Ride with a hangover?
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Ride with a hangover?
I've never done it before but am contemplating it tomorrow after a night on the town. Just curious how many people have done so and how they coped. My ride is 60 miles tomorrow.
Last edited by maximum01; 05-13-06 at 03:22 PM.
#3
Fuji Shill
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Gilmanton Iron Works, NH
Posts: 1,230
Bikes: Fuji Roubaix
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by linus
Trust me. You don't want to do that.
+1
Some of the truest words ever typed on the subject.
__________________
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Madison-ish
Posts: 298
Bikes: 2003 Specialized Allez Elite
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
60 miles and a hangover? Those may be some of the longest miles you ever ride.
#6
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Denver
Posts: 243
Bikes: '06 Six13 DA, 180s, 140 0 stack stem, KEOs: MTB is SC Superlight XT/SRAM/Avid Jucy/F100x
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
it depends upon how hungover you are and 'prolly your age and how much water & calories you consume before going to bed. I'm sure it can be done. A flat 60 would likely be a tad easier than 60 w/ 10K of climbing so you could just sit in.
#7
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Seattle
Posts: 474
Bikes: Giant TCR2
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Its really not that bad. Drink a bunch before you head out and bring enough water. Actually, some of my fastest rides have been hungover. Its a great way to get rid of a hangover too, by the end of the ride you'll feel great.
#8
Crawler
Originally Posted by Jet-man
it depends upon how hungover you are and 'prolly your age and how much water & calories you consume before going to bed. I'm sure it can be done. A flat 60 would likely be a tad easier than 60 w/ 10K of climbing so you could just sit in.
#12
Senior Member
I've done a number of rides in the 50-100 mile range with a hangover(college days were rough), its reall not that big of deal. Drink lots of water and mountain dew. Bigger problem is the lack of sleep that a night on the town causes
#13
Just Do It !
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 852
Bikes: Litespeed Ti, Trek Carbon.
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Do you really have to get drunk? Sounds like cycling is important to you or you wouldn't want to do it after the night out. So why not just take it easy tonight and be able to be the mildly buzzed cyclist, different from the average Joe out on the town, because you are a dedicated cyclist.
Last edited by VeganRider; 05-13-06 at 03:26 PM.
#14
Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Pennington, NJ & New London, CT
Posts: 15
Bikes: 2006 Cannondale R700
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
As a college student, I've done it a few times. Only once, after a pretty serious boozefest, did anything bad happen. I was doing a 25 miler with some killer hills....about 20 miles into it, I came to a stop at an intersection and forgot to unclip. It was a total slow motion fall, I was sloooowwwly tipping over and frantically trying to get my foot out but couldnt and plop. A car pulled up behind me laughing. I probably looked ridiculous.
But yeah, as long as you've sobered up a bit, it kills the hangover nice.
But yeah, as long as you've sobered up a bit, it kills the hangover nice.
#15
pan y agua
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Jacksonville
Posts: 31,302
Bikes: Willier Zero 7; Merlin Extralight; Calfee Dragonfly tandem, Calfee Adventure tandem; Cervelo P2; Motebecane Ti Fly 29er; Motebecanne Phantom Cross; Schwinn Paramount Track bike
Mentioned: 17 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1447 Post(s)
Liked 724 Times
in
371 Posts
post bachelor party rides are great. Only rule is you can't attack unless you drank more and stayed out later than everyone you attack. it is it's own little form of puragatory.
#16
Banned.
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Woodstock
Posts: 5,761
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by linus
Trust me. You don't want to do that.
Just make sure you got enough water in ya.
#18
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Here
Posts: 204
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Get enough water in you, don't eat anything heavy beforehand (maybe a cup of oatmeal) and you should be fine. And the dehydration makes you lighter!!
#19
Out fishing with Annie on his lap, a cigar in one hand and a ginger ale in the other, watching the sunset.
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: South Florida
Posts: 16,056
Bikes: Techna Wheelchair and a Sun EZ 3 Recumbent Trike
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 9 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 22 Times
in
17 Posts
I rode with a hangover once and in the process lost the Milk Duds™ I ate at snacktime in Kindergarten!
__________________
. “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”- Fredrick Nietzsche
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
. “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”- Fredrick Nietzsche
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
#20
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Cape Vincent, NY
Posts: 1,392
Bikes: Specialized Tarmac Expert, 2002 TREK 520, Schwinn Mesa WINTER BIKE, Huffy Rock Creek 29er, 1970s-era Ross ten speed. All my bikes are highly modified(except the Tarmac) yet functional, and generally look beat to ****. .
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 68 Post(s)
Liked 88 Times
in
51 Posts
Actually, that's one of the biggest reasons I started riding bicycles, because it was a great way to get rid of a hangover. You won't be at your best, but you'll have tons of calories in you from the alcohol, just waiting to be burned. You might even feel great, depending on what kind of hangover you have going on. If you manage to get some good sleep, but are still a little buzzed when you get up, those first few miles might be a blast.
#21
Lint Picker
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 597
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 6 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I've done it a few times on early morning training rides. The worst part is getting out of bed and past the first 10-20 miles. After that you actually feel pretty good. Hydrate yourself like hell, of course.
#22
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Blacksburg, VA
Posts: 4,850
Bikes: Yeti ASRc, Focus Raven 29er, Flyxii FR316
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 17 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Some of my best rides last fall occured when I was hung over, or maybe even a little tipsy still. No real group rides this year, but will be starting up again this summer. Friend of mine won his first Cat 1/2 race, as a brand new 2, hungover as hell.
My advice: get a lot of water in you, both before you go to bed and before you ride, and you'll be fine.
My advice: get a lot of water in you, both before you go to bed and before you ride, and you'll be fine.
#23
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Annandale, VA
Posts: 975
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
define "hangover"!
I don't think I want to ride after drinking 1 bottle of Don Julio and only 5 hours of sleep. But I sure will ride after 2 6-pack and couple hours of sleep.
I don't think I want to ride after drinking 1 bottle of Don Julio and only 5 hours of sleep. But I sure will ride after 2 6-pack and couple hours of sleep.
#24
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Midwest, USA
Posts: 844
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by VeganRider
Do you really have to get drunk? Sounds like cycling is important to you or you wouldn't want to do it after the night out. So why not just take it easy tonight and be able to be the mildly buzzed cyclist, different from the average Joe out on the town, because you are a dedicated cyclist.
~Nick
#25
Peloton Shelter Dog
Originally Posted by linus
Trust me. You don't want to do that.
Then I quit drinking all together. Duh. If I was doing hard bike rides with a hangover it eventually occurred to me that I had failed the drinking test. I've been sober 10+ years. You guys can have a beer for me.
My advice: try it and get back to us on this. Let us know how it works for you. You can make your own decision about how smart it was.