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I ride the DPRT trail very often in the dark, just make sure to dim your lights near the park entrances as it is technically illegal to ride the trail after dark. Also a carry a back up light or battery to get you home just in case of a delay. For me I try to get on the trail while it is still light and just finish the last 1-2 hrs as the sun goes down. As the days shorten it gets harder to do that and I have to cut the rides to under 3 hrs making sure my light's battery will allow me to get home safe.
I ride the DPRT trail very often in the dark, just make sure to dim your lights near the park entrances as it is technically illegal to ride the trail after dark. Also a carry a back up light or battery to get you home just in case of a delay. For me I try to get on the trail while it is still light and just finish the last 1-2 hrs as the sun goes down. As the days shorten it gets harder to do that and I have to cut the rides to under 3 hrs making sure my light's battery will allow me to get home safe.
Mike,
Sounds fun - I'd be up for it depending on when. I've got the bike and the lights for it.
I'm in! I've been wanting to ride the offroad at night for a while. I have a dynamo setup and a headlamp.
The battery on my magicshine pooped out earlier this year.
This sounds fun! I've got a cyclocross bike that should work for most of the stuff around there. So long as I can make the date/time I'd be in.
I could be game. Have the appropriate lights and bike(s). North Branch trail woods?
I rode the DPRT last friday from River Grove (grand ave) to Libertyville (rte 176). The cook county portion was not underwater, but had a bunch of wet and muddy spots. There were a few places were the path was blocked by fallen trees and limbs. Its passable, but slow going in spots.
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