Unicycle Pub Crawl - Not one of my better ideas!

One Wheel Good · 2011-04-08, 05:43 PM

Had a half baked idea of doing a unicycle pub crawl.

During my ride and testing the route / beers, I discovered that 'Faceplant' is a dish served with gravel.

As an event I dont think this one's a go'er

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ABQnmuni · 2011-04-08, 05:59 PM

I have found that beer and Uni do don't mix well. I think that I am as good of a rider drunk as I am sober. I think this until I go in for the kiss with the ground. I know all of this yet it doesn't stop the uni from coming out at every gathering with alcohol at my place. I never learn.

Danny Colyer · 2011-04-08, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by One Wheel Good

Had a half baked idea of doing a unicycle pub crawl.

IME unicycle pub crawls tend to get to about one or two pubs before it reaches a really nice pub and everyone decides to stay put.

KcTheAcy · 2011-04-08, 06:21 PM

my fastest speeds on the ol' kh29Guni are always achieved on the way home from a good crawl.

Jello legs -> Bad for walking....Good for high cadence DH street bombing....

(Always wear a helmet)

saskatchewanian · 2011-04-09, 02:25 AM

pub-crawl = first time I could turn right.

Good times

brycer1968 · 2011-04-09, 04:36 AM

Here in Portland the police do give tickets for drunken bike riding and its a bummer when that happens - really ruins the fun for a while and gets expensive.

However, I do think that the unicycle is the ultimate drunken riders/pub crawlers transport device . . . Local police that see you riding will likely either:
1. Assume that if you are on a unicycle and riding well, then you could not have been drinking because it takes so much balance to ride (yes, its the ultimate field sobriety test)

OR

2. If you are truly wobbling or face-planting a bit, its because you are riding a unicycle and its just plain hard to balance on a unicycle.

In either case, you aren't likely to get stopped and questioned - so have a few more beers and ride your uni home - wobbling or not.

One Wheel Good · 2011-04-09, 07:52 PM

Just got back from A & E - - - face looks like one of brycer's zombies got me

! Left hand in splints for a week before I can try using it.

Unicycle B*stards Kick Zombie Ass

YouTube - Unicycle Bastards Kick Zombie Ass

emile · 2011-04-09, 07:58 PM

I have yet to ride under the influence of alcohol.

Toofer · 2011-04-10, 07:32 AM

In my experience, its not much more difficult to ride after some brews. The real danger comes from the lack of sound judgement. "I wonder how fast this thing will go?" Seemed like a perfectly reasonable question at the time. As it turns out my body went a bit faster than the uni. I got pretty lucky, some road rash on the palms and a scraped up knee. I wear gloves and helmet now, and now I do the drinkin after the ridin.

padst3r · 2011-04-10, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by emile

I have yet to ride under the influence of alcohol.

naucc

kamikaze · 2011-04-10, 12:17 PM

The uni is my preferred method of transportation, after a long night of drinking, past the time the last tram goes. Never had any problems with that.

I figure if you can't ride drunk, you can't ride at all.

Unicorn · 2011-04-10, 12:26 PM

In my experience the unicycle is a police magnet. It is something that piques everyones curiosity and the police always seem to come over and ask whats up so if they give tickets for bicycling while intoxicated I don't think that unicycling will be a good way to evade the ticket.

On the other hand when I was learning to unicycle I used to to do the two beer test. After I mastered a skill I would drink two beers wait half an hour and see if I could still perform. Great fun!

Here in Israel I have never heard of anyone getting a DWI while on a bycicle so the pub crawl would be in!

Unicorn

kamikaze · 2011-04-10, 12:35 PM

Would I be able to ride a fucking unicycle if I were too drunk?

strings · 2011-04-10, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Poster on another forum summarizing my drunken unicycling experience:D

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This is probably the best thing someone on the internet has done for me

Dane M · 2011-04-11, 05:52 PM

I rode my uni while intoxicated once. Ended with an asphalt sandwich. Haven't done it since.

2011-04-08, 05:43 PM	#1
One Wheel Good Tom Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: London Age: 43 Posts: 127	Unicycle Pub Crawl - Not one of my better ideas! Had a half baked idea of doing a unicycle pub crawl. During my ride and testing the route / beers, I discovered that 'Faceplant' is a dish served with gravel. As an event I dont think this one's a go'er.

2011-04-08, 06:21 PM	#4
KcTheAcy Ohh Baby Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Utah Age: 23 Posts: 885	my fastest speeds on the ol' kh29Guni are always achieved on the way home from a good crawl. Jello legs -> Bad for walking....Good for high cadence DH street bombing.... (Always wear a helmet) __________________ ¤-Kaycee http://gallery.unicyclist.com/Kaycees-Unicycle-gallery

2011-04-09, 02:25 AM	#5
saskatchewanian ERIC P Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denare Beach, Saskatchewan, Canada Age: 27 Posts: 5,244	pub-crawl = first time I could turn right. Good times __________________ My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world. - Jack Layton

2011-04-09, 04:36 AM	#6
brycer1968 Brycer1968 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mayhem, OR Age: 45 Posts: 822	Unicycle: the ultimate drunk riders cloaking device Here in Portland the police do give tickets for drunken bike riding and its a bummer when that happens - really ruins the fun for a while and gets expensive. However, I do think that the unicycle is the ultimate drunken riders/pub crawlers transport device . . . Local police that see you riding will likely either: 1. Assume that if you are on a unicycle and riding well, then you could not have been drinking because it takes so much balance to ride (yes, its the ultimate field sobriety test) OR 2. If you are truly wobbling or face-planting a bit, its because you are riding a unicycle and its just plain hard to balance on a unicycle. In either case, you aren't likely to get stopped and questioned - so have a few more beers and ride your uni home - wobbling or not. __________________ Brycer1968, Mayhem on one-wheel since 1968 Last edited by brycer1968; 2011-04-09 at 04:37 AM.

2011-04-10, 07:32 AM	#9
Toofer Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 2	In my experience, its not much more difficult to ride after some brews. The real danger comes from the lack of sound judgement. "I wonder how fast this thing will go?" Seemed like a perfectly reasonable question at the time. As it turns out my body went a bit faster than the uni. I got pretty lucky, some road rash on the palms and a scraped up knee. I wear gloves and helmet now, and now I do the drinkin after the ridin. Last edited by Toofer; 2011-04-10 at 07:32 AM.

2011-04-08, 05:59 PM	#2
ABQnmuni Just a guy Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Age: 24 Posts: 47	I have found that beer and Uni do don't mix well. I think that I am as good of a rider drunk as I am sober. I think this until I go in for the kiss with the ground. I know all of this yet it doesn't stop the uni from coming out at every gathering with alcohol at my place. I never learn.

2011-04-09, 07:58 PM	#8
emile circus Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Montréal Age: 21 Posts: 1,199	I have yet to ride under the influence of alcohol.

2011-04-10, 12:17 PM	#11
kamikaze Fallen Rider Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: /Earth/Europe/Germany/Karlsruhe Age: 30 Posts: 745	The uni is my preferred method of transportation, after a long night of drinking, past the time the last tram goes. Never had any problems with that. I figure if you can't ride drunk, you can't ride at all. __________________ [ Karlsruhe/Germany - kamikaze@bsdforen.de ] ---- Grizoo: Wowwww! you guys should get a uni or something !!!!!

2011-04-10, 12:26 PM	#12
Unicorn Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sha'arey Tikva, Israel Age: 41 Posts: 898	Beers and Unicycling In my experience the unicycle is a police magnet. It is something that piques everyones curiosity and the police always seem to come over and ask whats up so if they give tickets for bicycling while intoxicated I don't think that unicycling will be a good way to evade the ticket. On the other hand when I was learning to unicycle I used to to do the two beer test. After I mastered a skill I would drink two beers wait half an hour and see if I could still perform. Great fun! Here in Israel I have never heard of anyone getting a DWI while on a bycicle so the pub crawl would be in! Unicorn __________________ Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the pedals, and you will accomplish great feats! The Unicycling Commune

2011-04-10, 12:35 PM	#13
kamikaze Fallen Rider Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: /Earth/Europe/Germany/Karlsruhe Age: 30 Posts: 745	Would I be able to ride a fucking unicycle if I were too drunk? __________________ [ Karlsruhe/Germany - kamikaze@bsdforen.de ] ---- Grizoo: Wowwww! you guys should get a uni or something !!!!!

2011-04-11, 05:52 PM	#15
Dane M Muni Crash Test Dummy Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: US - Santa Barbara, CA Age: 23 Posts: 2,552	I rode my uni while intoxicated once. Ended with an asphalt sandwich. Haven't done it since. __________________ It's not as steep as it looks, just go! www.DaneMehlPhotography.com www.YouTube.com/DaneUni

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