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You should go for a night ride!

Today, we're taking a look at why night riding is awesome. At this point you're either thinking, night riding, wow that's cool, or what is wrong with this guy, who would want to ride at night when you can ride during the day? If you've never done it, you have no idea what you're missing out on. There are however a few things you should know about a basic light setup for night riding. 1. You don't need the most expensive lights out there, there are plenty of reasonably priced options that do well, some are a bit of a gamble when you're buying no-name stuff, and some come from well recognized companies. If you're just starting and you don't want to spend much, that's fine, just make sure you get something that will give you enough light to ride safely, you can always upgrade in the future. 2. One light is mandatory, two lights is best. One on your bars to act as a floodlight, that is to provide lighting to a wide area with no particular focus of intensity and give you a general idea of your surroundings and the second light on your helmet to act as a spotlight, this will help you focus more lighting on to the spot that actually matters the most, where you're going. There's a lot of discussion on which light should be more powerful, and nobody agrees, I run the more powerful one on my bars, but you'll find plenty of people who would say I'm wrong. The way I see it, is when there's no one in front of you, its harder to get good overall lighting than spot lighting, which is why I prefer to place the lights this way, however, I'd encourage you to try both and figure out for yourself which best fits your needs. Now, there's a few reasons why I love night riding, but my number one is because it makes common trails exciting, you know, after a while of riding your local trails, you can kinda cruise through on autopilot, night riding takes that away, its like riding in a completely new spot. Regardless of how many times you've done the trails, you'll find yourself noticing that features that you do constantly creep up on you out of nowhere, and that sections that you don't pay much attention to, have you on your toes. Its almost like traveling to a new location, and the cost is just waiting a few hours for the sun to go down. My point is that the experience is so different, that even the trails you ride the most will feel foreign to you and bring you a lot of that new trail fun. Another great thing about night riding is that it is in itself a filter, you won't find crowded trails when riding at night, only people that suffer from the same lack of reason that you do will be out here, and that's a great way to make like-minded friends or enjoy a quiet ride depending on what you're going for. While this only applies to those of us that live in warm climates, night riding is a phenomenal way to deal with those ridiculously hot summer days, there's a reason people in Arizona and Florida are so fond of the night ride, when its 100* degrees out during the day, those 80* nights seems like a cool winter day. Do remember though, each place has its own wildlife so don't forget to respect them, both due to coexistence and for your own safety, depending on where you live there will be different things to look out for, but as a general rule, don't mess with the animal and let them do their thing. For the locals watching this, there's an added bonus as you get to ride the trails backwards. I don't know if this applies to all places where trails flow well both ways, but are mandated one direction, but at VK part of the night ride is riding backwards, which once agains feels like a completely new place. This was actually my first time riding Highway to hell backwards and it proved to be quite the challenge, this section in particular was very tricky. And so it seems that I'm going to have to come back for that one, I didn't try it again that day, but I'm 100% sure that its doable, Angel who's in front of me here got it, and until I do too, I'll just say its because he's on a 29er. Well guys, I hope I've at least nudged you closer to finding yourself out on the trail at night. With the right group of people its an incredibly challenging, fun and rewarding experience that will open up a new world of mountain biking for you. If you're watching this and you're already a regular night rider, make an effort to help those who are interested in trying it out. Virginia Key in Trailforks: https://www.trailforks.com/region/vir...