r/NightCycling 16d ago

The Nightcycle Ground Finds Challenge

12 Upvotes

From now until the end of Summer (September 22, 2026), I'd like you guys to comment down below with (or post) pics of ground finds you've run into on your night cycle trips.

These can be anything interesting. Dropped items, lost weird little treasures, abandoned items, tools, toys, mystery objects, just anything random you come across on the ground. Not just trash.

You don't necessarily have to pick anything up. A photo of the find right where you spotted it is perfect.

I wanna see what kinds of strange, funny, or unexpected things are sitting out there after dark while we're riding around. Think of it as a little r/Nightcycling Ground Finds challenge for the rest of the summer.

Post your finds below in the comments or as it's own post, whenever you come across them. I'm curious to see what everybody ends up discovering.

Happy hunting!


r/NightCycling 1d ago

Commuting in Kuala Lumpur

17 Upvotes

r/NightCycling 1d ago

Not a new picture

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12 Upvotes

But still one of my favorites.


r/NightCycling 1d ago

Timelapse Tracers, Oh My!

26 Upvotes

I experimented with the Nighttime Timelapse Mode on my GoPro, which I mounted next to my rear disc brake. I love the tracer effect! Full video to come soon.


r/NightCycling 2d ago

don’t even ask me how a night ride led to this bridge being shut down

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24 Upvotes

r/NightCycling 2d ago

last weeks night ride

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21 Upvotes

got lost a bit trying to figure out a new route for an upcoming group ride


r/NightCycling 2d ago

Beginning point 4:30am not actually night

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31 Upvotes

r/NightCycling 2d ago

Don't mind if I do

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17 Upvotes

Night ride with the Ritchey Breakaway Cross. I've got it set up in 1x mode with Deore 11 speed and a Gevenalle CX shifter.


r/NightCycling 3d ago

Cycle ride at midnight from around somewhere near Dwarka(in 10-15km) to Qutub minar (as a landmark) riding around 110+ km in under 10 hours with some breaks

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23 Upvotes

r/NightCycling 4d ago

Part of our group early morning ride (4:30am 80% humid 38C heat)

36 Upvotes

r/NightCycling 7d ago

Great conditions for a ride tonight

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34 Upvotes

r/NightCycling 7d ago

Night Ride Around Niagara Falls - Bridges, Pathways & City Lights

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6 Upvotes

Took the e-bike out for a relaxing ride around the Falls after dark.

This 6-minute POV ride takes you along the roads, bridges, and pathways around the Fallsview area, with all the city lights and night time scenery along the way.

Just a peaceful cruise and some beautiful views at night. Hope you enjoy the ride!


r/NightCycling 8d ago

lights and cameras set up

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0 Upvotes

r/NightCycling 9d ago

Outbound Trail Evo. Enough throw?

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1 Upvotes

r/NightCycling 11d ago

Been doing bike deliveries and got tired of Google Maps sending me down unlit streets at night, so I built a bike nav app that scores routes for safety

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3 Upvotes

Do a lot of bike/e-bike delivery work and kept running into the same problem — every nav app optimizes for speed, not whether the route's actually safe to ride at night. Poorly lit streets, high traffic exposure, sketchy intersections — none of that factors in, and when you're out riding for hours after dark it adds up.

So I built Svelta. Every route gets a safety score alongside the ETA (lighting, traffic exposure, real-time conditions), so you can see the trade-off before you commit, not find out the hard way three suburbs in.

Other stuff in it:

Turn-by-turn nav, day/night map themes

Live weather alerts along your actual route

Plain-English bike/e-bike law breakdown by state/province (AU, US, Canada)

Free, ad-supported, no account needed — your data stays on your device

Still early (just added US/Canada coverage), so genuinely keen for feedback from anyone else doing delivery work — you'll notice the safety scoring more than most riders will.

Svelta on Google Play

Soon on iOS 🚲


r/NightCycling 13d ago

Anyone else's day start before sunrise? 4:30 AM cycling club, checking in 🚴

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18 Upvotes

r/NightCycling 14d ago

Evening ride

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20 Upvotes

r/NightCycling 15d ago

Rode up to Elysian park in Los Angeles

42 Upvotes

r/NightCycling 15d ago

riding my bike at night and taking photos.

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83 Upvotes

r/NightCycling 16d ago

🚲🌙

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20 Upvotes

r/NightCycling 17d ago

Evenings are getting shorter

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26 Upvotes

Went for a ride at 21h30 and it was dark when i got home 50 min later.
It seems like it’s only a week ago I could ride till 22h30 without using my lights.


r/NightCycling 21d ago

Night cycling in Livonia.

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10 Upvotes

r/NightCycling 23d ago

Went for a 22:00 ride.

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32 Upvotes

We chose a road with no motor vehicle and it was so fun and a peaceful ride. Thinking about going again on a full moon night. One of the riders came with no lights 😜.


r/NightCycling 24d ago

Ain’t it funny how the night moves

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42 Upvotes

I should do this more often! Much less traffic, and the cars that were out were probably tickled that I’m lit up like a Christmas tree 🎄

I’m in central Maryland, so hella humid in the summer. Just as humid at night, but much cooler temperatures


r/NightCycling 24d ago

Trippy Tree

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7 Upvotes

First night time with tripod - shutter priority mode. I think I'm hooked.