>Is it just me, or does it all seem like a lot of hard work for nowt? Go out
>MTBing and you have to ride slower and still chance having your head knocked
>off by an unseen branch, and be stuck there until the morning, go out on the
>road and be even more bored than normal...
>
Cycling at night in poor visibility is not fun, I think. But cycling with good
lighting, on a clear night when the moon is full can be enjoyable. It's just
different to daytime and yes, I find I go slower, but then I'm not a speed
freak anyway ;-) Of course, some people have to ride at night - example, now
it's getting darker earlier, my son will be riding back home from college in
the dark on many a night. So he has two front lights + helmet-mounted light, a
couple of rear lights & acres of reflectives... to see & be seen by.
I had some Smart twin front lights and when they worked they were great - but
me being a slow cyclist, I never entirely relaxed, as I was always worrying
about run time of the lights. Indeed, the last time I used them, they died
after less than ten minutes of illumination, and I was not a happy bunny as I
had to cycle along unlit country lanes. I carried a spare light - a
bog-standard "ordinary" battery light and I was not a happy bunny with that, as
it just wasn't bright enough for unlit lanes. Thankfully Vernon was cycling
with me and he went in front, as he had a brighter light. It's why I have two
of the Cateye EL-300 lights and a helmet-mounted light at the front. I don't
worry about runtime anymore and the Cateyes give me enough light to be more
comfortable about night riding.
Cheers, helen s
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