Night riding in the middle of nowhere

[A Nutter]

Yeah I ordered lights off wiggle and theyve dropped in price in days too!

 

[jay clock]

anyone got the link for those particular lights?

 

[Bigtallfatbloke]

I like the idea of twin lights. I would have one angled down at the road and one further ahead to scare away monsters.

 

[Kirstie]

The main rule of night riding: don't look behind you. Unless you're wearing a helmet light, glancing over your shoulder only emphasises that you're alone in the pitch black. It's sh1t scary!

I've ridden a few overnight races in my time and by far the most entertaining thing is the ridiculous hallucinations you get after hours and hours in the pitch black staring at a small pool of light to show you the way. Your brain makes up all kinds of stuff to fill your peripheral vision and it can get really bonkers sometimes!

 

[Noodley]

anyone got the link for those particular lights?

see page one, reply by fnaar at 08.47 for a link.

 

[Mr Phoebus]

I hear all sorts of noises in the bushes so better safe than sorry.

If there's a bustle in your hedgerow... don't be alarmed now. It's just a spring clean for the May Queen.

 

[Cycling Naturalist]

It's these ones... which seem to have dropped in price since I oredered them...er.... 4 days ago!

£9-99 in Aldi, but they're selling fast.

 

[bikie]

I find it hard to get motivated to go out in the dark but once I'm out I enjoy it, don't like when I have to stop in the dark, had a punture once, never changed a tube so fast in my life.

 

[Globalti]

Join a MTB club and go night riding; it's very common in the MTBing world. There's nothing better than being out on a cold moonlit night with a few pals and it definitely hones your handling skills.

 

[trio25]

I got into night riding through mtb but now I don't know any other riders who ride at night and live near me.

 

[Fnaar]

The box mine came in had the instructions printed on the back. I think you'll probably have the intelligent charger as yours are new - mine are over two years old and technology wasn't so advanced back in those days....

Oh yeah, so it does
It says full charge up to 10 hours, but don't leave them on over 20....
Only quibble is the amount of lampage (to coin a phrase) you get...
5hrs or so on 5 watts lamp (box is upstairs, so figures not exact), 2.5 on 10watts lamp, and 1.6 with both... will use forra bit commuting and the odd night ride, so will be ok...

 

[Noodley]

...Only quibble is the amount of lampage (to coin a phrase) you get...

I bought these a couple of years ago. Lasted long enough on 15w to get me to and from work, which was over 2 hours of riding.

 

[Mr Phoebus]

"stuck Down A Hole! In The Middle Of The Night! In The Fog! With An Owl!"

 

[jay clock]

My new Electrons just arrived from CRC. They look well made- better than my old twin Smart ones, which were a bit plasticky. They seem nice and bright (only in the downstairs loo for now as it is daytime.)

My only quibble is that the velcro straps for the switches are too small for the crunchy part to overlap the soft part (if you understand). This is on drop bars on a brand new road bike. I will resort to cable ties I think. They are probably designed for mtb bars

 

[Fnaar]

My only quibble is that the velcro straps for the switches are too small for the crunchy part to overlap the soft part (if you understand). This is on drop bars on a brand new road bike. I will resort to cable ties I think. They are probably designed for mtb bars

Now that's the kind of technical talk I'm comfortable with!