 Night riding at Big Bear. |
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A great sport
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I bought a set of NiteRider lights for my first 24 Hours of Snowshoe. Five years and five granny gear races later the 10 watt lights for my helmet and handlebars haven't let me down yet. Halfway through a night lap this weekend I took a little tumble while bombing through some of that sweet single track and came out of it missing a cleat bolt. I spent some time struggling to straighten out the misaligned cleat with the one remaining stripped bolt. I had timed the burn rate and cycled my batteries before the race. The cleat setback put me in trouble. |
24 hour art
 Some night-time art captured by Xavier Fane at the 24 Hours of Big Bear, 2006. |
Gallery: Racing/competition
Nighttime in the Enchanted Forest
 Bright lights and ghostlyl bikers in the Enchanted Forest during the 24 Hours of Conyers, Georgia, 2006. Photo by Andrew Kornylak. |
Night Riding Tips
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By GrannyGear on 4/27/2007 on GrannyGear's blog Groups: 24 Hours of Conyers (GA), 24 Hours of Vail Lake, 24 Hours of Big Bear (WV), 24 Hours of Killington (VT), 24 Hours of Landahl (MO), 24 Hours of Moab (UT) {Editor's note: The following tips have been submitted by experienced racers as well as persons of questionable repute. Goofy suggestions are not to be taken as serious advice. However, serious advice may be taken as a goofy suggestion. Granny Gear Productions, Inc. makes no warranties as to the validity or interpretations of said comments and cannot be held responsible for any misdeed that may lead to your falling on your tukus (or any other part of your body for that matter).} |
Night Riding Gear
 By fugie on 6/2/2006 I'm curious what everyone is using for their night riding. What type of setup do you have to ride at night? Where are the lights placed and what brand gear do you use? In my neck of the woods (no pun intended) most of the trails are forested, thus it gets dark fairly quick once the sun sets and there isn't a whole lot of ambient light. Even when the moon is full, the trails are hard to navigate without some sort of lighting system. I'd be curious to hear what the rest of you use to light the trails. Thanks! |
Forum: Equipment Corner
