The weather has cooled down, finally, so dust of your bike, trick it up with some nighttime lights because it's time to upgrade your bar crawl with a bar bike. Faster than walking and more environmentally friendly than driving, biking and bar hopping is ideal for those afternoons and evenings when you want to keep it casual, save the environment and tone your calves, all at the same time.
Chain your bike to their patio fence, say hello to the rent-a-cop that's guarding the door and start the bar crawl at Native New Yorker. They have 12 different types of wings from Suicide Hot to Pineapple Teriyaki and drinks are cheap enough to fit any college kid's budget. And don't worry about the fat. You'll bike off those calories by the end of the night. Jerseys, trophies and TVs cover every inch of this sports bar's green walls and don't be shocked if you have to wait for a table on Tuesday's and Thursday's; wings are only 30 cents apiece. It's about 1.5 miles to
Perfect for the cruiser on a budget, the tavern is dirt cheap, with $1 you-call-its on Wednesdays and $3 domestic steins on Thursdays. Located just south of campus and in front of sorority and fraternity housing, this tavern mixes guys in popped collars with those sporting tattoo sleeves and T-shirt and jeans types. Thursday nights are hilarious when the crowd indulges in karaoke with Bohemian Rhapsody or Friends in Low Places. The Vine has limited parking and is infamous for being tow happy, so it's defiantly beneficial to ride a bike here and drink carefree. It's about 1 mile to
There is no Bud Lite on this brewery's menu, as the enormous, warehouse-esque bar handcrafts eight different ales and various seasonal others on site and has a yearly production capacity of 20,000 kegs. Open until 2 a.m. every night, the brewery is an ideal place to kick it on the patio with friends, relax your legs inside near the vats or play a casual game of pool. Their super-yummy appetizers such as Thai hummus or spinach and artichoke dip are perfect to suppress any appetite you may have worked up from all the peddling. It's about .68 miles to
Devil's Advocate
The next bar is just a few blocks away and is probably the wildest stop on the trek. Chain your bike to the racks found in the shopping center behind and grab a two-for- one drink on Thursdays from 7-11 p.m. Music videos and movies are played on their giant TVs and the bar is packed with a mostly college kids by midnight. It's about 1 mile to
The old house turned into an Irish bar and restaurant is the perfect place end to a perfect bike ride. Beach cruisers, low riders and banana seats are always locked up to the rack in front, and chilling on the sprawling patio, you'll find tattooed kids, artsy regulars and latter-day hippies. The twinkle lit patio has a kickback atmosphere where strangers can become drinking buddies and swap stories on where the best place is to customize their bikes.
