On my basket bike (the one most likely to be ridden in the dark around town), I use:
Hi-vis reflective vest Reflective stickers on the helmet Reflective stickers on the sides of the front fork Reflective sidewall tires (Continental Contact Urban 700x40) Reflective stickers on the outside of my chuck taylors Reflector pedals SWRVE jeans with 3M reflective fabric sewn into the outside seams, cuffed Rear triangle reflector Front headlight Two rear blinkies and battery powered Xmas lights wrapped around the rear triangle. Nick, trying to stay really visible in NOVA On Monday, December 16, 2024 at 2:19:22 PM UTC-5 Edwin W wrote: > I have a light up front, a light in back (dynamo powered, steady lights) > and > Triangle - reflective > https://www.rivbike.com/products/big-reflecto-triangle?_pos=2&_sid=74cbd3652&_ss=r > Reflective pedals > https://www.rivbike.com/products/mks-rmx-sneaker-pedals?srsltid=AfmBOopwe2JthCJP7vgy9Fop8Q15fSQ2CAWXDX9Zte-JKNHFsDm6wyK8 > Wheel reflectors for side visibility > https://www.amazon.com/MGMSINYO-Reflector-Reflectors-Bicycle-Warning/dp/B0CFLJJ29Y?gQT=1&th=1&psc=1 > > I believe in ankle bands, but I don't like anything I have to add > everything I get on a bike... which is every day. > > Edwin > On Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:30:30 PM UTC-6 JohnS wrote: > >> Hello Patrick, >> >> You didn't ask, but I have to recommend tires with reflective sidewalls. >> When I commuted, I thought they were as valuable to my safety as generator >> lights (front and rear). This was when I had my QB set up for commuting, so >> the tires were not supple and were more puncture resistant than the tires >> on my other bikes. >> >> Regards, >> JohnS >> >> >> On Monday, December 16, 2024 at 1:16:15 PM UTC-5 campyo...@me.com wrote: >> >>> Lee Mitchell, who drove thousands of miles behind cyclists supporting >>> events over a period or decades here in NorCal, said that the most >>> effective piece of reflective gear (in fact, I think it may have been the >>> most effective piece of nighttime visibility gear of any kind) is >>> reflective ankle bands. >>> >>> The combination of reflectivity and movement attract the attention of >>> motorists and identify you as a cyclist. >>> >>> I use other gear (lights and reflective vest) at night, but always in >>> combination with ankle bands. >>> >>> --Eric Norris >>> campyo...@me.com >>> Insta: @CampyOnlyGuy >>> YouTube: YouTube.com/CampyOnlyGuy >>> >>> On Dec 16, 2024, at 9:48 AM, Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I’m curious to know what types and combinations of reflective gear >>> others think are most effective = safe. To date my own practice is to use >>> both left-side reflective ankle band and some sort of torso-mounted >>> reflective gear, but IIRC Peter While suggests that it is the reflective >>> ankle band that is the most important reflector. (Peter, please correct if >>> I’m wrong.) >>> >>> My purpose is to simplify riding kit in cold weather night time riding. >>> If I can safety dispense with reflective Sam Browne belt or reflective >>> triangle belt because I have highly reflective ankle bands on both legs — >>> is a leftside ankle band sufficient??? — it would remove approx 57 seconds >>> and a huge deal of annoyance in pre-ride accessory prep. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Patrick Moore >>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing >>> services >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* >>> *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* >>> *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* >>> >>> -- >>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgspr%3DsGu71z%3Dektt5PnyRN0ZwFwwVArbHCLKYk92AB7%2Bw%40mail.gmail.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgspr%3DsGu71z%3Dektt5PnyRN0ZwFwwVArbHCLKYk92AB7%2Bw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> >>> -- 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 view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/804dd0f6-ea6a-48a9-926a-0597bedf17f6n%40googlegroups.com.
