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Over the last few weeks when J and I have been cycling along the bikepath I've gotten to thinking that it would be really nice to make use of the Shimano SPD cleats that are on the other side of my SPD-M324 pedals. During the week I rocked up to the LBSG (that's "local bike shop guy" thankyou Spoonboy) in the shop at 80 Albert St under the Sun office and got me a pair of these: Aka Shimano SH-M122P. Not too fussed about the pearly-whiteness, but it'll do. Made sure I got them adjusted for my gait etc, and spent a few minutes on Tuesday evening figuring out how to clip in and out, so on Wednesday I was all set ready to go. Managed to get myself out for a quick (12-14min) 4.5-5km circuit around the local area every morning this week, which I'm really happy about. Might not get going tomorrow until much later, but I'll definitely do it. The muscles just above my knees are telling me lots of things now, and I just hope that persistence in keeping on with the training rides will eventually pay off. Come to think of it, J and I still haven't been to Brisbane Forest Park, but perhaps we might make it there this weekend. Really gotta get ourselves off the pavement and onto something less regular. Technorati tags: topic:{Technorati}[MTBA], topic:{Technorati}[Mountain Bike], topic:{Technorati}[Shimano], topic:{Technorati}[Cleats], topic:{Technorati}[Shimano SPD], topic:{Technorati}[SH-M122P], topic:{Technorati}[PD-M324], topic:{Technorati}[exercise]

Last week, iirc, Chipdancer took delivery of a coffee roasting unit. Shipped from Taiwan and he got a good price.... but of course, being a coffee nut, that's just encouraged him to order more beans. (He ordered mundo kgs today). I went round for a triple shot on Tuesday morning, and experienced some of his first batch at 36 hours post-roast. It was quite bitter, but not sour, and most definitely not rubbery. I know that's a strange term to use for coffee, but it did seem the most appropriate term to describe the commerically roasted and somewhat older beans we tried for a followup doubleshot. I'm really keen to see him keep track of his bean origins, what program settings he's using on the roaster, and tasting notes. I reckon it'll be a good thing to do, especially since coffee really seems to be what makes him tick these days. (I'm really keen to get some of J's mother's Central Qld coffee done in Chip's roaster and then properly ground and espressed. That would be a very good thing!) Oi! Chip! Hurry up and get some notes on your blog ya slacker! Technorati tags: topic:{Technorati}[coffee beans], topic:{Technorati}[coffee roasting], topic:{Technorati}[espresso], topic:{Technorati}[grinding], topic:{Technorati}[coffeesnobs], topic:{Technorati}[methodical]