DOES ANYONE RIDE AT NIGHT AND WHERE WOULD BE GOOD FOR A LESIURLY RIDE IN THE DARK.
YES, wherever you ride now...
As per DB
AS LONG AS YOU KEEP SHOUTING, THE BOGEYMAN WON'T GET YOU 😉
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Where do you normally ride in the day?
You'll find it's completely different at night - things come at you faster, the trail looks completely different and you notice so much more - including the Blair Witch that is chasing you at all times......
One of the finest things you'll do night riding. Great fun.
Thanx Pook. An answer I understand. Not sure what the others meant.
We normally ride joydens and scadbury park. I'm asking only because there's only 2 of us
and I've never done them in the dark and wondered about unsavoury characters
I.e. poachers and baiters. Thanx for any info you've got.
I'm fairly local to you (Farnborough Village) and have ridden most of my local trails at night.
I'd say start off with somewhere you are familiar with and just give it a go.
I doubt you'll run into much trouble in Scadbury Park!!
I.e. poachers and baiters. Thanx for any info you've got.
use common sense, i have riden through woodland and heard lead tickling off the trees around, something that isn't the best experience i have had. Normally no problems though.
Chief31 on the Internet when you type in CAPITALS it means you are shouting 🙄
Don't worry the more you come here the more we can teach how to use the Internet 😛
mrmo? U mean lead as in pellet gun.
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Joyden's is fine in the dark. There's a lot from here there quite regularly. Search Joyden for a thread.
mrmo? U mean lead as in pellet gun.
No, i mean lead as in the shot from a shotgun, not pleasant hearing the crack and then the tickle as the shot falls around you.
If more than one person riding at night, it's best to turn rear lights off (ie red ones) until you are back on the road
So should I take offence to that then as I'm 40 this year and been using
the net since the day it was avalable. I'm aware some people take offence
to using capitals but there are many better ways to air your views on in
instead of getting people's backs up from the off.
If someone is offended by something it's much politer to just say what the problem
is rather than put something down that really doesn't mean anything but also may be
offensive right back.
Maybe just my views but if people are straight with me then vise versa.
We all are learning day by day by people older and younger and anyone who
doesn't need to learn is worth knowing in my personal opinion.
Anyway back to the subject in hand. It would be great to meet up with some
old hands at night riding and chat. We are planning to do the L TO B night ride in may.
So want a bit of training. Thanx to anyone.
You are gonna fit in well around here 
A might touchy methinks, don't take offence, we're all riders in the bike forum (keep away from the chat one)
Night riding is ace, what lights you using?
No offence meant chief. I certainly didn't take any offense from yor post.
Just a gentle joke connecting (what I assumed to be) your broken caps-lock, and night riding. like pook says,
the Blair Witch that is chasing you at all times......
Sometimes text banter doesn't come across in the same way as its intended, hope we haven't got off on the wrong foot.
Anyway, back on topic, best place to ride at night is somewhere you know already. As mentioned above, it brings a new experience to your own trails but you certainly don't want any nasty surprises- no unexpected deep holes or big rocks to smash your bike into. You don't want any mechanical probs at night. On your own and you start to see things closing in on you: with your mates and they won't thank you waiting round for you to fix it.
Most of all- enjoy and good luck.
You know when you night ride - what hides in those dark bits behind the rocks and roots as you ride towards them?
Yes. Everything feels so much faster,and you'll get a better sense of your/your bike's limits. Also, it's just damn good fun.
REMEMBER- THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING BEHIND YOU.
Welcome. Yes, really enjoy it. Usually a very slight tinge of sadness when the clocks go back, but it soon passes... 😀
Can highly recomend one of these...[url= http://www.dealextreme.com/p/t6-waterproof-xml-t6-3-mode-1200-lumen-white-led-bike-light-with-battery-pack-set-904482510 ]CLICK[/url]
Very good as a head torch. Me & a couple of mates are using them. Seem ok, well for little over £30 anyway. Stuff from their Hong Kong warehose can take weeks to arrive, but ordered one for my mate last Wed from the UK warehouse & it arrived Sat am.
Best advice...just get out there & ride.
And take this mad house with a big pinch of salt. 😉
I'm local in Orpington and am a ride leader for a club in Hayes http://www.bigfootbikeclub.org/ , we do night rides on Tuesday's and looking at getting Thursday nights started up again.
Average ride is just under 2 hours taking in about 14 miles or so, including a stop for a breather, punctures, badgers etc.
And as all above have said, it's great fun and has to be tried.
Have a look at the forum on the link for more details if your interested.
Andrew.
sorry to all if i offended but i prefer straight answers if possible.
my lights are home made.
car fog lights removed lense and 9watt (3x3w cree led's mr16) fitted
run off a 12v battery with 4.5ah at 20 hours. tested with one light when building and run for at least 10 hours and still showing 12 volts.
need proper testing but light up the driveway fine.
their the ones on my avatar.
Solo night riding is where it's at. Riding with mates in the dark is lame and only encourages the wolves to hunt you.
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You carry a 12v battery around with you?
its a small one out of an air compressor. about 5"
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Oh no, we're being nice
Doesnt the battery weigh a lot to be carrying on a bike?
nah few pounds, good for weight training. i could do with sum extra help getting fit
There are a group of us riding in Joydens most weeks in the evening if you want to join us to try out riding at night
sounds good. what sort of riding is it sourious drop the hammer stuff as ive been ill a few years back and never managed to get back to full fitness plus the bad knee im pretty much falling apart at the mo. wont stop me doing the l 2 b tho.thanx by the way.
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Well worth the climb to the top and a very enjoyable day out.
If your looking to set times and have a race then forget it but if a few burgers and a good
laugh is what you need then go for it.
Is that you chief31 on the bench then ?
Was that pic taken in the day or your lights really really really bright?
as for
unsavoury characters I.e. poachers and baiters
there like foxes/deer/badgers/wolves...there more scared of you than you are by them...and with those lights they'll be long gone by the time you get there 😆
im holding the camera!!
but what if it was me sitting there then?
ridicule aint clever.
chief31, I would say "good job your not sitting in the middle of the bench" but I wont as you seem to be missing the point of humour and banter on this forum 🙂
I will stop now as your clearly not enjoying it or getting it. Its only meant as a bit of fun.
Hope you enjoy your night ride.
ridicule aint clever.
anyone...
i am sorry if the banter on this thread offends...can i suggest though that if you want a helpful answer you be more constructive with your questions to begin with...
and fwiw i was overtaken yesterday at a trail centre by a person 20 years my senior who had already been round twice before...if you cant laugh at that... 🙄
poachers and baiters.
We got flashed by a pair of RAF helicopters last week, then got chased by a couple of farmers who thought WE were the poachers. They were fine, luckily at the time we were riding legal trails 🙂
Only got really scary the other year when Raoul Moat was rumoured to be hiding in the local woods...
As Adam Ant said- 'ridicule is nothing to be proud of'- s****
Must question them lights mate- surely a £50 magicshine lightweight unit would be a safer bet
But you gotta try night riding its a blast
He enjoys telling us how to behave, doesn't he?
All the makings of a top politician.
IS THIS THREAD FOR REAL?
Edit: I just read the whole thread properly and have realised that its even more insane than I first realised.
shouting, poachers, 40yo internet experts & arguments. You couldnt make it up.
God bless STW
I suspected a wind up when I saw the biopace chainrings in the garage.
its a shame theres so many pisstakers amongst the sensible ones.
ask a sensible question and some people just cant keep a stupid thing to themselves.
elzorilo whats your problem then eh? tell me!!!!!!!! U KNOW ME THEN?
a £50 light may be ok if you have it but i dont so as the lights cost me nothing to make im surely winning.
Just remember, whatever you think you heard. Its worse........
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DOG SOLDIERS! very good film.
Humour, banter... Whoosh!!!
its a shame theres so many pisstakers amongst the sensible ones.
ask a sensible question and some people just cant keep a stupid thing to themselves.
elzorilo whats your problem then eh? tell me!!!!!!!! U KNOW ME THEN?
a £50 light may be ok if you have it but i dont so as the lights cost me nothing to make im surely winning.
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There u go.
2 pages without Fred.................
Or 2 pages with??????
I'm watching Troll Hunter atm. Scary things at night, and stw trolls - what a coincidence...
We ride once a week in the night at least, often two times. Regular since 09 when we decided not to stop our summer night rides and bought some Hope Visions.
We ride beach, woods and then open fell. Sheep look scary as, with their shining eyes, which look like a horror film at first, but they are just sheep!
We often upset "courting" young couples in cars off the side of the beach, never seen a lass put her top on so quickly in my life before. Shame!
I imagine the last thing you need is to be lit up by a pair of Hope R4's when your feeling amorous in the back of a blinged up ancient BMW. Doubt our laughter as we speed past helps the mood either.
We've never had any hassle however and night riding is a must for me now.
Anybody ride Rivington at night? I am 41 and have been using the internet since 1997. I also drive an Audi. Am I a bad person?
Night ride most weeks. Hampshire wildlife more dogging than dog soldiers in my experience. Seems from the poster above we are not alone in conducting nocturnal disturbances!
For the OP do try not to take it too seriously on here. My experience is great advice and great banter rarely can you find one without the other in internet land.
To be fair garage dweller, not dogging on our route, this as I understand it is a team sport.
On our route, its just couples shagging in cars! We have a higher class of girls round here!
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Eastandlower, you were fine right up to the audi unless you have the only one without a magnetic front bumper 😛
As Adam Ant said- 'ridicule is nothing to be proud of'- s****
no he didn't
Scared of not proud of!
He enjoys telling us how to behave, doesn't he?All the makings of a top politician.
Maybe it is in the name. 😉
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