night time cyclists!!

pantani

strangest thing ive ever saw,a cyclist on the road between ferns and enniscorthy on wednesday morning at 1.55 am no light just reflectors on the wheels though,was wearing a helmet too.don't know whether it was male or female.

Stark

The androgynous cyclist is a legend down around those parts.

Beasty

Was he out training?

How many km did he do?

Do you think he has any particular goals in mind?

Edit - moved from cycling training logs

Just drove into town after cycling out from it earlier on - ninjas a-plenty out there.

Corkfeen

Was just out for an evening stroll and saw a guy with no light or reflector of any variety, dressed completely in black on a black bike. Really foolish behaviour tbh, i'm skeptical enough of cycling Irish roads at night dressed like a lighthouse let alone going camouflaged.

manwithaplan

Corkfeen wrote: »

i'm skeptical enough of cycling Irish roads at night dressed like a lighthouse

Me too:

rp

Corkfeen wrote: »

Was just out for an evening stroll and saw a guy with no light or reflector of any variety, dressed completely in black on a black bike. Really foolish behaviour tbh, i'm skeptical enough of cycling Irish roads at night dressed like a lighthouse let alone going camouflaged.

I dunno, if they can't see you, its harder for them to get target lock on you.

Surveyor11

ah, grasshopper, that time of the year again

Icyseanfitz

thats it im going as a bicycle ninja for Halloween

cdaly_

Corkfeen wrote: »

Was just out for an evening stroll and saw a guy with no light or reflector of any variety, dressed completely in black on a black bike. Really foolish behaviour tbh, i'm skeptical enough of cycling Irish roads at night dressed like a lighthouse let alone going camouflaged.

I recall in my student days painting my bike matt black so that it would be invisible at night...

manwithaplan

cdaly_ wrote: »

I recall in my student days painting my bike matt black so that it would be invisible at night...

I thought bikes only came in black then.

super_furry

cdaly_ wrote: »

I recall in my student days painting my bike matt black so that it would be invisible at night...

That wouldn't be Matt Black of the Ballinasloe Blacks, would it?

michael196

pantani wrote: »

strangest thing ive ever saw,a cyclist on the road between ferns and enniscorthy on wednesday morning at 1.55 am no light just reflectors on the wheels though,was wearing a helmet too.don't know whether it was male or female.

the last of the race around ireland ?

snubbleste

pantani wrote: »

strangest thing ive ever saw,a cyclist on the road between ferns and enniscorthy on wednesday morning at 1.55 am no light just reflectors on the wheels though,was wearing a helmet too.don't know whether it was male or female.

How could it navigate the unlit road?
There could be a logical explanation, batteries in the lights failed or the lights had been stolen from the bike earlier.

tomasrojo

I've noticed Ninja (or almost Ninja) Gardaí lately. Very weak lights obscured by the bag on the rear carrier, or none discernible at all.