hi,
After finishing my second bike after Christmas (something to save the DH bike)
I Decided to go to my lbs as i knew they go for a weekly ride on Thursdays.
So i asked them if i could go along, and so i put my cat eyes on my hardtail and i was good to go!!
We all met in the town i lived and biked along the road to a local quarry in the pitch black!
They had been there before and were all pretty friendly.
The pace i had expected to be quicker on the roads but infact it was just right.
We rode the quarry trails for about a hour before returning home
Oh my God!!
How much fun was it bombing down somewhere with just a light to guide you!
It made it more of a challenge as you could not see everything and therefore made it easier to practice technique. As a few things were unexpected.
I dare say that it would have been not so good in the day as it would be a walk in the park.

Everything was so much fun apart from getting shot at by some chav with a BB gun on the way home!
I'm now going next week too! Also help with keeping fitness up as well 
(sorry if i bored you)
Liam

well there was 5 of us they had helmet lights and i had a rechargable battery lights on the front.
But they knew it well and so i just kinda followed them!!
we had a comp to see who to get across off camber roots and stuff like that

so it was relatively safe, Sounds good mate, glad you enjoyed

yeah i go on at least a night right a week its awsome I find i have little or no balance. I ride where the local Marine base train so tis rather amusing riding through thick woods only to come across a bush moving across the trail!

i started night riding last year and love it , the only trouble is if i go to the same place in daylight it is now sooo boring 

Yeah night riding in fog and rain is quite possibly the worst conditions to ride in EVER! improves your skills so much.

And everyone knows Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills

darkness makes simple trails more challenging. you have to be much more precise. i find it harder to pump the ground too as you cant see whats coming.

decent size drops/flyoffs are fun in the dark - it feels like you are launching into a black abyss!

go find some shore too. top fun and less scary as you cant see the ground

i only have cateye 230`s with a different battery than standard. lasts about 2 hrs and all for less than £60. bargain! i also have a spare battery i take on longer jaunts. just dont leave em on full blast all the time.

your from oswestry arent you? where abouts did you head out to?
ed