Sat, 13 Aug 2016, 10:22 am: This is totally something we’re going to do. The only question is, how soon?
I saw one of these being pedaled near the Thames in March, and a buddy told me he saw one in Dallas during the same month, so these bad boys are proliferating on both sides of the Atlantic. Social media alerted me this morning that the Czech Republic now boasts a couple.
The photo above (cribbed from Google images) is of the new Prague beer bike. The mobile bar has a dedicated website on which you can book your group rental.
I’m already organizing an all UK adventure for next summer, so whoever’s with me can ride along on the London beer bike if they like. If you’ve met me, you know that I’m always up for a return to Prague, so book my services and I’ll jump on the Czech beer bike with you and your entourage whenever you decide we’re going.
My research indicates the London beer bike has variable rates because different companies offer different variants. Some are cheaper because you have to bring your own beer or wine. If we ride it in Prague, a keg of thirty litres of Pilsner Urquell is included and it’s 350 Euro for two hours. Of course you’d never pay that yourself, but split it among fifteen passengers and that’s only 23,33 per person. Ten of the riders are required to do the pedaling, so if you’re feeling lazy you can insist on being one of the other five. (I might insist on a labor surcharge of two of your allocated pints, if I’m working hard and you’re not.)
They invite you to bring along a flash drive full of your favorite music for playing on the on-board sound system, and rest assured I’ll have that covered. I certainly will not leave our London or Prague soundtrack to chance when it’s within my power to control it. I shall exert positive sonic influence on the pedestrians and passersby.
This is now number two with a liquid bullet on my chart of things I look forward to doing on my next Prague visit. Not only will we be enjoying the nectar of the Czech gods (Pilsner Urquell has a storied history— remind me to share some of it between swallows), you’ll be getting a two hour tour of my favorite city on Earth. If it’ll be your first time there, what better way to familiarize yourself?