Is riding fixed the best for pissed cycling?

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)

I'd say riding fixed is best performed when drunk.

Wait what?

I'm going to be the sensible on and say you should not cycle when drunk.
BUT THEN WE WOULD ALL MISS OUT ON MAKING A PUB BIKE!

Hmm. Having ridden absolutely shit-faced on both fixed and free, I'd rather freewheel.

How come?

i'd say both is bad... hic...

It was the downhills that freaked me out (and living in Sheffield, there's not many flat routes).

It's the downhills that fucked me up on freewheels, my judgement of speed was way off

Ha!

Agree about being able to ride more effectively than walk after a skinfull. Many a night I've done 45 minutes on the bike home and then not been able to dismount without collapsing into a hedge outside my front door. I think its easier to auto pilot when braindead on a fixed than a freewheel. Having said that I did have my worst ever smash when pissed up so I should probably shut up.

It's the fresh air. Don't you feel more mashed up then usual after arrival? It's strange how you feel almost sober while riding, but collapse when stationary:-)

I think it's a primal survival instinct that makes you sober up when necessary. Then as soon as you can relax and switch off, you do. Cue face plant into the hedge.

This is definitely something I've experienced - much booze followed by flowing, amazing fun riding followed by wobbling hedge faceplant followed by morning after soul searching about whether that was really stupid or not. Followed by slightly guilty thread started on LFGSS.

It's the fresh air. Don't you feel more mashed up then usual after arrival? It's strange how you feel almost sober while riding, but collapse when stationary:-)

That's gotta be it, every time I ride home from the pub I feel (sort of) stable and sober, but as soon I get to the front door of my house I'm a wasted mess and alot drunker than I was upon leaving the pub...

That's gotta be it, every time I ride home from the pub I feel (sort of) stable and sober, but as soon I get to the front door of my house I'm a wasted mess and alot drunker than I was upon leaving the pub...

I'm guessing the increased heart rate adds to it by getting all the alcohol fully circulating and maybe increased alcohol absorbtion due to increased metabolic rate...?

I'd imagine there's also a sizeable adrenaline and endorphin hit as well to add into the equation

It's the fresh air. Don't you feel more mashed up then usual after arrival? It's strange how you feel almost sober while riding, but collapse when stationary:-)

I will have to make sure next time I drive from the pub to open all the windows and hang my head out of the window.

I'm guessing the increased heart rate adds to it by getting all the alcohol fully circulating and maybe increased alcohol absorbtion due to increased metabolic rate...?

Yeah probably, I always try to think about it when I get in but end up passing out onto my bed before any conclusions are drawn...

Works for me :)

Apart from a fight with a chain linking two posts :)
http://www.londonfgss.com/thread708-18.html#post65064

Only done it a couple of times, but definitely been more pissed when I got home, blood pumping the booze to the places that other activities can't reach.

I cycled home really stoned once too (I rarely rarely smoke these days), and I swear I was in the most control I've ever been. Going in a line, straight as a die, checking every single junction that something wasn't coming out, looking over my shoulder at every car passing me. It was like some beautiful paranoia.

Done stupidness like this years ago :-) Is this light red or yellow? Oh, it's green now. But for how long. Should I speed up or slow down in case it changes. I will speed up. Wait, better too slow down. Oh, it's yellow now. Nice tone to it too.

I cycled home really stoned once too (I rarely rarely smoke these days), and I swear I was in the most control I've ever been. Going in a line, straight as a die, checking every single junction that something wasn't coming out, looking over my shoulder at every car passing me. It was like some beautiful paranoia.

This is true.

Freewheel or fixed, cycling pissed is definitely easier than walking for me.
I've been in states when walking seems like an impossibility but as soon as I get my leg over the bike and start pedaling it all becomes easy. However, easy or not it's definitely safer to be walking.

try not to do it anymore, after a ride in an ambulance one night, unless of course I've had enough to bypass cognitive thought

Rolla racing is good for instantly sobering you up.