It has been about a week since I was on the bike, so I decided to conduct the black ops night ride. In all seriousness it is probably dangerous, but you do what you have to when you are restricted to riding after 8:30pm. I call it the black ops ride for a couple of reasons:
1. It's is dark out.
2. I don't have any lights.
3. My cycling cloths are black.
4. I hide from cars.
My typical objective is to make it from my house to the green line trail without any cars passing me. Once I am on the trail, I am free to hammer without the fear of being run over. By turning it into a little game, I am able to ride a little faster with fear. At night, you can see the lights of a car approaching from a good distance. When this happens, I start to sprint to my next turn, or some other location where I know I will be safe.
Once on the trail, the trick is to not run over walkers and cyclist coming from the opposite direction. You also have to be careful not to get jumped, as this has been happening more often along the green-line. That is probably one benefit of not having light, as the 'bad-guys' don't see you coming. You have to stay alert, which gives me adrenaline to ride faster.
I averaged about 18mph last night, and made it home without from my 16 mile out and back without issue...
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