[DVBC] Tuesday night ride

[eric zwicky]

anybody else who considers going out for this weeknight ride, it was a 
lot of fun.     much more extensive than i had than i figured for a 
night-time jaunt, with some good hills (painful for my atrophied legs, 
but still good).

one thing also i realized....  my little headlight is only good for 
being seen.   i need to get something better so i can actually see the 
road and the potholes.  also, it became very plain that a visor on my 
helmet will be indispensable for those times when cars are coming 
head-on.  i found myself looking down so that the brow of the helmet 
blocked the headlights, but then i was looking straight down at my front 
wheel.  a visor would be much more effective.

hopefully there will be other warmish weeknights befor the winter's over.

thanks jon!

-eric


Jon DeCristofaro wrote:
> Hi All --
>  
> Another great ride last night! It was almost 60 degrees at 8 pm as Eric 
> Z, Matt K, and I (Jon D) left from Swarthmore for a night tour of 
> Media/Middletown/Wallingford. Really an ideal time to be out. Everyone 
> was interested in learning a little more of the geography of our own 
> towns and how different it looks (and feels) at night. Eric on a kool 
> "kustard yellow" Kogswell, Matt on his Fuji Sagres commuter, and me on 
> the trusty rigid Trek mtb. The microclimates near the creeks and streams 
> and in the hollows is something you only experience in certain weather 
> conditions. Last night the temperature differences were huge from just 
> one patch of road to the next 100 yards down. The long hill down E. Rose 
> Tree Rd is a perfect time to rest and enjoy the night air. Overall: 15 
> miles in a little over an hour, and a lot of fun.
>  
> For those that haven't gone out at night, don't let lighting stop you. 
> CycleFit has a $30 light that is alright, and a $50 light that is quite 
> good. (They also have daylight-creating illumination systems that are 
> over $200, but I think those might be more for people riding in the woods.)
>  
> If there are other warm, dry weeknights, expect me to do a night ride. 
> Drop me a line if you feel like coming. I'll post something if I know 
> I'm going out more than a few hours in advance.
>  
> Jon D
> 
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