It's a damned sight more alcohol friendly than driving is, if you are [&C]

Under equivalent conditions, yes it is. This isn't the same as describing it unqualifiedly as "alcohol-friendly".

If you prefer not to touch a drop while cycling then fine, no-one is forcing you to drink.

Eh? If nobody's drinking then riding, then we're not having this discussion, are we?

I quite often drink without getting drunk, a couple of pints maybe in the pub. In those circumstances I would cycle but would not drive, despite the fact I'd probably still be under the legal limit. I *would* therefore describe cycling as alcohol-friendly. And I think that's all that Vicky meant by it. If you think it means something else maybe you should have checked what she meant first. If you hadn't been peddling (rather than pedalling:-) urban myths about having your licence taken away it would probably have been singularly less irritating though.

I, OTOH, wouldn't normally cycle after two pints. If I'm going to have more than one I get a taxi, bus, or a lift, or more usually walk.

I *would* therefore describe cycling as alcohol-friendly

Well, this is obviously a matter of semantics at this point, but I'd say that was a strikingly casual use of the phrase. YMMV.

I'd probably still be under the legal limit

Depending on how long you took over it.

If you hadn't been peddling (rather than pedalling:-) urban myths

Well, what can I say? You were right and I was wrong. I am both sorry and better-informed.