Bourbon before a ride?!?!?

[velomonkey]

So I am in the middle of this dreaded winter and it's killing me. Literally and figuratively. I'm also in the middle of base miles and with the snow and the cold it means rollers - it's just too hard for me to get outside. So I sit there, on the rollers basically at one speed, one HR, one cadence - i shift a few times, but it's a killer.

So I had about 3.5 ounces of bourbon prior to the ride tonight.

Anyone else ever done this? I'm about to get on the rollers, will report shortly.

[joosttx]

I was rode a race/adventure ride a few weeks back where they offered shots bourbon. I could not do it. But I did drink half a beer.

[makoti]

So I am in the middle of this dreaded winter and it's killing me. Literally and figuratively. I'm also in the middle of base miles and with the snow and the cold it means rollers - it's just too hard for me to get outside. So I sit there, on the rollers basically at one speed, one HR, one cadence - i shift a few times, but it's a killer.

So I had about 3.5 ounces of bourbon prior to the ride tonight.

Anyone else ever done this? I'm about to get on the rollers, will report shortly.

I prefer a healthier alternative. Jello Shots. With banana, of course, so it's healthy.

[Saint Vitus]

Video so we can watch the carnage.

[Dead Man]

Sure... I'll probably suck back a glass before I go out this afternoon, just to take the edge off and thin the blood some. My legs are toasted after some hard riding the last few days, little bourbon will help relax the body as well as the mind - so I stand a better chance of making myself slow it down. Can't ever recover if you can't ever ride recovery intensity.

[dustyrider]

I'm a whiskey man myself. It should add a little something to your usual spin!

[azrider]

I find the timing of your question pretty funny considering the weed thread.

With that said, I think you should "cannonball it!!!!"

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[Cornfed]

Why just before?

[velomonkey]

So, yea, felt just about right. If I didn't have the drink zero chance I would have ridden the rollers. Funny thing is I moved the rollers upstairs to my office from the cold dark basement, but to get on them I balance on a chair which is . . . on roller wheels :) Thankfully I got through it fine. A bit more power and higher HR as I couldn't find the grove, but whatever.

Now dinner and another 3.5 of bourbon :banana:

[Cat3roadracer]

I find the timing of your question pretty funny considering the weed thread.

With that said, I think you should "cannonball it!!!!"

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/80/c4/42/80c442015b6f7331956c0f2061b0e818.jpg

"Mind if I play through?"

[Cat3roadracer]

"Mind if I play through?"

"With my lips?"

[pdmtong]

Ridiculous this can't be easily found anymore and the price is jacked up
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[berserk87]

I have a cycling bud that adds some whiskey to a water bottle every now and then, along with mostly water.

He says it's to keep the water from freezing on cold rides. Or something.

Last winter we were out on the roads and a dog came out of a nearby yard to have a go at us.

He gave a hearty squirt from one of his bottles at the dog and then muttered "Sheesh - wasting good whiskey on a dog". Hilarious.

[Louis]

Ok, fess up, which of you guys is this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSV5WkLnKO0

[IJWS]

Yes please.


ok I admit it. I didn't read any of the responses yet.

[beeatnik]

But post-Saturday Morning Worlds, I hit this spot:

The Buccaneer
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8262/15178194564_accbefee25_b.jpg

Montrose Ride (check that national champ in the center of the pic)
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8579/16648636671_510c2ae687_b.jpg

Usually have some bourbon (or irish whiskey, or a Bloody Mary, or a beer, or a Mai Tai) or two. Out of the 150 plus riders who do Montrose, which ends across the street, in 5 years, I've seen 3 other guys have a drink post-ride. Everyone is so PRO down here.

http://www.laweekly.com/best-of/2012/bars-and-clubs/best-dive-bar-art-2580735

http://www.yelp.com/biz/buccaneer-sierra-madre

[jwalther]

These rides might be for you: http://kybourbontrail.com/map/bike-the-kentucky-bourbon-trail/

[thwart]

Got to laugh. Is it really April 1st already?

3.5 oz (3.5 shots) of 'hard liquor' imbibed over a short period of time (and likely on an empty stomach) would probably give me a BAL above the legal limit.

So… nope.

Coke and bourbon, hold the bourbon.

Buy some E-motions for your training sessions. Much more entertaining.

Your liver and pancreas will thank you.

[bobswire]

A teetotaler here but I do partake in a healthy beverage before hitting the saddle.
http://i62.tinypic.com/nn43zk.jpg

Basically a handful of greens (kale,spinach) pineapple,banana,blueberries.

[Seramount]

drinking whiskey before riding...? nah.

I use it as a 'carrot'...it's my post-ride reward.

it's a great motivational tool.

[jmoore]

there is never a bad time for bourbon

[Saint Vitus]

Ok, fess up, which of you guys is this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSV5WkLnKO0

Damn, my epic tour of Russia. I hoped that wouldn't have filtered out.

It was a bad day, the vodka kept flowing and I had to make Minsk by nightfall. Needless to say i never made it, Vladimir was pissed and made me wrestle a tiger when I finally got there, the pants never made it though...

[gmonster]

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[redir]

I do like bourbon but it's not unusual for me to make what I like to call my Mountain Margarita when I go out for a night time MTB ride.

[johnniecakes]

In the cold weather I sometimes carry a flask with Jim Beam Black in and take a quick swig once or twice an hour. It just clears the head and sinus

[rgr111]

I used to drink a bit of whisky when skiing, but let's just say ... I had a bad experience one time and pretty much gave up on that. Skiing proved to be too much up-and-down / side-to-side for my empty stomach to handle the booze. Ugh, now I'm thinking about it again.

[aramis]

Eh, sometimes I'll have a couple shot mixed drink before a hard solo ride or intervals on the trainer. Helps me not overthink things. I never thought it was a big deal. I maybe have one or two drinks a week usually so it's not like I drink a lot either.