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Pictures of Airspresso via My Cuppa

There are many expresso machines in the market but what stands out from this one is its brewing techniques. You could just have a cuppa at about any place using hot water and air pressure off from any bicycle pump. Only 250 gams in weight, yet robustly constructed of anodised aerospace aluminum, engineering plastic and brass; the Airspresso should be seriously seen as a green product.The idea appears to come from the traditional Italian coffee maker-- the Moka, making use of current materials and technology to remould into another clever product.It may not go well at luxurious gala dinner parties but it serves as a smart product to own for eco-conscious coffee lovers.

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OK, so pedal-powered coffee retailers aren't entirely new—we saw one back in 2008 in the UK, after all—but we can't resist sharing one more, spotted this time on the streets of New York City. Brooklyn-based Kickstand Coffee uses two bicycles, a fold-up stand and a hand-cranked grinder to serve up sustainable hot and cold coffee at events around the city.

The brainchild of three baristas, Kickstand Coffee relies on two 160-pound rolling carts that are each towed to location by a custom-built bicycle, according to a report on NYDailyNews.com. Once there, the carts unfold and attach to create a 9-foot-long bar that includes everything the trio need to make coffee. Beans are hand-ground on a cup-by-cup basis, and the iced coffee is cold-brewed; only Kickstand's hot coffee—brewed on location using specially adapted Chemex glass beakers—uses any propane or electricity. The company is working on a mini folding bicycle that customers will be able to use to grind their own beans. Pricing for Kickstand's coffee is USD 2.50 per cup, hot or cold.

With bicycle culture on the rise and coffee going strong, it seems perfectly natural to combine the two for a more sustainable cup of joe. The variations on this theme are virtually limitless—as are the opportunities. Time to get pedaling yourself...? (Related: Solar-roasted coffee.)

Website: www.kickstandbrooklyn.com
Contact: contact@kickstandbrooklyn.com

Spotted by: Verge Manuel / Images by: Big Waste of Time

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Human powered coffee making machine -- Would you care to peddle for your cuppa? If you care for the environment and your health, you would. Find the whole concept very interesting. Would love to get hold of the whole product to study in detail. Looks like a wonderful mechanism!

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