Why do people not understand?

redddraggon

Friday and Saturday are out of the question for going to pub, because I don't want to wake the following morning dehydrated/tired/hungover (delete as appropriate) when I'm due to go out riding/training.

I have Sunday/Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday to go to the pub, when I can't ride the day after.

Why should I waste a riding day, when there's plenty of non-riding days? (special occasions aside)

Porgy

I'll see you in the Robin Hood just off Bexley High Street then - sunday 9pm - cheers!!

redddraggon

TBH I'm not really a fan of overpriced beer either, and also the after effects of beer.

Frank the tank

You don't drink a lot of beer then my owd.

nicensleazy

Yep, make mine a large Cognac! You could always take a hip-flask when riding, just keeps yourself topped up!

spanielsson

redddraggon wrote:

TBH I'm not really a fan of overpriced beer either

Where do you think you are from? Yorkshire?!

dennisn

How could you possibly want to go out riding when you could go get drunk and party with friends??? Why bother???? I'm pretty sure that's the thinking. In a way you're sort of preaching to the choir. We don't understand it either.

Jay dubbleU

I guess drinking seven days a week is for people who don't have a life :roll:

Anonymous

Dedication, just like Roy Castle from record-Breakers would say, is what you need.
People don't understand, bear with them Reddragon, they know not what they ask.

lemon63

It's not just the beer I have to so no to on a fri night, curries are out too for obvious reasons. :shock:
Its now the season where my missus starts getting fed up of pasta.

Stewie Griffin

I still manage to squeeze the odd beer in. Will have one watching the match after my ride tomorrow.

rake

theres nothing worse than a pub bore who sits in the same seat and says the same thing night after nigh after nig after ni after n.

redddraggon

I went to the pub, just back now, Hmm, I do like guiness

dennisn

redddraggon wrote:

I went to the pub, just back now, Hmm, I do like guiness

Good for you. You've got to be a rebel once in a while. With me it's a bit too often though.

Anonymous

I freakin' hate Guiness.

Except... I went to Dublin in January and thought 'sod it, I'll have one here to see i it's any better...'


:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Oh my...

13 pints that afternoon/evening. Pleasantly pi55ed. Next morning no headache...
It was gorgeous. So creeeeeamy smoooth...

Tries it again back here and it was like drinking tar. Not that I've ever drunk tar mind.

Well. I may have done when a student.

turnerjohn

NapD...... Guiness is good for you...full or Iron and Vits...hum tho 13 pints I doubt has 13 times the benefits lol

redddraggon

I should really have got a kebab on the way back, but I slipped up a bit there.

Frank the tank

NapoleonD wrote:

I freakin' hate Guiness.

Except... I went to Dublin in January and thought 'sod it, I'll have one here to see i it's any better...'


:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Oh my...

13 pints that afternoon/evening. Pleasantly pi55ed. Next morning no headache...
It was gorgeous. So creeeeeamy smoooth...

Tries it again back here and it was like drinking tar. Not that I've ever drunk tar mind.

Well. I may have done when a student.

Top drink. I've had to stop drinking it though 'cos they're like "adult" milk shakes and the weight just piles on.

Bunneh

A discussion about beer? Where the hell is Flasheart!?

:shock:

Splottboy

Remember going to my Brother-in-laws wedding in Dublin, '85.

£2.50 a pint THEN!

But, boy...what a pint!!!

crumbschief

Fresher,softer water and the lines are probably cleaned more often,sure does make a difference to a pint.

Flasheart

Bunneh wrote:

A discussion about beer? Where the hell is Flasheart!?

:shock:

Lurking ...just lurking :twisted:

nolf

+1, except because Im a student the days are a bit different: big riding days are wednesday friday, and the big nights out are tuesday and thursday.

Its nice to have the odd drink, but it always starts as 1 drink, then that leads to a second drink, then before you know it you're downing flaming absinthes with some chick you just met at 2am.

Not good for 8am rides.

Flasheart

nolf wrote:

Its nice to have the odd drink, but it always starts as 1 drink, then that leads to a second drink, then before you know it you're downing flaming absinthes with some chick you just met at 2am.

but she's good for 2:30am rides.

Here, fixed it for you

Cressers

I remember thinking back in 1983 that when beer reached £1 a pint I'd stop drinking...

disgruntledgoat

nolf wrote:

+1, except because Im a student the days are a bit different: big riding days are wednesday friday, and the big nights out are tuesday and thursday.

Its nice to have the odd drink, but it always starts as 1 drink, then that leads to a second drink, then before you know it you're downing flaming absinthes with some chick you just met at 2am.

Not good for 8am rides.

Unless you have a realistic chance at making a living out of cycling, I'd stick with what you're doing. You can race bikes for many more years than you can drink with strange girls at 2am. Believe.

freehub

I love Guinness, only sort of beer I like, 2 pints is enough though I get tipsy off the last mouthful of the second pint.

Don't get how people could possibly go on a ride after going out binging on beer and alcopops the night before, I feel like total death in the morning after that usually throwing up about 15 times. Now saying everyone does that, but most people I know seem to. Even if I drank 5-8 pints I'd be done for the next day. I'd come home and be like one of the chimps that turns up on Wednesday nights to wreak havoc in the kitchen and loose me 3 hours+ sleep.