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[edobici_forza]

I rarely see night rides on this forum. I am sure there are many who do.
I had too much energy the other night, so I grabbed a couple of lights and headed out. Outbound light on the helmet, a cat eye AMPP on the bars since it was available, my default see-me Ravemen light. On the rear: Varia 820 Radar, Knog Cobber Reflex light and helmet Cygo light. Very low traffic route. but the key was my new super Reflectoes reflective vest.

only a 30 minute ride up to Cañada College and back. 8 miles, 950ft elevation

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

I rarely see night rides on this forum. I am sure there are many who do.
I had too much energy the other night, so I grabbed a couple of lights and headed out. Outbound light on the helmet, a cat eye AMPP on the bars since it was available, my default see-me Ravemen light. On the rear: Varia 820 Radar, Knog Cobber Reflex light and helmet Cygo light. Very low traffic route. but the key was my new super Reflectoes reflective vest.

only a 30 minute ride up to Cañada College and back. 8 miles, 950ft elevation

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Excellent! Night rides have a very special feel. If you have a reasonably safe place to do it, nothing quite like it.

For starters, the sensation of flying through space that I sometimes get on day rides is stronger and much more common at night. Then there's the feel of the evening air.

Most of my night rides are just 5-10 one-mile laps around my quiet neighborhood. Few cars then, but we have a lot of oblivious night strollers who apparently signed a pact to dress like ninjas.

With no sidewalks and little street lighting, they're usually meandering down the middle of our dark, narrow streets. A good bell and a headlight bright enough to pick them up well ahead are musts.