night time riding

It’s that time of year when lights become a requirement
for almost any kind of riding outside working hours. Thankfully these days
bicycle lights are great pieces of kit that are powerful, reliable and easy to
use; a far cry from the cumbersome, weak and complicated affairs from as little
as a few years ago.

Modern bike lights
are so good they make riding at night a real pleasure. You can ride on the road
on an evening group thrash or battle through the traffic on your daily commute
safe in the knowledge you are visible to other road users and that any unlit,
leafy and mucky roads won’t be a terrifying brake lever-grabbing suicide
mission.

For those who get their thrills off the beaten track,
riding at night transforms your familiar