12/02/2026
Haters gonna hate, ballers gonna ball
New machine incoming, but the most important piece of new kit arrived this morning.
PS: I am well aware that this is in every way a vanity purchase and a $20 tamper can do the exact same thing. I’ve worked in the bike industry for 30 years, and the shop I opened just finished its 15th year in business, and this was a celebratory present to myself. An absolute waste of money from a value proposition, but something that will make me smile every time I use it.
PPS: I realized not everyone here is aware that Chris King himself (the machinist who founded and still runs the company) is a HUGE coffee geek. At trade shows he used to set up an machine at his booth and personally pull shots for anyone who stopped by. These tampers are precision machined in a zero waste facility and are perfectly round, and exactly weighted. 100% intersection of coffee nerd and bike nerd stuff, but at least its a high grade and exacting product.
