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I reckon so, it's a bit like the missing link between walking and and riding freewheel. When I rode a freewheel whilst drunk I would invariably veer all over the road, overshoot corners, misjudge braking distances or just generally lose balance whilst freewheeling along.
I've also found that even when I'm so drunk I can't walk I can still ride my bike bloody well (this isn't just a alcohol fuelled interpretation either, last night coming home from a party and stacking it up the stairs, falling over a fence, falling over after taking my bike down from the railings it was locked too my teetotal mates tried to tell me not to ride home as it would be too dangerous. They were pretty shocked when I smoked them all down Jamaica rd and managed to skid/drift halfway round the Rotherhithe roundabout and then tow my skateboarding friend most of the way home to New Cross)