Midnight Biker

I have, and more than once. On two 20-30 mile rides, half-way through, I drank one bottle of something called "blue-moon beer". I have no idea what the percentage was, alcohol-wise. I did not feel particularly buzzed either time, but I was a little more sociable. Talking to my companion about this and that quite liberally and doing things I would have otherwise never done, like saying hello to other people on the trail. Maybe I was a little buzzed. Perhaps not Buzzlan McBuzz buzzed, but buzzed nonetheless.

rebel1916

You know what is crazy fun? Getting drunk and racing mini bikes.

fietsbob

I plead the 5th [amendment to US constitution, the bill of rights]..

it is a cool , non sugary , beverage, commonly available around the world.

.. in the European middle ages, was safer to drink than the Water.

Flying Merkel

Never did that. Bunch of us used to tank up & head to the go-kart track. Plenty o' Chuckles. Barcycling is the sport of kings.

jfowler85

Blue Moon is about 5.5% abv. Be aware that in many states you can be busted for DWI on a bicycle.

Doohickie

Dude, don't drink before posting. Just sayin'.


I participate in a pub crawl ride most Sunday evenings. I generally limit myself to 2 beers for the evening, one at each stop (or maybe one at the start point, and have water at one of the stops). Over a span of maybe 3 hours and maybe 12 miles of riding, I think I'm okay. We've had a few riders that, well, we had to render some aid.

Pistard

All the time in my youger Years growing up in France, my bike was my mode of transportion for about 10 Years or so, like I was going to stay out of the brasseries....20 years old... nahh! long time ago though.

Fargo Wolf

Yup. I have. Me and my Mom's cousin actually. She consumed 1/3 of the pitcher and I had the rest. Would love to do that again, actually.

rebel1916

MC shop that used to work on my race bikes used to have a xmas/customer appreciation party where everyone would bring their XR100s and flat track around their postage stamp sized back lot. Once it was discovered that I guy who was doing a lot of winning hadn't been doing any drinking. The outrage was palpable.

pavement_nyc

I ride so much that I can bike drunk better than I can walk drunk

DieselDan

I don't know how many rides included a stop for a beer or two then to ride some more.

MadCityCyclist

As you would imagine in a bike-friendly town like Madison, WI, there are group rides that end at bars, there are pub crawls, and then there are group rides that feature LOTS of beer drinking with not so many miles ridden...and costume rides, underwear rides, and once a year, a naked ride. Plus all the regular non-alcohol group bikes rides which seem pretty boring by comparison.

You do tend to burn off a little of the buzz, but beer is a high carbohydrate fuel in liquid form. Your increased sociability may not have been as much to do with alcohol lowering your inhibitions as you think, it may have been providing you the energy to be more sociable in a setting that normally requires all your standard energy to begin with.

danmc

Back in high school/college, I used to party at a friend's house about a half mile from mine, and then ride my bike home. One night I was so drunk I passed out and woke up as my chin hit the ground. Luckily I had veered to the side of the road and landed on grass and not pavement!

SteamingAlong

Coffee? It's coffee isn't It?

I read a book about the "history" of coffee, one of the things they mentioned is that it was customary for troops to "paid" a daily wage in beer. I can't remember the exact amount, but I remember it was alot, something like a 12 pack to a case per day, per man. No wonder people in the middle ages were always fighting. Everyone was ****-faced.

WickedThump

Beer was food in the middle ages. I have read that the imperial gallon was the standard for the daily ration of beer.

fietsbob

Crashing right in front of the Cops got one of my friends tested for the legal drink-drive limit.

he did not pass. if you are going to crash on your bike, pick a better audience.

Flying Merkel

You're an anti-doper. That's even worse than a doping doper.

rebel1916

Just trying to keep a level playing field...

Phil_gretz

Ever? Yes, nearly 30 years ago on a college campus.

Would I drink and ride a bike now? Nope. The concept makes no sense to me. I need to be hydrated when I ride and alcohol is a dieuretic. It also impairs judgment. It also depresses the central nervous system and has mood altering effects. Why would I want any of that associated with riding a bike? Again, makes no sense to me.

DCB0

Used to do a regular group ride that always ended in a bar, and I had a ~5 km ride back home after in the dark. Sometimes I remembere to bring my light; sometimes I forgot to turn my light on. I always enjoyed my relaxed drunken rides home.

Farmer Dave

I have never ridden drunk. But many times after partaking in some herb. It's fun, but the bike ride is a lot harder.

Wolfvegas

I ride baked but never drinking, yet

DCB0

^^ and ^ have the answer. Alcohol is bad for you.

steve0257

You mean there are rides that don't include beer?

Wolfvegas

I would say the majority of roadies stop for a brew and most mtb'ers blaze the herb. Don't get me started on what tandems do