Riding at night

[hoopdriver]

I have ridden along cycle tracks in near pitch darkness before and believe me, I could have been going at 2 or 22 mph for as much as I knew, but if certainly felt more like 22!

I have also said to Pat, who responded with a mixture of concern and disbelief that I often like to switch my lights off in situations like that because I have found that, once I get my night vision, I can actually see a lot more than I would if I was relying on a narrow beam of light.

How about getting a better light?

 

[TonyEnjoyD]

Indeed. I was talking with a colleague (who rides) about this today. Listening to him, it's like the roads are taken over by dragons at sunset.

Aren't they?

 

[Globalti]

I've got a very powerful HID light from my night mountain biking time, so I'm looking forward to fitting that on the bars and doing some evening rides if it's dry and not too damned cold. The Li ion battery is about the size of a paperback so I'll have to carry that in a mountain biking backpack.

Here's a pic I took on a club night ride:

 

[Jefferson Meriwether]

I enjoy a good spin out in the dark. Last Sunday night I went out for a 14 mile ride in the dark and the rain; very enjoyable indeed.

 

[Norm]

Aren't they?

It might look like that, but it's actually just a decent head torch.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

How about getting a better light?

Lights are for wimps!

 

[hoopdriver]

I picture you saying that with a lisp because your front teeth are missing... :-)

 

[Hip Priest]

I enjoy riding at night, but can't afford the sort of lights that are required for pitch black country lanes.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I enjoy riding at night, but can't afford the sort of lights that are required for pitch black country lanes.

Thame here!

 

[potsy]

Even better at 3 am on the way home from a friday night shift , the odd taxi and it is so peaceful.

Mine's a 1,30am finish after a Friday shift, almost no vehicles other than the odd taxi, certainly no other cyclists about though there is the occasional weirdo to look out for

 

[hoopdriver]

Thame here!

Ha ha

 

[cyberknight]

I enjoy riding at night, but can't afford the sort of lights that are required for pitch black country lanes.

i waited till xmas, i always ask for cash so i can get what i want.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

i waited till xmas, i always ask for cash so i can get what i want.

.... Night vision goggles!

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Haven't been to Dumbarton much, have you?

Only twice: once many years ago, just passing through, and the time we cycled to Luss.
Nae weirdos both times

And this is the Woman who regularly cycles across Glasgow Green too.....

This will be my second winter cycling through the Green: the only sligtly weird person I ever saw was another cyclist, trying to ride on the unlit bit without lights (you're not the only one, ha ha!). Double weird because there are 2 paths going through the park that are always lit, even at 3am.
Who would lurk in the cold and dark to wait for me? I don't even know my shifts from one day to the other, imagine a would be attacker: he'd be frozen to death waiting - or I could decide to ride the Gorbals instead

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Mine's a 1,30am finish after a Friday shift, almost no vehicles other than the odd taxi, certainly no other cyclists about though there is the occasional weirdo to look out for

Like the taxi passenger that shouted at me at 3am because I jumped a red light