Cycling is always a pleasure, a little scape to forget and to be free of stress. A moment away from our pending matters to dedicate a time for ourselves, but doing it by the moonlight is even more magic, that’s why today we will talk about the benefits of cycling during night.
Believe it or not, is very different to pedaling during day than night. When you perform it at dusk, bring different advantages that as cyclist, you will surely enjoy at the maximum.
Take your lights and helmet, because here we go.
Cycling during night, what are the benefits?
A city during day is a completely different one from the night, we all know that. From the scenario that can be seen, to the situations that arise when is in complicity with darkness.
There are circumstances that can’t be appreciated or experimented than being sheltered by moonlight. When cycling, you can be able to notice them.
Here, we will share the benefits of cycling during night:
Cycling to the dew
Pedaling during day can be extremely tiring, the main reason: the sun. It doesn’t matter how much sun block you use, neither where you look for a shadow. Being exposed by sun during a long time is exhausting, besides, a danger for skin. On the other hand, cycling during night gives you a fresher temperature, without exposing to sun strokes; of course, before a cold weather, the best is to go a bit warm. Remember that pedaling, you’re generating your own heat.
The calm of silence
It’s difficult that a city is in complete silence without caring the hour, no doubt, the city is calmer during night than day. In one hand, with less cars, you can forget about the traffic and all the noises of motors and horns. On the other hand, you will ride the bike calmer without distractions neither stressful sound.
The King of the street
Even though is well known that a bike can occupy a full lane, doing this during a day is dangerous, due most of motorists don’t respect this official regulation and relegate us to the end of the lane. Well, the more night it is, the easier to take the lane before the lack of cars. Likewise, due the silence of landscape, is easier to notice when a car is behind you.
Healthy mind, clean lungs
When cycling during night, you clean your thoughts and enter to a relaxation state that may be considered as one of the best exercises of meditation to have a cleaner mind. However, isn’t the only thing cleaned, due, there’s less traffic, and less pollution, your lungs are filled with a purer air than day and your heart oxygen better the blood that pumps.
Movie reflexes
If pedaling in the rush hour of the city is already considered a talent, doing it during night, boosts this special ability. Cycling provides you great benefits to leave behind, dodge, brake or adequate to every situation, but, riding under moonlight (or nights without moon), sharpen your senses and enhance even more your reflexes.
Quality time and new horizons
Cycling during night also has great advantages to socialize. As being a calmer landscape you can perform short tours with your family or friends. Likewise, most of cyclist groups do a night ride every week, and organize to visit different places. The best of everything is all of them take care of each other.
A different sight
It would surprise you how much a metropolis can change under darkness. Join us to ride during night and you will find amazing landscapes: from fountains, parks and lighted historic buildings, to special places that only open when sun is going down, and we properly refer to bars, but also cultural and entertainment places.
Now you know the advances of cycling during night, but yet, is very important to take the necessary precautions. Remember to always use a front and rear light, besides your reflective clothing. Likewise, take care of your riding, we aren’t exempt to find reckless motorists at any hour of the day or night.
Remember that with sun or moon… The best is to circulate within a cycling infrastructure when this exists, as the case of your city bike ways.
