first night ride im hooked

lastwords

bought a light of ebay its a magicshine copy i think anyway went out tonight for the first time in the dark and loved it

The light performed flawlessly and was bright enough to let me ride at my normal pace also had a torch mounted to helmet (one of them tesco ones).

What can i say its was great fun a mixture of bridleways and forest singletrack didnt see a soul no dog walkers , it really livens up the trails.

Anonymous

im itching to go on my first night ride, i havent done it yet but from what i can gather, it is as you have described.

mind you im bad enough at riding in the daylight, lord only knows what state i will end up in after losing one of my senses!!

lastwords

I would say go for it mate its the twisty bits that get interesting because the main beem on the handle bars is facing the wrong way on the corners, the head torch helped but you need it lined up just right on your helmet, mine was a bit low and my neck aches a bit from lifting my head up but you live and learn.

I did nearly come off lol my back wheel hit a root i didnt see and slipped, but im sure i have made the same mistake in the same place in daylight.

antfly

Was there a headless horseman with a big axe behind you the whole time?
I know there was for me.

lastwords

lol if there was i couldnt see him although my ride takes me past a place called annelsey hall which was on most haunted it was very dark as nobody lives there it had a fire at some point

cat_with_no_tail

Man I love night riding. It's the bast part of winter. Especially when we reach mid-december and the temps go sub-zero and the trails start to dry out.

I wish it wasn't raining and blowing a gale outside right now because I could just got for a night ride right now.

VWsurfbum

lastwords wrote:

I would say go for it mate its the twisty bits that get interesting because the main beem on the handle bars is facing the wrong way on the corners, the head torch helped but you need it lined up just right on your helmet, mine was a bit low and my neck aches a bit from lifting my head up but you live and learn.

This is why i have my main light on my noggin and my smaller light on the bars, that way you can always see whats going on, even looking back to see that headless horseman chasing you!


Cat With No Tail i'm with you on the december riding thing, november's to sloppy and slippery but december and january can be really great fun before the snow sets in, then the snow is just something else

welshkev

lastwords wrote:

bought a light of ebay its a magicshine copy i think anyway went out tonight for the first time in the dark and loved it

The light performed flawlessly and was bright enough to let me ride at my normal pace also had a torch mounted to helmet (one of them tesco ones).

What can i say its was great fun a mixture of bridleways and forest singletrack didnt see a soul no dog walkers , it really livens up the trails.

what are these tesco torches i've heard about?

BorisSpencer

welshkev wrote:

what are these tesco torches i've heard about?

A couple of years ago Tesco did a 3W cree torch for £10, used 2 AA batteries.
At the time it was about 200 lumens and the Dog's danglies of the budget world.

I still carry one in my backpack on night rides, and have another that I made dedicated helmet mounted with seperate battery pack.

lastwords

BorisSpencer wrote:

welshkev wrote:

what are these tesco torches i've heard about?

A couple of years ago Tesco did a 3W cree torch for £10, used 2 AA batteries.
At the time it was about 200 lumens and the Dog's danglies of the budget world.

I still carry one in my backpack on night rides, and have another that I made dedicated helmet mounted with seperate battery pack.

This is what i was thinking of doing with the torch.

coolboarder

antfly wrote:

Was there a headless horseman with a big axe behind you the whole time?
I know there was for me.

Lol i can so relate to this. Went out for the first night ride a few weeks ago with 4 others. I was mainly at the back and couldnt help thinking a was going to get plucked off the back never to be seen again. And when you`re trying to look back in the dark to check out any potential fiend, the front wheel suddenly has a mind of its own.

welshkev

BorisSpencer wrote:

welshkev wrote:

what are these tesco torches i've heard about?

A couple of years ago Tesco did a 3W cree torch for £10, used 2 AA batteries.
At the time it was about 200 lumens and the Dog's danglies of the budget world.

I still carry one in my backpack on night rides, and have another that I made dedicated helmet mounted with seperate battery pack.

cheers for that, i thought i might have missed something recently

i do have a nice LED torch that i might try and mount on my helmet and see how good that is

cycleschemie

I'm a recent convert too. Nothing like it. Your world condenses to a cone ahead, and familiar trails are seen in a totally different way.

Also- got a £50 Ebay 1200 lumen rechargeable job that is more than up to the job.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 3152wt_934

UncleMonty

coolboarder wrote:

antfly wrote:

Was there a headless horseman with a big axe behind you the whole time?
I know there was for me.

Lol i can so relate to this. Went out for the first night ride a few weeks ago with 4 others. I was mainly at the back and couldnt help thinking a was going to get plucked off the back never to be seen again. And when you`re trying to look back in the dark to check out any potential fiend, the front wheel suddenly has a mind of its own.

I can't get my mates out on a night so I have to ride alone , sometines it doesn't bother me and sometimes its as spooky as fook, good for the fitness though as I'm too scared to rest

CH1EF

There is nothing better than some clear trails to blast. Its a shame that is only possible around me at night time, but as said its a good thrill!

singlespeedexplosif

sometimes its as spooky as fook
HTFU