night riding...
welshkev
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simple one this....anyone go out night riding alone? i don't mean trail centres really, just off in the hills/woods on your own?
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Yes i just makes sure the wife knows where im heading and roughly how long it should take also take a phone0
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Yes, often... I take my phone with me, and my wife knows where I am and when I'll be back. Most importantly I ride trails I know, and avoid anything sketchy.Vitus Sentier VR+ (2018) GT Grade AL 105 (2016)
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There are no mad axemen, panthers, werewolves, aliens etc. Worst thing that can happen is you meet someone with a thermonuclear set of lights coming the other way.
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anyone think that the crazy axe murderer is behind them where your lights don't shine? :oops:0
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cheers guys
and yes, i suppose the sticking to trails you know definately makes sense 8)0 -
Yep... as above leave a not on kitchen blackboard with rough route and how long I plan to be...0
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yeehaamcgee wrote:welshkev wrote:anyone think that the crazy axe murderer is behind them where your lights don't shine? :oops:
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The only place I night ride alone is the woods close to my house. The only other place I know well enough is 30-odd miles away and has patchy mobile reception: don't fancy the idea of breaking something and not being able to call for help.
Fortunately I have a mate who is quite keen on night riding but if the worst comes to the worst and I just have to go pedalling on my own after sundown, I can go night riding on the roadie :oops:"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Always ride in the middle . It's always the guy at point and at the back that get it . I've seen Aliens enough times to know that . P.S there are panthers in Margan park . they have found dismembered deer there .........not to sure what deer's would be members of though0
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Stevo 666 wrote:The only other place I know well enough is 30-odd miles away and has patchy mobile reception: don't fancy the idea of breaking something and not being able to call for help.0
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I night ride twice a week, but have only ridden once on my own, in woods i knew.. it happened to start raining and got really foggy when i got to the highest point, I never knew I could travel that fast! :roll:
We have some little people in our group we just throw them to the werewolves.0 -
No mobile signal is not a problem if you need to ring the ambulance or police you can ring 999 still .
night rides are fun be stay on trails you know . Also beware of dips in the trail s and drops .0 -
yeehaamcgee wrote:Stevo 666 wrote:The only other place I know well enough is 30-odd miles away and has patchy mobile reception: don't fancy the idea of breaking something and not being able to call for help."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
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I ride and cross country ski at night in the Cairngorms. Always have a more than one torch would be my main tip. And don't try a route at night you've not done in daylight a few times.http://www.strathspey.co.uk - Quality Binoculars at a Sensible Price.
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Guess if you can use your mobile there you'll be OK.
The other thing is whether you're scared of the dark, which nobody's really mentioned so far Where I'm talking about is a bit spooky in the dark, partly because you can hear things but not see them - probably just the local wildlife moving about in the forest, but that includes wild boar..."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
yes you hear loads of noises at night when riding in the woods, i heard talking once but didnt hang around long enough to find out who it was.0
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matthew h wrote:
I swear most of you are just scared of the dark.0 -
yeehaamcgee wrote:matthew h wrote:
I swear most of you are just scared of the dark.
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trees are the scariest things at night . They make horrid noises and I'm sure they move. They like to jump out at you from nowhere . If you do want to ride in the dark why not try it early morning about 2 hours before sunrise so at least it will be light if you do have an accident .0
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yup i ride twice a week at night on my local moors on my own, love it, tell my wife where im going and how long for just take a waterproof phone plenty of lights boothy bag if things go wrong and you need shelter for a repair and go on routes you know wellanthem x with many upgrades0
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I do pretty much all of my riding alone and that includes night rides. I stick to routes I know well, always have a phone and tell the wife when I expect to be backWhether you're a king or a little street sweeper, sooner or later you'll dance with the reaper.
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yeehaamcgee wrote:I swear most of you are just scared of the dark.
in a nut shell, do most of my riding alone all of my night riding alone
scary trees, things that for some ungodly reason thrash about in the undergrowth, screaming foxes and kamikaze rabbits all lead to most of my night rides being big screaming sessions
tbh the adrenaline boost has given me some of my best times :P0 -
I do a fair bit of night riding alone, but in the surrey hills you aren't really alone there are normally other riders - normally wanting to know where I got my lights.0
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Maybe you look like thieving chavscum..
"You know, I USED to have a set of lights just like that. Where did you say you got those from again?"0 -
yeehaamcgee wrote:t0pc4t wrote:always have a phone and tell the wife when I expect to be back
I have no idea of what you're talking about and therefore assume you're ranting again.Whether you're a king or a little street sweeper, sooner or later you'll dance with the reaper.
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Your wife handily gets a call... and tells us "it's ok, my husband won't be back for 4 hours yet"...
"Us" being me, and all the male voice choirs in the Gwent area, as well as several rugby teams.
Now do you get it?
'Cause your wife sure does0