Downhill night riding

[Rico]

So... girlfriend's with her Mum at some Spa, I've got a downhill bike in the garage and a light on my XC bike... mix the last 2 together... and you get downhill night riding

Just went up to Woburn Sands to hit up their short course downhills and do a few drops. Rode from dusk right through till half 7 when it was pitch black, with just a small bit of light from the moon and a HELL of a lot of light from my rather powerful Light and Motions

It's really surreal. I've ridden night rides XC loads but you're going a lot faster on a DH bike. Going off drops is a bit of an event... just see the lip with the light, launch and hope. You can't see the drop!

Definitely recommended...

[GHW]

Much respect to you

Cwmcarn's my local, and I don't usually do the DH runs on my own in broad daylight, let alone in the middle of the night with my pissy little 10W halogens lighting the way

[CooperS]

I've done nice steep drops offs in the dark without a helmet light and that was interesting to say the least but full off launchs! i worry in broad daylight let alone at night! Good Work

[Rico]

CooperS said:

helmet light

Now thats something I could do with! At the start of the first run I did, you go over a small tabletop then into some tight berms. Normally I look around the berm and the bike follows, but with the bike having the only light, you're looking into pitch darkness

[pdV6]

Good on ya! Night riding is an absolute hoot but pitch-black DH sounds suicidal!

[neil_bolton]

Pfft you big gayer.

btw am hitting the 'road gap' this week - try THAT in the dark!