Coffee Love Affair

Boom! 5am, my phone is going nuts trying to revive me from last nights coma. As I struggle to move into reality, I slowly reach over and turn the alarm off, get out of bed and take the stroll to the coffee maker. As I wait for that fresh brew, I can catch some quick Z’s.

This becomes a quick ritual and some wonder, what is the deal with cyclists and coffee? Seems like we are always in our kits at some Java House (Hopefully Supporting the “Local Guy”) pre and post ride. So what is the buzz about?

Personally, there are a lot of great contents of coffee, mainly caffeine. This stimulant has been on and off the hot topic radar for huge period of time, but has tons of great properties for active individuals! Even I had to take some time to really gather all its properties, I am not even going to try to list them… but there are some great resources out there visit http://coffeescience.org/ and http://www.cosic.org/ who can give you the whole story, now all you need to know is what brew you are making tomorrow!

So many brands, so many flavors and too little time! I am whole bean type of guy and enjoy that freshness from the grind-your-own style, with that in mind I would love to go over some great brands and where you can get them.

Kinetic Koffee
• USDA Organic Coffee available at some select bike shops or online at www.kinetic-koffee.com
• Best value and prepackaged beans you can buy
• Great flavors will give you that extra kick in the morning!

Fresh Market
• Organic and non-organic blends
• Fresh varieties from $7.99-$13.99/lb
• The best roasts and flavors keeping you going all day

Whole Foods
• Allegro and 365(store brand) Organic blends
• Fresh varieties from $11.99-$15.99/ lb
• Not quite as fresh and tasty as Fresh