Mountain Bike Cyclists, why don't you have lights?

[cd365]

I love cycling and I have a half decent Eddie Merckx road bike which I use 100% on the road.
Recently whilst out walking my dog at night I have noticed a lot of mountain bikes without lights. I like to avoid all cyclists whilst walking since I don’t want to get in the way of where they need to go. Why do they not have lights?

You could argue that most idiots ride a mountain bike at night and hence not a true cyclists, I’m pretty sure they might be some chav on a £60 Tesco excuse of a bike.

So I would like to ask all you mountain bike cyclists, would you not put lights on at night? If not, why not?

If you use lights, thank you.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

I would if I went out at night but I'm too scared of angry people with dogs

 

[adscrim]

When I was a yoof we used to play a game of mountain bike follow the leader during the winter months, where only the lead rider used a front light and everyone else had to follow the red light in front of them. This was some 20 years ago when light were pitiful anyway but it certainly got the adrenaline pumping on the forested descents.

 

[ScotiaLass]

I don't normally ride my MTB after dusk but I carry a set of lights in my bag incase I get caught out or it gets foggy etc.

 

[Cubist]

Generalistic bollocks thread of the year.

 

[djb1971]

I challenge you to come and stare into my off road lights

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I love cycling and I have a half decent Eddie Merckx road bike which I use 100% on the road.
Recently whilst out walking my dog at night I have noticed a lot of mountain bikes without lights. I like to avoid all cyclists whilst walking since I don’t want to get in the way of where they need to go. Why do they not have lights?

You could argue that most idiots ride a mountain bike at night and hence not a true cyclists, I’m pretty sure they might be some chav on a £60 Tesco excuse of a bike.

So I would like to ask all you mountain bike cyclists, would you not put lights on at night? If not, why not?

If you use lights, thank you.

Oh I see. It's a wind-up.

But help me out. If you can see them well enough to keep out of their way, why do they need lights?

 

[cd365]

Yes it's a wind up

 

[glenn forger]

Saw a bloke on a Bianchi Via Nirone at night with no lights. £1200 bike, no lights, go figure.

 

[Mr_Kipling]

My Ride.

 

[glenn forger]

When I arrive home:

 

[Dan B]

Saw a bloke on a Bianchi Via Nirone at night with no lights. £1200 bike, no lights, go figure.

I've highlighted a relevant part of your first sentence that you didn't reiterate in the second.

 

[Cubist]

 

[Saluki]

My MTB has lights on when we go out in the dark. Legal requirement and all that.
I think that the MTBers you see are just numpties

 

[djb1971]

I think that the BSOers you see are just chavs