Riding sustained only by ale. And pies and that.

[Baggy]

Me, Chuffy n Andy Gates went out once last year with the intention of riding a purposeful 50 miles. About 7 miles in we stopped at a very fine pub, lured by the smell of barbecue. Washed down a burger with a nice pint. Continued for a while and then stopped at a very fine pub, lured by the need for salty snacks. Washed down some Burts crisps with a nice pint. Continued for a while and then stopped at a very fine village shop, lured by its very fine steak and kidney pies. Continued for a while and then stopped at a very fine pub, washed down our pies with a nice pint...

Covered about 45 miles at a leisurely pace. It was an "if Carlsberg organised training rides" kind of day

 

[BigonaBianchi]

my experiences of riding with a few beers inside me have always been negative. I find it really kills my legs.

Best to ride, get there early, get pissed early, find tent early.

 

[Keith Oates]

I couldn't do it.

Lightweight .

Isn't it Hash House Harriers who do pub crawls on the run?

When I was living in Hong Kong the last Hash before Christmas was always a run from pub to pub in Tai Po, there are many pubs and we enjoyed it, I think!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Chuffy]

Most of my riding is fuelled by pies. In fact most of my life is fuelled by pies.

I love you.
So does Baggy.
And our cat.

I did 100 miles this summer (to watch the TdB in fact) fuelled by a bacon butty, two chocolate doughnuts and a pint of ale. No, seriously. Once you get used to doing the distance the fuelling becomes almost irrelevant. Ignore the magazine and training routine juju, just eat/drink what you like.

 

[Aperitif]

Whenever I do any kind of endurance event I find the letter P to be the most useful when considering food.

Porridge
Pasta
Pesto
Peanuts
Pies
Pasties
Pints
Pickled onions

The letter P is a food group all of it's own

...and don't forget there will be quite a few pharts after that lot!

 

[Globalti]

My brother and I, on our first big 33 mile MTB trip around Ben Nevis on heavy full rigid old bikes, stopped at Mamore Lodge and drank two pints each and a pot of tea then fell asleep in the sun on the lawn. The subsequent hill was the worst I can remember in all my cycling life.

 

[ufkacbln]

Depends on the definition of "only"

Alcohol is a "diuretic" which increases the renal output - hence the more frequent visits to the loo and dryness element of the hangover the following morning.

As long as you are drinking water (more then normal) to counter this diuretic effect then technically it is possible.

The legality however..........

 

[mickle]

My mate Andy and I pub crawled the London to Brighton and back one year on my tandem. All day long until the pubs shut. Set off at seven and didn't get back until gone two in the morning. OMG. We were so shattered we had to take turns pedalling the last 20 miles.

 

[palinurus]

Depends on the definition of "only"

Alcohol is a "diuretic" which increases the renal output - hence the more frequent visits to the loo and dryness element of the hangover the following morning.

As long as you are drinking water (more then normal) to counter this diuretic effect then technically it is possible.

The legality however..........

That's kind of where I started from, I was wondering whether by drinking weak beer it was possible to get enough water in to keep functionally hydrated even if trips to the bushes were a bit more frequent. I heard something once about monks who drank weak beer all day (although that came from some guy at the pub so it's probably bollocks, and in any case the monks probably wouldn't have had to ride bikes).

The amount consumed would have to be controlled so that a balance is struck between hydration and coordination. If such a balance is possible.
And that's what I'd like to find out.

From Mickle's post it doesn't look likely. But Chuffy's makes me more optimistic (one pint- see?). Baggy's post similarly- three pints.

 

[wafflycat]

Cycling & alcohol consumption is not a good mix. I won't drive under the influence of alcohol so I won't cycle & be under the influence of alcohol.

 

[dan_bo]

Ever read 'drunk bakers' in Viz?

sounds like that scenario to me

 

[Twenty Inch]

I once spent £2000 on beer and whiskey in two weeks, touring Ireland. Cycle 20 miles, pint, cycle another 20, another pint, and so on. Don't remember much of that tour.

 

[ufkacbln]

Cycling & alcohol consumption is not a good mix. I won't drive under the influence of alcohol so I won't cycle & be under the influence of alcohol.

Hence my last sentence...

 

[rikki]

I once spent £2000 on beer and whiskey in two weeks, touring Ireland. Cycle 20 miles, pint, cycle another 20, another pint, and so on. Don't remember much of that tour.

But you survived

 

[Fnaar]

...so I won't cycle & be under the influence of alcohol.

I try not to write under the affluence of inkohol (hic)