...to start riding early. Sunrise today is around 5:45, which means it is starting to get light out between 5:00- 5:15 and we still have another month of adding more light each morning. If you have trouble getting out other times of the day or life gets further in the way the longer the day goes, One way to almost guarantee saddle time is riding when you wake up. I do 80% of my riding before 7am, all year round and starting doing so 8 years ago. The only thing preventing a longer ride is getting up even earlier. You will go through a 2-4 week adjusted period but after that it will just be normal.
In any case, if it is even remotely an option, do it now when you don't need lights and riding motivation is easy to come by. The trails are empty, the roads are clear, it is just you, your bike and whatever woodland creatures are around.
This is around 5:30 this morning, that ridge is Baldpate. I saw a bald eagle 2 min from here today.
You can sleep when you are dead.
DO IT!
In any case, if it is even remotely an option, do it now when you don't need lights and riding motivation is easy to come by. The trails are empty, the roads are clear, it is just you, your bike and whatever woodland creatures are around.
This is around 5:30 this morning, that ridge is Baldpate. I saw a bald eagle 2 min from here today.
You can sleep when you are dead.
DO IT!