Can enough square inches of reflective tape equal the visibility of a cycling vest or Sam Browne? How much, and where? The Sam Browne is rather annoying to put on, tho' in the universal scheme of things this is a gripe petty to the point of absurdity.
I use reflective tape on cranks, but where can you add sufficient sq inches if you don't use a helmet and don't want the stuff on your fenders? I don't suppose you can .... To make the question more general: what lighting and reflectors, front and rear, in y'all's opinion, is minimally sufficient to make sure you stand out *well, from front and from rear,* in a light-cluttered urban nighttime rush hour environment? What I've been using: Sufficiently bright headlight (currently Edeluxe I or Mi-Newt Mini on Medium: 200 lumens); PB Superflash or similar on blink + a steady light*; Sam Browne or large waist-strapped triangle; 1" circles of brightly reflective tape on upper butt-ends of cranks (would probably be better to put tape at ends of cranks but the other place looks kinda neat). * FWIW: on the 2 bikes that don't have the dynamo system, one "steady" possibility is a 2 AA Maglite with red LED strapped to bottom of left chainstay with lockblock. On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 10:04 AM, Tim Gavin <tim.ga...@littlevillagemag.com> wrote: > Yes, 3M reflective tape is great. I put some on my girlfriend's Soma for > visibility. I used small strips (like 1/4" wide) on the inside of the > rims, and on the pedals. Those little reflective flashes are quite > visible, combined with the movement of the wheels and pedals. A bigger > patch on the rear of the fender is also quite conspicuous. > > Basic spoke and pedal reflectors are also quite effective, due to their > signature motion. > > As for lights, I now have dynamo setups on my two main bikes, with very > bright Luxos U headlights and Top Line Brake Plus rear lights. > > I can't tell you which is more conspicuous, solid or blinking rear > lights. So I go with both; I sometimes add a red blinky light for added > conspicuity. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************* *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
