Bob Ross

LOL! The main reason I stopped indulging ~40-ish years ago was because I recognized that pot always had three simultaneous effects on me:
- I got stupid
- I got horny
- I got incredibly sleepy

...and there just aren't a whole lot of things one can do when one is stupid, horny, and incredibly sleepy! Except ride a bike, I guess...

MinnMan

Again, my experience comes almost entirely from a long time ago, when things were different (especially me). But from what I recall, the high from edibles and from smoking is very different. Also, unless you have a lot of experience (I never did), it's harder to control your high on edibles. You eat it and maybe an hour later, you're going where it is taking you. And that may be to Saturn.

Also, I appreciate the fragrance of marijuana smoke. At this point, (the few times when I've smoked in the last several years), I actually appreciate the smell more than I appreciate the high.

Cigarettes stink.

Tomm Willians

This thread is giving me one hell of a laugh. Over in the Safety section everyone loves bashing drivers as though cyclists are never at fault and then with this we get (as Paul Harvey would say) “the rest of the story”.

tyrion

Dustin Klein does some epic rides and sometimes there's THC consumption involved.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV9...sJfe3Rev5PWy-Q

jppe

I used to play basketball in college after a toke and I “thought” I played as good as I normally would. Now I just zone out and become a zombie ......not sure I’d be able to keep a bike upright.

Cyclist0108

Shouldn't this be in the Mountain Bikes subforum?

BlazingPedals

I've never ridden drunk, and I presume that riding high would be a similar experience. If you have an abuse problem, you'd probably think it was great; normal people would not feel comfortable with the reduction in reaction time and balance.

big john

As an alcoholic, I can assure you they are not similar experiences, not even close. I can't imagine trying to ride a bicycle or motorcycle while drunk.

canklecat

THC tolerance is well documented in anecdotes by users and confirmed by more recent research. However it appears to vary considerably among users, depending on many factors: age, diet, body fat, overall health, other medications/substances, and potency of the cannabis.

In my few more recent experiences -- a year or so ago when friends offered it for my chronic pain -- I found it took only a few days of very moderate regular use (via smoking) to develop a tolerance, even with some fairly potent stuff. However even a couple of puffs would irritate my upper respiratory system and made my asthma and sinus inflammation worse, so I gave up smoking after only a short trial.

Edibles were far more difficult to find a consistent dosage. That may have been due to my inexperienced homebrewed attempts at decarboxylation and testing finely ground full leaf in edibles vs homemade oil tinctures for sublingual use. Sometimes there was barely any effect. Other times it was couch lock for hours. To be honest, I get bored with the psychoactive effect after 15-30 minutes, but it drags on for hours. I wish I enjoyed it as much as other folks, but even as a teenager it was never my favorite thing.

The main reason I gave up on that trial using full spectrum cannabis with significant THC was because it didn't help with my chronic pain. Although it did help with sleep.

While research continues into how and why cannabis works, some studies indicate that for optimal pain relief many people respond better to a high CBD, low THC ratio -- roughly around the 0.3mg potency that meets FDA standards for CBD rather than cannabis with significant psychoactive effect. Basically, that's the premise of the full spectrum, high potency CBD I've been buying for a couple of years.

My only real complaint about commercially made CBD is that it's expensive for what it is, although prices are dropping for some brands -- notably Lazarus Naturals and Sunsoil, both of which I usually mail order.

Aficionados with access to fairly consistent buds, proper decarb equipment, etc., can probably homebrew their own CBD/THC to suit their own preferences more economically. But, living in an apartment rather than my own home, and with no clear guidance from the VA on their policy toward CBD vs high concentration THC cannabis, I'm reluctant to get involved beyond my trial of the stuff a year or so ago. Once we have consistent guidelines on cannabis -- preferably deregulating it completely for personal use -- I'll consider trying again.

For now I still prefer CBD and kratom for relief from chronic pain without psychoactive effects, so I can stay active cycling, walking and running.

79pmooney

I rode high many times over more than a decade years ago and all through my racing days. Never before races but often on training rides. I noticed early on when I started racing that my reactions slowed as I went deeper into my reserves in races. And that this reaction slowing was very much like the slowing I experienced riding high. I started observing my reactions both racing and training high and believe to this day that riding high did a very good job of preparing me for the very hard long races to be a steady, solid rider that didn't cause problems and that other trusted. (And this with little group riding. The local group rides were in general, shorter and faster than I wanted to focus on plus they didn't work with my schedule. Also, quite a few of those riders rode high and shared stuff that I would have had trouble passing up. Safety-wise, riding with them would be like me racing high.)

caloso

Same.

canklecat

Same. I smell weed smoke on almost every bike ride, walk and run. Passing cars, people parked or walking around, just sitting on their porches or yards. It's everywhere now. I like the smell. I just wish it didn't aggravate my asthma and sinuses, but it doesn't bother me when other people are smoking.

For that matter I enjoy second hand smoke from a good cigar or pipe tobacco, although I quit smoking more than 20 years ago. If a friend lights up nearby I don't mind. But most cigarette tobacco smoke gives me an astringent sensation in the nose and throat, not pleasant. There are a very few high quality cigarette tobaccos that aren't bad, but most people I know who still smoke choose the foulest cancer sticks and still overpay. I can't imagine spending what it costs now to smoke cigarettes. By the time I quit even Dunhills were still affordable.

Vaping isn't much better. It aggravates my sinuses and throat just as bad as regular smoking.

rsbob 

Five people have answered the OP’s question and the rest have answered like they were stoned.

So to join the ranks of the stoned; I would never do it because I enjoy the feeling of speed and nothing (other than transcontinental flights) slows down my sense of speed like riding high. Second it would further slow me down because I used to get (haven’t smoked in 30+ years) the munchies so badly I would not be able to pass a bakery or convenience store.

“I would not feel so all alone, everybody must get stoned” B Dylan

fly135

This is one of those things that if you have to ask, then you probably shouldn't.

davester

I'm a bit surprised that nobody has brought up the fact that it is illegal in most states to drive or ride on a public roadway under the influence, whether that be alcohol, marijuana, or any other psychoactive drug. Also, for the folks saying that they don't believe it affects their judgment or ability to ride safely, I have a bridge to sell you.

Wildwood

Rotgut with 2 posts hit a 50+ nerve.
More posts quickly than just about any other thread

Wonder if it's for a PostGraduate Thesis???

Otherwise, sounds like a troll more than anything.

Legal in my State, but I stay away from medibles. Not for me at all.


I worry much more about open carry locations!!!
thread diversion ahead.
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open carry alcohol containers

Wildwood

Sing it Willie,

On the road again,
like a band of gypsies we go down the highway.....


or was it the Doobie Bros?

OldsCOOL

I tried blazing a doob before a ride home from work back in ‘73 (I was 15) and found a whole nuther world. After that night, my rides on that beloved Motobecane would be enjoyed without a buzz.

jon c. 

Sure.

In the 70s, I rode on acid and coke. I don't do that anymore.

Rotgut

LOL, sorry, I promise I'm not a troll. I'm legit, and I have the bad knees to prove it. I'm a long-time lurker mainly because some of y'all are much more hardcore cyclists than I. My rides are commutes, 3 or 4 times/week 20+ mile rides, and a couple of organized rides. So I figure my contributions here are limited to what I know.

Thanks to all who responded. I've been around long enough to know what's an unnecessary risk. There's no way I would ride high with cars around me. But with Ragbrai coming up and a lot of legal states, I'm sure we're going to be seeing some riders enjoying their partying.

rsbob 

No worries whatsoever. What counts is that you are here and contributing. I am on several car forums and have never seen the word troll so used and mostly abused as here. My theory is that it is age related, since the accused as so far from the definition found on the web.

The most risky thing you can do here is start a thread and if someone disagrees with the premise the label is just about guaranteed, but dont let that dissuade you because without thread starters, this site would not exist. Keep it up and if all else fails you can block chosen people’s posts.

Sorcerer

Once upon a time a long long time ago i had a Friday off and made two 10" waffles packed with weed and ate them with two sunny side up eggs and a lot of butter and honey ( I don't eat that way now) and went riding all day over mountains on my 10 speed covering no idea how many miles of elevation because that wasn't a thing i could record not did I really care at those times and it still remains one of my fondest bike rides I ever had. I was incredibly high for a long time and I rode harder than I ever had before I am quite sure, but the price was when I came home Friday night just as it became dark, I went to sleep, and slept through all of Saturday and woke up good as new on Sunday. My parents thought I was sick and let me be. Well I suppose I was, right? Anyway one of the fondest of memories, and all on the first wheelset I built myself. I don't ride stoned or use pot now and haven't for many decades. Nothing against it though. I vaguely remember coming home and eating in high volumes and crashing out with that wonderful feeling of satiety and exhaustion that we can all probably relate to. I won't go into the ride itself except to say it was mental as anything and I saw beautiful things everywhere I went. Honestly that's how it is.

indyfabz

And eat a Cliff Bar or something.

Wildwood

Would it count.....
on a tandem.....
if your stoker....
was a toker?

Inquiring minds , want to know!

tyrion

Is your stoker a joker and a midnight toker?