Your night rides, you do go faster...

[mastronaut]

Wow what a nice night for a spin to the store. I took the Flightliner out for a beating and it totally beat me! She's a killer going uphill, but more than makes up for it on the downside! I love the smells, the cool air, the fog refracting in the headlight, and that big beautiful moon with Venus floating off to the right. Good stuff. The big chain wheel on this beast, along with the 5 rear gears is like hyper-drive! I love night rides, and yes you do go faster... 8)

 

[Rat Rod]

I know what you mean...was just out test riding my Traveler in the alley....moons out and I wasn't dripping in sweat as usual.

 

[mastronaut]

Oh I left that part out, I sweat like an overweight slob :lol:

 

[UncleKudzu]

well, i see i wasn't the only one pedaling around under that beautiful waxing moon tonight very nice night here too.

yeah, i was out pumping around the neighborhood on my "new" mountain bike turned freewheeling single. gotta get some lights on that thing!

 

[ElChupacabra]

It was an awesome night for a cruise. Took an hour long ride as well...

 

[user 135]

I know where you are coming from. I take the dog for a run after the sun goes down. Chunky Monkey is the new dog walking bike.

 

[JoeyMac]

I am always riding home from work at midnight or later... I know what you mean, but for me, it's mostly uphill going home, so I go slower :lol:

If you ride at night, make sure that folks can see you

 

[roadmaster]

love the glow lights coming from the bikes above my post, but in cali, red or blue glow lights are reserved for emergency veihicals, making them illegal. as for do i ride faster at night, my night riding is done at 4am coming from my house up a country road down to my place of work. with all the "beware of mountain lions" signs up my road, you can bet the bank im riding faster at 4am till i get to the fully lite mainroad.

 

[NLCTVWguy]

Joey, you would have loved the last Guilford ride. The whole way back everybody hammered. Some of the guys, I dunno how they lived through it, I had a hard time in places seeing with my big headlight.

Ian is hard to catch. Imagine what he could do with speeds. (Don't tell him they make bikes with more than 1 gear lol).

Good night racing to all the folks who had more beers than their bike had speeds. I had two. Speeds that is.

--Rob

 

[dangratsdan]

Nighttime is my favorite time to ride, calm, cool, less traffic.
As far as going faster, I dont know, because I usually have to stop every mile or two for a cold adult beverage.

 

[mastronaut]

99 bottles of beer on my bike (hic), 99 bottles of beeeeer.... 8)

 

[thesuicideride]

99 bottles of beer on my bike (hic), 99 bottles of beeeeer.... 8)

:lol: nice :lol:

 

[mrbill]

Hello Mastronaught,

My favorite nightime riding is during the holiday season.
I live in suburbia and many are decorating their homes and
lawns for Holloween and Christmas. Some are pretty unique,
some spend a fortune, and with the chill in the air, a wee dram
at the end of ride is welcome. Maybe Santa will bring a new bicycle.

Cheers.