So, our clocks went back 1 hour to Greenwich Mean Time at the weekend. Now it gets dark one hour earlier, so I figured that some preparation was necessary for night-time cycling. I had all my light batteries fully charged in readiness.
As we left the house yesterday, my Fiancee thoughtfully asked "Now, you do have your lights don't you?".
"Of course I do, but thank you" I replied.

>>Fast forward to Monday evening >>

Hmmmn, can't find that headlight... hope I didn't drop it anywhere... panic as I realise it is pitch dark out there, and the first mile of the ride home is on unlit country lanes. Finally find a torch in the toolbox, and fix it to the handlebars with floor marking tape. I made it home safely, and found the headlamp waiting for me where I'd left it after putting stuff in the attic at the weekend

The problem is that the headlamp is better than any torch

On a bad note, it seemed that a cyclist had been involved in an accident on my least favourite roundabout in town last night. There was an ambulance in attendance when I got there, just hope it was not too serious. Time to complain to the council about the stupid road layout again - considering the number of cyclists that use this part of town the design is insane.

Be careful out there!

Ed