Originally Posted by ghettocruiser
Try to get a remote flash. If the flash is too close to the camera, the reflective materials on everyone's bike and clothes will be so bright they cook all the shots. If you can get the flash a long ways away from the camera (sidelighting) it can look pretty wild. I recently saw a skatepark-riding shoot done this way, it looked great.
I learned this the hard way. Lots of wasted film.lol