does singlespeed and drinking go hand-in-hand or what, im just curious as too what the deal is, thanks!! lol

I think I see 5 threads on the front page right now that deal with alcohol, so I'd say the answer to your question is: Yes.

Why? We may never know... But that won't stop us from discussing it over and over again.

yeah, that is a pattern that ive noticed lol, so i put 2 and 2 together.....not that im exempt from the pattern or anything....i guess im just adding to it lol

I don't think singlespeeders drink, I think drinkers ride singlespeeds. If you're drunk shifting is just a nuisance.

the majority of people i know riding fixed let the bike rule their life. life, of course, is improved through alcohol.

by that logic, singlespeed and alcohol are intimately related.

and really, what race is complete without being drunk afterward, if not during?

and the www.singlespeedoutlaw.com "one speed bikes, beer, music" which happen to be my favorite hobbies

I'm reading this and just shaking my head. lol!

seriously, one speed with a chain that will stay put is about all i can handle drunk

hydrate or die

"hydrate and push on" sorry had to bring in air force sayings

When you lose your license after your 14th DUI and your car is permanently impounded, and you have nothing left to amble to the bar with other than your rusty bum bike, the answer is yes: flip those pista bars up though.

Most of the 12 steppers in my town have cheap Raliegh 10 speeds and "condor" bars.

one gear, good beer.

Singlespeeding is too punk to not be half crocked a good part of the time.

Ahh yes... what I like to call the "dewey bar" (spelled D-U-I), with the mtb version being barends pointed toward the sky. Heaven forbid your grocery bag falls off the bars and breaks your 40.

likka bike.

in the old days, the police used to let down your tires and make you walk home if you were pulled over for drinking and riding.

nowadays (in victoria at least), you can lose your driver's license as well. this seems a little heavy handed to me - it isn't like a fully loaded semi trailer.

i am not too sure what happens if you don't have a driver's license to lose - but my guess is that you end up getting fined heaps of money, as well as getting your tires deflated and made to walk home...


marty

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WHAT!?l!

HELL NO!


altering your state of consciousness... moving at high speeds... being in traffic... none of those things go together.

look it may or may not be illegal in your state and your bike may or may not be considered a vehicle. whatever. that still doesn't change the fact that it's a ****ty combination and you still run the risk of hurting someone else as well as yourself.

not cool.

All cyclists do at least two of those things at the same time every day.

Seriously though, I doubt most people are hauling ass through the main corridors of the city during rush-hour, while drunk. Usually its people meandering down the side-streets bumping into fire hydrants.

I've said it before, driving drunk isn't safe, biking drunk isn't safe, and in some circumstances, walking drunk isn't safe, but at least with the second two, the only person you are gonna hurt is yourself, and while I've lost a lot of rights here, the right to hurt myself is one I will defend until the bitter end.

I'd never recommend that people drink and ride, but sometimes it happens, and whadayagonnadoaboutit? Just laugh along, I suppose.

peace,
sam

Losing a driver's license for violations on a bike is rediclous. Do you need a driver's license to ride a bike? Not any place I know of. Fines, arrests, impounding the bike.. whatever... but actions on a bike shouldn't effect your driving record, license, or auto insurance.

In many US states a bike (or anything wheeled for that matter) is considered a vehicle only when it is on the street. In theory (check your local law) hopping up on the sidewalk (assuming riding on the sidewalk isn't illegal in your area) would make the crime public intoxication and not a DUI. I discussed this with a Deputy Chief of Police who taught a criminal justice class I took in college and was surprised. He said a drunk roller blader in the street could technically get a DUI, but not on the sidewalk. He said the same was true for bikes, skateboards, and even horses. I don't think it'd work for cars tho.

What if the horse was just a little tipsy, wearing rollerblades, and skating down the street, but the rider was stone cold sober??

If the horse is in Victoria it'll never drive again.

couldn't agree more.
for good or bad, i believe that this the law in this state though. I only found out about this from a friend who'd asked about my weekend. When i told him i'd missed the last train and ridden my fg 25km home by candlelight, he told me i was mad to risk my driver's license. I asked around and the concensus is that he is correct. That is, I am mad and I did risk my license :-)

in any case, spending the morning with my kids made me realise the errors of my ways. I wont be doing it again in a hurry.

I used to live in Western Australia. There state laws considered the footpath to be part of the road. The talk about the "road reserve", and on a typical street this would include everything from building line to building line, including the footpath. And this is how they are able to ban skateboarding in the streets. We dont have your loophole here.

And BTW, the police here tend not to teach criminal justice in the class room. I am told that the prefered method here is to take you to the back room and ask you to hold the A-G section of the White Pages in front of your stomach while they beat it with a stick :-)

Yep, check your local laws. They have many ways to make you pay! And anyway, I suppose that Roller Blader is going to have to cross the street eventually. They'll get him too.


cheers


marty

that will explain the long face

Do they ever use a large boot?

heeeeyyyyyyooooo!!... excellent use of a bad joke