numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Clint Eastwood come to mind "do you feel lucky punk"
How to protect yourself when riding in the night time?
- Thread starter Pearl
- Start date
Page may contain affiliate links. Please see terms for details.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
You're more likely to be a victim of violent crime during the day and if you're male, so at night I just chill and let my guard down completely.
Sawadee khrap pearl,sabadee mai?
Having good lights and reflective clothing would be the best options. I don't know what part of Thailand you live in so possibly ordering online from eBay would be a good option for lights unless you have a good bike shop near. When I lived in Thailand in the early 2000s bike shops were fairly basic in most towns.
Having good lights and reflective clothing would be the best options. I don't know what part of Thailand you live in so possibly ordering online from eBay would be a good option for lights unless you have a good bike shop near. When I lived in Thailand in the early 2000s bike shops were fairly basic in most towns.
I needed a new rucksack recently and managed to find one with a biggish reflective section on the back, which makes me feel safer. I have a nice bright Smart rear light that cost me nothing cos I found on the floor it last year 
Also tend to have a cheap pound land light stuck on my rucksack as an extra. Am planning to get a few little LED lights to add on there too, you can never have too many!
I have an ultrabright front light, although i use ih dipped only on the roads.
Also tend to have a cheap pound land light stuck on my rucksack as an extra. Am planning to get a few little LED lights to add on there too, you can never have too many!I have an ultrabright front light, although i use ih dipped only on the roads.
- Location
- Glasgow
@Pearl I am a female and commute in the dark often.
As suggested in previous posts, 2 front lights and 2 rear lights, reflective clothing, good road positioning will all make you very visible to motorized traffic.
If you are thinking that being female makes you more vulnerable to physical attacks, wear the ubiquitous hi-vis jacket, long black lycra, maybe a helmet with a visor ... we all look the same in that gear from a distance.
Unless it's too hot in Thailand just now for winter gear?
As suggested in previous posts, 2 front lights and 2 rear lights, reflective clothing, good road positioning will all make you very visible to motorized traffic.
If you are thinking that being female makes you more vulnerable to physical attacks, wear the ubiquitous hi-vis jacket, long black lycra, maybe a helmet with a visor ... we all look the same in that gear from a distance.
Unless it's too hot in Thailand just now for winter gear?
irw
Quadricyclist
- Location
- Liverpool, UK
They seem to have upped and left the UK now (not neccesarily a problem for the OP), but being someone who frequently works into dark hours, I love my Bicygnals....I could do with a couple of new sets of their Pebbles for my Quad, but those ones aren't available outside Australia now it would seem 
Sara_H
Guru
Oh! I forgot, I have just added a set of battery operated fairy lights to the front and rear of my bike - They're very effective. I'll take a picture in the dark later to demonstrate!
(fairy lights are in addition to proper lights obviously!)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2M-Waterp...y_Lights&var=490343733951&hash=item2c84160564
(fairy lights are in addition to proper lights obviously!)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2M-Waterp...y_Lights&var=490343733951&hash=item2c84160564
- Location
- Glasgow
Like this very much!
Captain Scarlet
Veteran
- Location
- Carlisle, Cumbria
Most people will think I'm mad , but I mostly go out riding in the evenings. I'll get my son in bed and then set off around 8pm. Occasionally go with a friend or my brother but often on my own. The roads are quiet, naturally cooler temperatures and I find it enjoyable.
Now the nights are closing in I'm seem to be doing the right things. I've got a super bright front light and a cheap back up that I use in the town. I've just added a second light to the rear, and I wear my Altura night vision jacket (which is the yellow version).
Also use sensible positioning on the road, and I avoid filtering around cars waiting at traffic lights. Even when there's a cycle box at the lights I'll happily sit in the queue of cars waiting for a green light.
The most interesting night ride I've had was with a friend when we went to Gretna and back from Carlisle. Just before we reached Gretna my super bright front light just without warning just stopped working.
Had to ride all the way back with no front light with my friend drafting me to make his work less as he was just recovering from a bad cold. At least we had his super bright light to help us lol. An experience I'd rather not replicate lol
Now the nights are closing in I'm seem to be doing the right things. I've got a super bright front light and a cheap back up that I use in the town. I've just added a second light to the rear, and I wear my Altura night vision jacket (which is the yellow version).
Also use sensible positioning on the road, and I avoid filtering around cars waiting at traffic lights. Even when there's a cycle box at the lights I'll happily sit in the queue of cars waiting for a green light.
The most interesting night ride I've had was with a friend when we went to Gretna and back from Carlisle. Just before we reached Gretna my super bright front light just without warning just stopped working.
Had to ride all the way back with no front light with my friend drafting me to make his work less as he was just recovering from a bad cold. At least we had his super bright light to help us lol. An experience I'd rather not replicate lol
Captain Scarlet
Veteran
- Location
- Carlisle, Cumbria
I'm not so sure it does really. Reflective surfaces are the key I feel. But I just bought the yellow version.
Wobblers
Euthermic
- Location
- Minkowski Space
This is exactly why you should run two good lights. You never know when one will fail, come off its bracket or you forget to charge its batteries. Like you I like to go out in the evenings, in fact I prefer riding at this time in the dark - it's a completely different experience to daytime, quiet and you get to see more wildlife (not a euphemism!). I use a Philips Saferide and Hope Vision 1 as backup - that way if one breaks if I'm doing some fast descent, say, I'll still have enough light to see by.
Captain Scarlet
Veteran
- Location
- Carlisle, Cumbria
That's the other aspect that was comical that night. The other light I had on had the batteries going flat...lol. Something I'll sort out a better solution for soon.
Sara_H
Guru
Here you are @Pat "5mph" , I just took some photo's for you.
Front, wound around the klikfix basket:
Rear, wound around the pannier rack and across the bottom of the mudguard, the gap on the right is where the Fly6 camera/light is mounted.
Front, wound around the klikfix basket:
Rear, wound around the pannier rack and across the bottom of the mudguard, the gap on the right is where the Fly6 camera/light is mounted.
Last edited:
