the land?

11-14-2004, 04:45 PM

Fabrizio Mazzoleni wrote:
|| I don't know how people like Zoot, Keats and Claire Petersky can put
|| up
|| with the dark, wet, cold days up here near the north pole.
||
|| But after today's ride I decided I can't train properly under these
|| conditions, it all became very clear when the Barista that I had
|| spent 10 minutes explaining
|| how to do a correct Ristretto espresso pour just last week went and
|| did another stalled pull on my Ristretto today!
||
|| That's it. I'm heading to Guatemala to train, probably base myself
|| at El Recreo in the Coban region.
||
|| I'll take my Diedrich IR 12K drum roaster, Mazzer Nero stepless
|| micormetrical burr coffee mill and probably my Pasquini Livia 90 or
|| maybe my La Marzocco
|| expresso machine. That way I can totally live off the land.

What? Don't you have a pedal-powered grinder for your beans? Is that what
you'll be training on? How else you gonna live totally off the land?

11-14-2004, 04:45 PM

Fabrizio Mazzoleni wrote:
|| I don't know how people like Zoot, Keats and Claire Petersky can put
|| up
|| with the dark, wet, cold days up here near the north pole.
||
|| But after today's ride I decided I can't train properly under these
|| conditions, it all became very clear when the Barista that I had
|| spent 10 minutes explaining
|| how to do a correct Ristretto espresso pour just last week went and
|| did another stalled pull on my Ristretto today!
||
|| That's it. I'm heading to Guatemala to train, probably base myself
|| at El Recreo in the Coban region.
||
|| I'll take my Diedrich IR 12K drum roaster, Mazzer Nero stepless
|| micormetrical burr coffee mill and probably my Pasquini Livia 90 or
|| maybe my La Marzocco
|| expresso machine. That way I can totally live off the land.

What? Don't you have a pedal-powered grinder for your beans? Is that what
you'll be training on? How else you gonna live totally off the land?

11-14-2004, 06:49 PM

In article <gxTld.221660$nl.189836@pd7tw3no>,
"Fabrizio Mazzoleni" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> That's it. I'm heading to Guatemala to train, probably base myself at El Recreo in
> the Coban region.

Hey, you could tie that in with a dream date with
Courtenay Love. That'll show Lance. When you come
back, just make sure she carries all the luggage.

cheers,
Tom

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11-14-2004, 06:49 PM

In article <gxTld.221660$nl.189836@pd7tw3no>,
"Fabrizio Mazzoleni" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> That's it. I'm heading to Guatemala to train, probably base myself at El Recreo in
> the Coban region.

Hey, you could tie that in with a dream date with
Courtenay Love. That'll show Lance. When you come
back, just make sure she carries all the luggage.

cheers,
Tom

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11-14-2004, 06:49 PM

In article <gxTld.221660$nl.189836@pd7tw3no>,
"Fabrizio Mazzoleni" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> That's it. I'm heading to Guatemala to train, probably base myself at El Recreo in
> the Coban region.

Hey, you could tie that in with a dream date with
Courtenay Love. That'll show Lance. When you come
back, just make sure she carries all the luggage.

cheers,
Tom

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-- Nothing is safe from me.
Above address is just a spam midden.
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11-14-2004, 06:49 PM

In article <gxTld.221660$nl.189836@pd7tw3no>,
"Fabrizio Mazzoleni" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> That's it. I'm heading to Guatemala to train, probably base myself at El Recreo in
> the Coban region.

Hey, you could tie that in with a dream date with
Courtenay Love. That'll show Lance. When you come
back, just make sure she carries all the luggage.

cheers,
Tom

--
-- Nothing is safe from me.
Above address is just a spam midden.
I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca

11-14-2004, 09:23 PM

In article <gxTld.221660$nl.189836@pd7tw3no>,
"Fabrizio Mazzoleni" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> I don't know how people like Zoot, Keats and Claire Petersky can put up
> with the dark, wet, cold days up here near the north pole.
>
> But after today's ride I decided I can't train properly under these
> conditions, it
> all became very clear when the Barista that I had spent 10 minutes explaining
> how to do a correct Ristretto espresso pour just last week went and did
> another
> stalled pull on my Ristretto today!
>
> That's it. I'm heading to Guatemala to train, probably base myself at El
> Recreo in
> the Coban region.
>
> I'll take my Diedrich IR 12K drum roaster, Mazzer Nero stepless micormetrical
> burr
> coffee mill and probably my Pasquini Livia 90 or maybe my La Marzocco
> expresso machine. That way I can totally live off the land.

Fabrizio, I have noticed a distinct turn in your recent missives towards
obsessing about coffee makers rather than cycling equipment.

Is this your subtle way of saying Saeco has signed you up, or (dare I
even suggest it?) have you started slipping down the gentle slope from
elite euro-pro to, like Udo Bölts, a domestique riding out his contract
and thinking of other things?

Snap out of it, man! The October recovery break has long passed, and it
is time for your initial off-season base conditioning. If you don't get
those miles in today, you'll never make it through the Classics, much
less the Tour de Rêves.

ObReality: after flatting on three consecutive Saturday rides, I went
out to my bike again this morning, and there was another bloody piece of
glass in my front tire, making for five or six flats in three weeks.
This is on fairly new tires!

It's time for a little more imaginary riding.

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