Now that the long dark evenings are upon us, it's time to break out the nightriding gear. We're fortunate in that we have the forest trails of http://www.coedllandegla.com/ within a short drive of the store, which is open till 9pm on wednesday evenings, so thats where you'll find the likes of myself, Rich, Andy K and Ally from the store, along with our friends from a local MTB skills company http://www.campbellcoaching.eu

This season, i've invested in a new set of lights - http://www.mtbbatteries.co.uk/4.html an exceptionally nice company to deal with, very eager to help and run by real enthusiasts, like ourselves.

Riding at night brings a further dimension to the trails, it's very easy to find yourself riding above your comfort zone on trails you hardly recognise from the day time. Bags of fun!

We've been very impressed by the lights, three power settings and a high powered strobe, on the climbs and easier sections, even the low power mode is sufficient and would give around 30 hours of light, whereas high power is 1000 lumens, yet will still last 3 hours, more than enough time to get back for a cheeky coffee before home!

Sturdy and very well put together, the pack comes with a great helmet mount - see left along with O-ring mounts for std and oversized bars.

It's also been a lesson in gear to wear. we've been especially impressed by the new Rab MeCo Base layers http://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/index.cfm//fuseaction/pages.static/sub/meco

Lightweight, warm, and very quick drying, they offer just the right amount of warmth, but also wick moisture very effectively, a must for thos early climbs!

See you out there!!