Where my night riders at?

Nice. I'm on La Palma just west of Anaheim and right before the train tracks.

Checkout MagicShine for the bar mounted lights. That's what I am running. Much cheaper than the Big Brands and works just as well. I have a Lumina 900 for the helmet mount.

Let's Ride!!!!

 

Once I’m healthy again I am going to join you guys (at least to Beeks/Ball). Do you typically start at 5pm? I am often done with work by 2pm and am habitually early to everything in life.

Kids are old enough now that I can pencil in a night for myself and not get the wrath from my better half.

 

That'd be awesome.

We do normally roll at 5:00. Sometimes we may get out a little earlier if not all the normal attendees make it, but that is the exception.

Thursday are always just to the gate....every once in a while we may get a wild hare and go to the ball.

 

Joe, I'm also in Tustin. You're welcome to try my lights if you'd like. The bar light is simple with bar mount, 7 modes up to 4000 lumens, no external battery pack, just a tube flashlight (with 3 LEDs) with one battery (can bring spare to swap). The helmet light (smaller tube flashlight single LED) is not as simple... it's velcro'd to my helmet, rock solid and pointed just right for me. May not work as well on your helmet. I've done Limestone Canyon ride many times and unless I'm in the lead (of the slower pack) or solo because I got dropped, I rarely used max brightness except on the descents which go by too fast. I've never had to swap batteries.

 

I agree on our P-12 trails @Mikie . The kangaroo rats played chicken with me last night

 

I might take you up on that. You have the magic shine?

 

I have custom-ordered built flashlights made typically to be mounted on hunting rifles. Except for the light's outer shell, everything inside is custom made: circuit board, solid copper heat sink, springs, latest LEDs (at the time), chosen tint... tested lumens, not "ebay lumens" with high discharge batteries. I've shaked n baked several flashlights on the trails, some lasted barely 50 yds before it went dark. None of the built ones (10 or so) have had any issues so far.

I wanted to see Limestone Canyon at night, so had a light built to throw a hotspot for 1000 yards but it's a pretty narrow beam so it was a bit disappointing...

 

If you want to built some, I have a full machine shop

 

Uhhh... can you elaborate on the “I have a full machine shop” part? Asking for a friend.

 

I've had fun fabbing simple car stuff before, like seat mounts/brackets... but that's about my limit. Would love to learn how stuff is done for fun though.

The last time I needed access to a machine shop for a 5-10 ton hydraulic press to press out the ball joints on the control arms.
It's easy and fun when you have the right tools, hammering is no fun...

 

off topic haha but...in the garage.

 

IMtb lights!!

 

I have been riding solo on Wednesday nights in Bako, I just ordered the a Niterider Lumina 1800 light for my bar and can’t wait to see how bright it is compared to my current 750. I also use a 700 for the helmet. I also have a pro 1200 that doesn’t get used much.

 

Dude. Get better

 

@kazlx whens the next night ride????? post it up!

 

just got me some new Gloworm lights. This week has been crazy but definitely want to get out next week!

 

Last night. And the night before!

I’d like to get back into the Wednesday night Motorway routine this year. It’s worked out well the past two years... Even if this week’s ride didn’t go so well. I’m going to call that “first run issues”.

 

I am a day walker/day rider.

 

I'd be down to do a Motorway.

 

The Motorway loop is awesome at night... Maybe next Wednesday?

 

That's a tentative yes for me pending wife/kids schedule...

 

x2

 

STT up past Cadillac and back down Luge was my first ride with you Jason and my first night MTB Ride. Haha. Both parts of that ride were great. Although the pace up little mustard killed me with @Faust29 pushing me.
Hope to be back riding with you guys soon. Looking forward to some frozen Maple Springs runs too.

 

When I first started riding, I rode Luge for like 4-5 months straight every Thursday at night before ever riding it during the day

 

That was a good ride.

 

This coming Wednesday is most likely out for me. I may have the chance to do something else during the day. The plans are a formin’.

 

Rumours abound at work that Wednesdays are going to be made a wfh day, if that happens then I'm definitely down for Motorway loops.

 

Do we have details on a Weds night ride?

 

Not this week....it's gonna be raining.

 

Doh!