+1! In living close(within .5 mi) to the Natchez Trace Parkway I get to go out on frequent night rides. When I lived urban I loved riding at night, too. You're right, it's SO much less frenetic. My rig of choice is the NR Trailrat, though I started w/a 15.00 Cateye. Kept falling off the handlebars, so I duct taped it. Friends and co-workers think I'm a little nuts and they're probably right, but how many of them have ever seen a wolverine? Saw one back in November out on the Trace. Must've been an escapee of some sort, because they don't live this far south in the wild. Still, it was an awe inspiring experience. Night riding rules.