blinddrew Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Serious question, has anyone tried this? I play in a pub on monday nights and that's an easy 15 minute walk but I also play in another pub that's a couple of miles away (and finishes later) so I was wondering about cycling down and thus being able to have a couple of cheeky shandies. Anyone been as foolish as I'm thinking of trying to be? ;¬) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Have you though about one of those bike trailers that ecologically-minded folks tow their sproglets about in? Your DB would be much safer in one of those methinks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevcooke Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I've seen a photo of someone doing it in Paris using a Ritter bag on their back... It can be done. However, I would personally never try this even if 100% alcohol free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I've seen pictures of an adapted child trailer on Talkbass, so I guess it could work, but I'd want to use a cheap robust bass. I never cycle on the road with a couple of drinks in me, just the same as driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blinddrew Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 A cellist friend of mine uses a trailer for her cello but there's no way it's big enough for a 3/4 bass. Might just have a ride around the block and see how the wind catches it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myke Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Technically illegal to ride a bike under the influence of alcohol but.. It's only a couple of shandies so And I wouldn't, I don't even own a DB but that makes me worried thinking about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 [quote name='blinddrew' timestamp='1365194656' post='2036727'] Serious question, has anyone tried this? I play in a pub on monday nights and that's an easy 15 minute walk but I also play in another pub that's a couple of miles away (and finishes later) so I was wondering about cycling down and thus being able to have a couple of cheeky shandies. Anyone been as foolish as I'm thinking of trying to be? ;¬) [/quote] Check out the first video on the whisky riverboat bands facebook page. Hope this answers your question. [url="https://www.facebook.com/whiskyriverboatband?ref=ts&fref=ts"]https://www.facebook.com/whiskyriverboatband?ref=ts&fref=ts[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blinddrew Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 Cheers gjones, that was pretty much what I was thinking. Soft case and stick it on my back. Though the trailer suggestion has made me wonder if I could convert my hard case into a trailer itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I have a framed picture of a bassist from Chile or Mexico or actually I'm not sure where he is.... but he's cycling along with an uncased upright bass. I guess it depends on how much you trust the UK roads and fancy your chances! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubassman Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 [quote name='gjones' timestamp='1365200529' post='2036806'] Check out the first video on the whisky riverboat bands facebook page. Hope this answers your question. [url="https://www.facebook.com/whiskyriverboatband?ref=ts&fref=ts"]https://www.facebook...?ref=ts&fref=ts[/url] [/quote] ...branch, neck, ....branch, neck oh darn just one second before impact and they stop the video! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4-string-thing Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 If it's illegal to ride a bike under the influence (which I'm sure it is) then carrying or towing a bass will surely attract plods attention pretty quickly.... I'd get a taxi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubassman Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 [quote name='4-string-thing' timestamp='1365238546' post='2036987'] If it's illegal to ride a bike under the influence (which I'm sure it is) then carrying or towing a bass will surely attract plods attention pretty quickly.... I'd get a taxi. [/quote] ...and much cheaper than paying to have your neck fixed ( human + double bass !!) after a fall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatback Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 +1 to the taxi. My alcohol consumption has collapsed since I started gigging db. Worse thing about the instrument is not being able to cadge lifts from the singer and his girlfriend. In fact, since taking up this beast, musical life dramatically improved, social life f*****d beyond redemption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatgoogle Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 +1 to music life going up and social life going down, its not something you can easily drag to the next pub and then walk home with. Ive always been tempted to do this and i see another player regularly doing this around dublin. But im always worried about wind, bus's and other traffic not taking notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blinddrew Posted April 6, 2013 Author Share Posted April 6, 2013 Hmmm, the obviousness is a good point. I regularly cycle home after a few shandies but obviously don't attract any attention - the DB will be a bit different. Just not being a lazy b**tard and walking the extra mile would be the sensible thing really. Though I am curious about turning the hard case into a trailer now I've started thinking about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Double bass on a bike? Isn't it easier to try it the other way around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Go for it ! What could possibly go wrong ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basstroker Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Hi! Look here: [url="http://www.geba-online.de/site.php?site_id=492"]http://www.geba-online.de/site.php?site_id=492[/url]& (picture 2). Best Thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatback Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 And what about crosswinds? Took girlfriend and cello on my motorbike many moons ago and crossing every intersection was, to say the least, interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blinddrew Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 Yeah crosswinds are a concern, well, ish. Windy days are walking days basically - I wouldn't even try it if there was more than a ghost of a breeze out there :¬) In the words of Men at Work, "I may be an idiot but indeed I am no fool." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirky Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 I used to take a tuba to school on my bike, over the handlebars, many years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I got pulled up by the police when carrying one bike whilst riding another... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatback Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 [quote name='mybass' timestamp='1365509208' post='2040422'] These guys got away with it... [/quote] Love that picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great harry Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 (edited) Many decades ago in my student days a mate of mine spent the night in a cell and was fined for being drunk in charge of the bicycle he was pushing along the pavement. I had just handed it back to him when the rozzers came round the corner. Mind you he was very p*ssed. Not as p*ssed as he was when he got the fine though. Edited April 12, 2013 by great harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4-string-thing Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 [quote name='mybass' timestamp='1365509208' post='2040422'] These guys got away with it... [/quote] I really like this pic too, where did you find it? is it in the public domain? or is there a copyright on it? I'd like to use it, or something similar, for our band website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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