Originally Posted by
coachloren
Monday through Friday get on the trainer for 1 hour as often as you can. Either morning or evening will work. I hate to see people riding on the road in the dark. In my book it is just to dangerous. Saturday and Sunday get on the bike and hit the road.
In general, I disagree. If you're out early, there's very little in the way of traffic, even in a relatively dense area. I'm out the door and on the way to work by 5, and get passed by exactly zero cars on most days.
The ones that do pass me give me a ridiculous margin; it's a little insulting, actually.
I really do believe that with good lights, a cyclist is harder to miss in the dark. It's trickier at dawn/dusk, and on roads that are highly lit. We can speculate on the demographics and types of drivers who are out that early in the morning, but I am more at ease on the road in the early morning hours.