Fun. Any ride at night is.
Your weather appears a bit more conducive than our Tuesday was. We were in
the low 30s, rain/snow with gusty wind. I was not riding but in recovery
from working Monday overnight.
The ride group morphed in the last few weeks to those who desperately cling
to their
I agree. So do most EU road regs. Flashing is OK for a lone biker in car
traffic on roads w//o accommodation for bikes, but I agree and felt like I
was being pushed toward break through seizures when trapped after sunset
with flashing lights.
A handful of riders joined my friend and I Tuesday
I ride with two steady rear lights (one battery/one dynamo) and a steady
dyno front light.
They light up the rear wheel in red nicely.
Reflective tape on crank arms.
Orange reflective vest like the ones mentioned above.
I need to get some of those reflective gloves!!!
Would be great to have an
I find that *super bright *flashing lights make it harder to see where a
bike is when I am driving a car and see a cyclist.
Front white lights are even worse. Just huge flashes, and then my eyes go
blind and only see blackness in between flashes so I cannot make out
exactly where the bike is.
Andy and all,
Most of us (cyclists, pedestrians -- even drivers) seriously underestimate
our visibility to others, no matter what time of day or year it is.
Your mention of wearing "reflective vests" is worth adding some additional
details.
CLASS 2 SAFETY VESTS -- NOT RUNNER'S VESTS
I use and
Andy, I could not agree more about the wonders of night riding. Not only
do well known paths feel different, sometimes they ARE different. I've had
a couple of really odd experiences riding at night around Lancaster, PA.
Riding through the farm communities outside of town usually means
The dark drops you several places on the totem pole. Other senses become
more acute as your eyes and grey matter struggle without the visual clarity
of light. Maybe that's why we were so hungry after Tuesday's ride, before
starting on Thursday's.
I think three three of us were in better
I did have a plan Thursday night, but it turned out my mental calendar was
a day off and catching a set of the Great Lake Swimmers at the stage door
of the Club Cafe was Friday night. We still stopped and listened to whoever
it was. Made up for it Saturday night at the birthday party for a
Damn I love riding at night. Mama goes to bed and I'm outta here. Either
into town to the Tap and Bottle for an evening of The Surfbroads (yep a
surf band full of girls) or up to Sabino Canyon. Sabino is special. 14
miles from my doorstep and you're at an opening (canyon) that climbs 3 and
This was probably my favorite ride report of the year. Big fan of your
from-the-saddle situational observations. Thanks for taking the time to
share it with us.
Jeff Hagedorn
Los Angeles, CA USA
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