Night Riding - Trails ????
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I've tried it but I just dont get it!
It may be just me - but unless you know the route you just cant go as fast and you cant see jack s**t to the sides, so catching stuff jutting out is just too easy.
So apart from the fun of finding and spending sheds loads on some mega high powered lights, as we all love buying stuff, what is the appeal of 'off roading' in the dark.
I still do 12+ mile rides but on the road to keep up fitness and hit the trails at the weekend so am i really missing anything?
It may be just me - but unless you know the route you just cant go as fast and you cant see jack s**t to the sides, so catching stuff jutting out is just too easy.
So apart from the fun of finding and spending sheds loads on some mega high powered lights, as we all love buying stuff, what is the appeal of 'off roading' in the dark.
I still do 12+ mile rides but on the road to keep up fitness and hit the trails at the weekend so am i really missing anything?
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- Trails are empty
- Added danger/excitement, can actually feel faster
- it's kinda spooky
- Every night ride is a bonus ride, you get to ride at times you'd normally never even consider.
I love it so much that I even do it in the summer!
Rich
YES!!!
It is darker so the trails take on a new shape and form, you need to use your reactions to skills to get you down/along/up the trail in anything remotely close to the pseed you can do it in the daylight...it helps you develop quicker reactions and skills as the light output is more defined so you can't see everything to the sides - nor the depth of drops/steepness so you tend to ride things that you wouldn't necessarily ride during the day. It is much quieter, you can see some interesting sights whilst out - I don't mean dogging, nature seems to come alive at night and you will see a lot of things you miss during the day.
And above anything and everything else - it is a hoot as it transforms your normal trails into new trails to be ridden and explored...
Bighit , 5 , BFe
Also. we've had up to 28 riders out and it's quite a sight watching all those lights winding through the trees / downhill
Not so keen doing it solo cos' there's werewolves out there you know :oops:
Mike
Joking. Not meaning to offend any dog owners / walkers
Bighit , 5 , BFe
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Yeah that was interesting wasnt it ....well it was dark :?
yes definitely. There is something really satisfying about riding out in the woods or over the fells in the dark. Its a great laugh, it ups the technical challenge of any trail, even trails you are very familiar with are very different at night. But it really is a group game IMO. Riding solo you have a much greater chance of getting into difficulties, the likelihood of a prang is greater, and if you are hurt the likelihood of being found is much less.
and it makes riding in the daylight with all the line choices seem almost luxurious...
I always remember stopping for a breather (alone) in the middle of large open section of heath land and suddenly becoming aware of rather too many pairs of eyes shining back at me, probably on the extreme range of my lights but getting nearer…………………………….
@ outta of here response, quickly followed by the lets fall off right now comedy routine which isn’t funny at the time (usually)
The dark plays tricks with ya, and it’s hard staying rational with most night time creature’s hell bent on taking the pi$$ lol
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