fatjel
Veteran
- Location
- West Wales
I love early morning rides in the summer watching the sun come up
Not so much dark winter evenings
Not so much dark winter evenings
Night riding
- Thread starter Sjw
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Johnno260
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- Location
- East Sussex
Doesn’t really do the scene justice.
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Soltydog
Legendary Member
- Location
- near Hornsea
Ajax Bay
Guru
- Location
- East Devon
I'd echo both spare (ie back up) lights and familiar roads. Headtorch in the bag or back pocket in case of 'difficulties'.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Avoid helmet mounted lamps. The brain works best when there's a baseline between the light source and the eye, as it has evolved that way with the sun in the sky and the eyes on your head. The difference in perception and recognition time, and hence reaction time, with a head mounted light source is marked.
In addition, if you auger in head first you don't want anything solid on your head.
Vantage
Carbon fibre... LMAO!!!
- Location
- Behind everyone else, Bolton
I used to love night rides...specially in summer.
My usual route was a loop along a cycleway into Horwich and then back along a main road and the final bit through a graveyard which scared the living crap out of me at times.
Once in a while I'd do a longer route which sometimes rewarded me with views like this...
Taken around 11pm in June 2014.
Its not as much an issue during the day anymore, but I don't like leaving the kids alone in the house at night so those rides for the time being are on the back burner.
My usual route was a loop along a cycleway into Horwich and then back along a main road and the final bit through a graveyard which scared the living crap out of me at times.
Once in a while I'd do a longer route which sometimes rewarded me with views like this...
Taken around 11pm in June 2014.
Its not as much an issue during the day anymore, but I don't like leaving the kids alone in the house at night so those rides for the time being are on the back burner.
huwsparky
Über Member
- Location
- Llangrannog
Can't beat a full moonlight night ride. Just make sure you have spare front and rear lights to avoid being stranded.
Globalti
Legendary Member
Used to night ride off road all through the winter; we got into some quite amazing places and some quite comical situations. My best memory is of a ride up to Darwen tower in the snow in bright moonlight - absolutely stunning, we turned the lights off.
More recently we've been night riding on our midweek hooligan rides, having lights is an excellent way of extending the riding into winter; the roads are empty and cars can see you from a long distance away thanks to your bright LED lights.
Don't wear the light on your helmet where it casts no shadows. You need it on the bars so that potholes will show up.
More recently we've been night riding on our midweek hooligan rides, having lights is an excellent way of extending the riding into winter; the roads are empty and cars can see you from a long distance away thanks to your bright LED lights.
Don't wear the light on your helmet where it casts no shadows. You need it on the bars so that potholes will show up.
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Heltor Chasca
Out-riding the Black Dog
This is good http://www.dartmoorghost.org.uk/
mustang1
Legendary Member
- Location
- London, UK
This has inspired me to go out for a night ride today.
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
- Location
- South Wales
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Sjw
Senior Member
- Location
- Stroud, glos
Fantastic advice folks, thank you!
Saluki
World class procrastinator
- Location
- ...Norwich over the water.
I love night riding. I have good lights and I like it.
Last year, I was in Lincolnshire with long and straight roads. I used to turn off my main light and ride by the light of the moon. Only when there were 2 or more of us though, in case my light decided to fail on me when I could see oncoming lights a couple of miles up the road.
uphillstruggler
Guru
- Location
- Half way there
@Sjw
you've plenty of time to practice but the Exmouth excedus is a fantastic ride - usually at the end of August from Bath to Exmouth overnight. the guys who run it are handing it over to someone else I believe so just search the ride and sign up for news updates.
. its probably (although I don't know) easy to get back from Exmouth by public transport to your area.
you've plenty of time to practice but the Exmouth excedus is a fantastic ride - usually at the end of August from Bath to Exmouth overnight. the guys who run it are handing it over to someone else I believe so just search the ride and sign up for news updates.
. its probably (although I don't know) easy to get back from Exmouth by public transport to your area.
Sunny Portrush
Guru
- Location
- Musselburgh
I love night riding too but there is one drawback...........meeting someone coming the other way who has lights that could reach the moon. When I see someone coming towards me, I always turn my light onto it`s lowest setting (which to be fair is still rather bright!) but I also angle it down the way briefly. There have been more than a few times when I`ve had to stop as I can`t work out where the other rider is as their lights are blinding me!
