Night riding feels amazing

[colly]

Did his google (maybe not maps) tell him that he had to walk that way?

No it's probably the way his trousers hang.




Boom Boom

 

[chris-suffolk]

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@chris-suffolk Hopefully you can read this. My bad, it's 2 hours on 1000 lumens.
The Fluxient, from Torchy the Battery Boy, is discontinued I think. One x 18650 - 2,600 battery lasted nearly to the end of the Dunwich Dynamo swapping between full and half power.

Tested out my new Ravemen 1600 today in the lounge to see what run time I would get. Accepting that it was indoors, and thus warmer than outside, full power gave up after 2:55 against a manufacturer quoted time of 1:35 - I'll take that.

 

[rockyroller]

trying to decide if I want to do it for fun late afternoon/dusk today/tonight, for fun

wound up going for it. fun is a matter of perspective I think

 

[rockyroller]

That's the downside of two wheels isn't it. When that front end goes no amount of bike handling skill will save the spectacular dismount from happening.

I didn't have a chance to react either

 

[rockyroller]

I hope you hit the ground as gracefully as your bike.

sadly no. it was an instantaneous smack-down. I was stunned & stayed motionless while I held my head w/ 2 hands evaluating the situation. it took a second, then everything seemed intact

 

[mustang1]

I have a forested area near my home that I am very familiar with. I think it helps, even if you are alone, to know the terrain. but yeah it's spooky. one night I could swear I heard "bigfoot" throw a boulder into the lake, across from me, breaking the ice. I heard rock on rock sounds, ice crashing & water splashing. couldn't imagine any natural cause. freaked me out completely. it was great

Actually another thing that bugs me about night-riding-in-the-forest are if i meet some unsavoury types.

 

[Blue Hills]

Actually another thing that bugs me about night-riding-in-the-forest are if i meet some unsavoury types.

i can't imagine bunches of "unsavoury types" choosing to hang out in a damp forest of a night.
More likely to meet a bunch of boy scouts i would have thought.

 

[rockyroller]

met a hunter yesterday. he seemed nice enough. he shouldered his rifle as he saw me approaching

 

[ColinJ]

met a hunter yesterday. he seemed nice enough. he shouldered his rifle as he saw me approaching

I wouldn't fancy being anywhere that hunters were hunting...

I remember what happened to Greg Lemond!

 

[Bazzer]

@JPBoothy One is a Fluxient 1,600.
T'other is the Halfords 1,600 £60 light that I got for £28 😉
I get 3½ hours on full from the Fluxient and 2 to 2½ full beam from the Halfords..

I have a Cateye Volt 1300. Having ridden many hours in the dark with it, I would sorely miss it.
I recall being on a group night ride and being "domestique" to a rider struggling over a remote misty final climb. When we met up with the main group one of the riders commented they thought it was a car with a single headlamp coming over the climb.

 

[PeteXXX]

I have a Cateye Volt 1300. Having ridden many hours in the dark with it, I would sorely miss it.
I recall being on a group night ride and being "domestique" to a rider struggling over a remote misty final climb. When we met up with the main group one of the riders commented they thought it was a car with a single headlamp coming over the climb.

I don't usually have both lights on, but occasionally it cheers me up to see how much I can see within the beams!
I scare small animals sometimes, and frequently attract moths and bat's 🦇 😂

 

[Ming the Merciless]

wound up going for it. fun is a matter of perspective I think

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Did you own spiked tyres at the time?

 

[rockyroller]

Did you own spiked tyres at the time?

I do for 2 bikes. haven't put them on yet. Saturday was a slush-fest, no ice, so no studs required (yet)

 

[rockyroller]

I wouldn't fancy being anywhere that hunters were hunting...
I remember what happened to Greg Lemond!

they're freaking everywhere, here in the US. thanks for the link!

 

[ColinJ]

they're freaking everywhere, here in the US. thanks for the link!

I knew what had happened to him but I hadn't read the story in so much detail before. He was VERY lucky to survive that, and it is amazing that he recovered and went on to win the Tour de France twice more and become world champion.