For those who have embraced cycling for leisure or their daily commute, being comfortable biking at night in urban environs may be the final frontier. Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan offers some tips for navigating darkened streets in style and safety.
"You can do it on the way to the grocery store. You can do it in a deep maze of the city streets. But can you do it when the lights go out?"
"We’re talking cycling — night cycling. Something funny happens to bikers when the sun goes down: Riders who will gleefully pedal all over town between dawn and dusk hesitate to saddle up for a moonlight roll."
Kwak-Hefferan offers some guidance for navigating the numerous hazards that pop up when the sun goes down.
FULL STORY: Biking at night: How to avoid hidden dangers and arrive in style
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