Cycling at night-your comfort level & speed

[PinkBike]

we ride home from work at 11 every nite. My thought is you don't outrun your lights. It's the city so it's not real dark most of the way, but coming down one dark hill I get tense because I'm going faster than my lights. I know the road completely but who's to say what's possibly lurking out there? I slow down enough that if something shows up I will see it and be able to avoid it. I have no fear of riding at night, I probably should, but I kinda like it as long as I don't outrun my lights.

Don't miss this opportunity to catch the Olympics -- just be a little more cautious.

[Melalvai]

I go slower at nights. Even on well-known roads. I'm cautious about over running my lights.

I was chuckling because I won't do mountain biking. I'm too cautious and it is too scary. But people think I am SO brave, or crazy, for biking in traffic.

Speed is just never a consideration. I might try to go faster when I'm running late but even so I know that my efforts won't make any difference in how much time it takes to get somewhere. I can't sustain the kind of output that would make a significant difference (like 5 minutes). Not in town, and not for a 3 - 5 mile trip.

The short answer is, I go as fast as I'm comfortable with for the conditions. I slow down for debris, road decay, wet, dark, fatigue, and more.

[indysteel]

Ugh; I have no excuse for not riding at night. I have a great light that essentially turns night into day. I just need a few other blinkies and some reflective wear, and I'm set. My BF (just two more days he's my DH!!! ) and I were just talking about how we now have the perfect set up for it. We live just a half mile from quiet country roads that we're pretty familiar with. We just need to do it!