Bike hugger highlighted the blogosphere is full of coffee posts this last few weeks. I saw a few
interesting pics out there with recycled bike parts as you can see above. I'm thinking that every office needs one of these. I mean surely this is doing your part in the global warming issue. Another interesting although fantastically expensive option to espresso on the go is the Handpresso. From what I can see it must have been developed by a Italian who just couldn't leave home without the his cuppa in the morning. But by the looks of the website its a crazy Frenchman that decided it would be a good idea to combine his hand pump with a coffee machine. Not sure if I'd be willing to take a chance on this high pressure coffee making pump but at 100Euro I won't be handing over that type of cash either. Here in Israel we normally keep a gas stove on longer trips where we make coffee the Middle-Eastern way. Called Turkish coffee, although I didn't find any in Turkey when I was there, its a dark roasted blend with cardamom. The smell is intoxicating after you've been charging around on a few single tracks. We also love herb tea, using mint, spearmint, zuta, lemon- grass and even rose petals. One thing I've found since being in Israel is a whole new world of spice options. We normally try to combine a ride with a visit to the local hummus shop, hummus is a mixture of chickpea's, garlic and tahini. Lovely thick mortar that fills you for the rest of the day and then some.
interesting pics out there with recycled bike parts as you can see above. I'm thinking that every office needs one of these. I mean surely this is doing your part in the global warming issue. Another interesting although fantastically expensive option to espresso on the go is the Handpresso. From what I can see it must have been developed by a Italian who just couldn't leave home without the his cuppa in the morning. But by the looks of the website its a crazy Frenchman that decided it would be a good idea to combine his hand pump with a coffee machine. Not sure if I'd be willing to take a chance on this high pressure coffee making pump but at 100Euro I won't be handing over that type of cash either. Here in Israel we normally keep a gas stove on longer trips where we make coffee the Middle-Eastern way. Called Turkish coffee, although I didn't find any in Turkey when I was there, its a dark roasted blend with cardamom. The smell is intoxicating after you've been charging around on a few single tracks. We also love herb tea, using mint, spearmint, zuta, lemon- grass and even rose petals. One thing I've found since being in Israel is a whole new world of spice options. We normally try to combine a ride with a visit to the local hummus shop, hummus is a mixture of chickpea's, garlic and tahini. Lovely thick mortar that fills you for the rest of the day and then some.
