Bike in the night
Bike in the night
Bike in the night ... cycling in the magic atmosphere of the night
ROVERETO-TRENTO-BOLZANO – JUL2017: HERE some pictures
VALSUGANA NIGHT - AUG2017 : HERE some pictures.
ROVERETO-TRENTO-BOLZANO – JUL2017: HERE some pictures
VALSUGANA NIGHT - AUG2017 : HERE some pictures.
- Heltor Chasca
- Posts: 3016
- Joined: 30 Aug 2014, 8:18pm
- Location: Near Bath & The Mendips in Somerset
Re: Bike in the night
It is magical yes. Got to jump on the bandwagon and share mine. Exmouth Exodus 2017 (100 mile night ride from Bath to Exmouth)
-
- Posts: 464
- Joined: 13 Nov 2007, 9:57am
Re: Bike in the night
there's a night ride out of london almost every month run by my club, the Friday Night Ride to the Coast.
http://fridaynightridetothecoast.blogsp ... lcome.html
http://fridaynightridetothecoast.blogsp ... lcome.html
Re: Bike in the night
MartinBrice wrote:... there's a night ride out of london almost every month run by my club, the Friday Night Ride to the Coast ...
"the Friday Night Ride to the Coast"... simply excellent, sounds pretty good, thank you !!! One day, who knows, I might apply !!!
Re: Bike in the night
MartinBrice wrote:there's a night ride out of london almost every month run by my club, the Friday Night Ride to the Coast.
http://fridaynightridetothecoast.blogsp ... lcome.html
Not a new idea - my parents were riding down to Bournemouth, Portsmouth etc regularly - back before I was born in the 50's! Not unknown for a round trip to Brighton with chips at the coast before heading for home.
Convention? what's that then?
Airnimal Chameleon touring, Orbit Pro hack, Orbit Photon audax, Focus Mares AX tour, Peugeot Carbon sportive, Owen Blower vintage race - all running Tulio's finest!
Airnimal Chameleon touring, Orbit Pro hack, Orbit Photon audax, Focus Mares AX tour, Peugeot Carbon sportive, Owen Blower vintage race - all running Tulio's finest!
-
- Posts: 464
- Joined: 13 Nov 2007, 9:57am
Re: Bike in the night
It's two quid a year for about nine rides and a week-long tour. Just read The Basics on the website and sign up.ConRAD wrote:I might apply !!!
Re: Bike in the night
I remember Barry Hoban giving a talk. He used to ride for Calder Clarion before he turned pro and they used to ride overnight from Wakefield to Liverpool to catch the ferry for Isle of Man week, in the late 1950s.
Sherwood CC and Notts CTC.
A cart horse trapped in the body of a man.
http://www.jogler2009.blogspot.com
A cart horse trapped in the body of a man.
http://www.jogler2009.blogspot.com
-
- Posts: 584
- Joined: 22 Jul 2017, 10:21pm
Re: Bike in the night
I used to ride at night all the time, clear roads, stars, lighter winds usually, cooler so less fluids needed, I carried this on to motorbikes. Plug a radio into my ears just have a rear light on and it was a good way to do the miles. enjoy the dawn then stop for a nap.
I used to pannier up and look after scout and D of E expeditions, go off on the friday night, bivvy up and wait for the kids to pass by, people seemed less bothered about you stopping for a nap during the day than at night, although I'd often get asked if I was okay. Nice that people were worried that I was injured.
as I'm getting back into it I still ride at night just to avoid the traffic in birmingham.
I used to pannier up and look after scout and D of E expeditions, go off on the friday night, bivvy up and wait for the kids to pass by, people seemed less bothered about you stopping for a nap during the day than at night, although I'd often get asked if I was okay. Nice that people were worried that I was injured.
as I'm getting back into it I still ride at night just to avoid the traffic in birmingham.
Re: Bike in the night
Re: Bike in the night
Apologies if I have asked this before Conrad, but I thought you weren't allowed to cycle in Venice at all? Seem to remember that someone I used to be in touch with who lived there told me this.
Sweep
Re: Bike in the night
Yes, you're right, cycling in Venice is stricktly forbidden by a specific municipal law ... but, if you do it in the deepest of the night (e.g. 02:00AM-05:00AM) you can do it ... of course possibly alone, in a discrete, silent and respectful way.
Re: Bike in the night
ConRAD wrote:Yes, you're right, cycling in Venice is stricktly forbidden by a specific municipal law ... but, if you do it in the deepest of the night (e.g. 02:00AM-05:00AM) you can do it ... of course possibly alone, in a discrete, silent and respectful way.
Thanks for the reply conrad.
There are of course a multiplicity of police forces in Italy.
You must surely encounter some of them?
Are you saying that they let you be?
In truth it would worry me as from what I know application of the law in Italy can be flexible, but on paper some of the penalties can be fearsome.
Or do you have friends in high places?
Sweep