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    The Darkest Forest in England! | Epic MTB Night Ride



    Evenings getting shorter and the nights getting darker can only mean one thing, less riding time! Or does it? Anna Cipullo and Blake Samson show you what you need to be fully equipped for those nighttime MTB rides. They head to the darkest place in England to demonstrate that shorter days don’t necessarily mean shorter rides and that you can still have fun on those cold winter days.

    Blake and Anna are using the Magicshine Monteer 12,000 and the Magicshine Seemee 300 Smart Taillight, along with some Magicshine MJ 906S helmet lights in this video.

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    ⏱ Timestamps ⏱
    00:00 – Intro
    01:10 – Tips For Night Riding
    02:34 – The Riding Lights
    05:06 – Time To Ride
    08:36 – At The Top
    10:37 – Descending
    11:40 – Outro

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    6. @richr7516 on

      12,000 lm, holy cow. I'm happy with my 900 bar and 400 on my helmet. But then again, the trails we ride are tight, twisty single in the deep woods where you don't need to see 1/4 mile down the trail like what you were riding. I suppose you would need more for faster trails though, nothing fast here. 🙃

    12. @gaddobronx6740 on

      I've tried biking at night a handful of times. But most of the time I go by myself as my riding buddies dont have night riding lights. My bar light is magicshine 1500rn and 800 lumen headlamp. For me it's more than enough to light up the trails.

      I can honestly say its both amazing and eerie at the same time and something that every mountain biker should experience. Every time i ride at night I can't help but think that someone or something is watching or stalking me. Lol

      I know its just my imagination and I guess that part of the trill of riding at night alone.

      As for gear, i just take the same stuff when I ride in the day. My cellphone in case of emergency, multi tool, plugs, co2 pump and zip ties.

    15. @lindafay2425 on

      I like riding at night, especially in summer if the day has been crazy hot. If i'm going alone, I stick to trails I know well. Less likely to get turned around, or run into the wrong kind of "wildlife".

    19. @X41N3 on

      I love to ride in the night, it's just that my lights are nowhere near enough to get up to speed with a fake 500 lumen light that performs more like a 130 lumen one…the headlight, even a shitty one helps a lot though.

    21. @yannhenriot2568 on

      It’s a Spanish colleague that first talk to me about night riding telling me how much fun it was.

      But I guess that he never did it in the same weather you did 😮

    23. @junka1975 on

      Anna and Blake on the loose is hilarious. The human lighthouse is pure gold. I have to wonder how they manage not to giggle when they have to do the serious product presentation because I am sure they'll try and make each other laugh.

    24. @plainsrider on

      12000 lumens is overkill, I've been riding regularly for years through the winter with Exposure lights a max 800 lumens on the helmet & max 3500 lumens on the handlebars. Also don't ride trails with a rear light, it can blind riders behind & if you meet other riders, don't blind them with your lights.

    25. @Numberofbillion on

      Thanks for the show. Good laugh along the way. Yes i do it, yes i do it often, love it, take lots, extra canisters, spare batteries, extra fluids, picnic set. Oh.. on an ebike though 🚵‍♀

    26. @duncanicook on

      You rode with very bright white lights, in my experience this is not the way to do it especially when damp you get a snow effect where the leaves and anything wet and shiny reflects causing you not to see properly. Also with this type way of using/white light there is a huge difference between what is lit and what isn't… So In fact are you seeing less.
      You are also causing the rider in front of you to not be able to see properly due to shadows. I use and really like the L & M seca lights which many companies copied the shape of. They have a slightly warmer light
      Great beam pattern… BUT a ridiculously long lead, and battery shapes that could have been better… But for me the best beam/kelvin rating lamp.
      I also like the Exposure joysticks which give a great beam for bike packing/end of day just in case light.
      I occasionally try their larger lights but the light is too white and the pattern not as good especially using it on higher then lower beam settings it needs to be moved up or down on the bars. Great pity light and motion never made a really good self contained large light!

    29. @TitoJoebs on

      Me & my friends go night riding as well. We bring the things that you also brought (Blake & Anna). The thing is, ALL of us forgot to switch on the GoPro!

    34. @jamesherd9132 on

      I have a magicshine 6500s monteer and a Exposure Diablo 12 . more than enough light for in the scottish woods. the thing to remember is to charge them up fully beforehand. not like my son the other night.thanks for another great video

    35. @kanaalvanNI on

      Night rides used to be epic with 50 lumen halogen pezl headlights or without light under the full moon, with a 300 lumen led headlight and a 600 lumen flood on the bars i went from a rolling lighthouse late 90's to rolling in my own shadow 2010,.. mtb evolved, a 1995 DH track is now a gravelbike ride but when i am alone i can ride enduro tracks at speed with 1800 lumend on the bar and 900 on the helmet. With other riders with much brighter lights around my eyes adjust to the bright light so i needed to upgrade,.. now i ride up to 4000 on the helmet, 8000 on the bars,..

    37. @northerner7105 on

      Been using magicshine montear 6500 for a couple of years now. I dont think I'll use another brand for a long time. I love the fact the battery pack doubles up as a powerbank for your phone. As I connect my phone to my bike for a route it can drain the battery on long rides. So the powerbank is perfect for me 👌🏻

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