+1 on the ankle strap. I used to wear a Rivendell one on my left ankle when commuting, its long tab sticking out further left. Many drivers complimented me on my very visible ankle strap, occasionally going so far as to ask where they could get one. I never got a comment on my tail lights, but that ankle strap got their attention.
-- Jon ³Papa² Grant Illustration + Information Graphics Austin, Texas jgr...@papagrant.com 512-284-9599 Drawings ‹ all sorts From: Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> Reply-To: <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 10:35:31 -0800 To: "rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com" <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: [RBW] Wheel Lights Pondering Lee Mitchell, a legendary sag driver who has logged countless hours behind cyclists of all kinds during the day and night, consistently recommends reflective ankle bands as the single most effective means of being visible. I trust that advice and always use them (in combination with a very bright blinkie). ‹Eric N On Dec 12, 2010, at 7:55 AM, JimD <rasterd...@comcast.net> wrote: > On my commute for dark times of the year I want to be REAL visible. > > My take is that making oneself visible among many car lights, various street > lights, and > commercial signage, one's bike can't be over lit. > > I have 2 bright front LED lights, a Dinotte rear light and accompany the > Dinotte with two planet bike blinkys. > I'm using the Riv wheel reflectors, Riv ankle reflectors, and a reflective > vest. I have an eos led on my helmet > (mainly for getting the attention of cars at intersections). I'm going for the > 'It Came From OuterSpace' look > and it seems to work. > > Riding home on Friday I met a bicycler with Niteiz Spokelits > <http://www.niteize.com/collections/led/products/spokelit> on his front > wheel. > When he was moving his bike was quite visible from the side. > Looking on the Google I see that these use CR2016 batteries so that isn't such > a good thing. > As lights go they aren't too dear ~ USD $ 8. > > Anyone using Spokelits? > > I'm also intrigued by Monkey Lights <http://www.monkeylectric.com/m132s.htm> > but my lighting compulsion isn't so strong (yet) that I'm going to > spend ~ USD $ 60. They do look like fun but a bit of a kludge. > > Light em up, > JimD > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW > Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
