I found it, it was Jobst Brandt on Sheldon's site: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/reflective-tape.html
Seems like a really good idea, that would not otherwise impact the look of the bike. For my rims, if I were to try this technique I'd want something that blended in with the silver color during the day, even if it weren't the "most" reflective at night. Jim, I think the tape you refer to is known as SOLAS grade (for Safety Of Life At Sea) and is very good. I've had good luck with the red and white "conspicuity" tape from the auto parts store, cut up and applied at various spots on my commuter bike, and many of the 3M products work well, too. My Riv, at the moment, is only set up for day rides with a rear blinky.... Anybody know where I can find Hillborne orange reflective tape? :) -Pete On Dec 13, 1:48 pm, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > on 12/12/10 11:52 AM, Peter Pesce at petepe...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > > I read a suggestion somewhere (Sheldon? PJW?) to put reflective tape > > strips on the INSIDE of the rim, facing the hub. Since this surface > > faces alternately front and rear, and is in motion, it is supposedly > > very effective. > > > Anybody doing this? > > Ride buddy and Rando guy JimG has done this to at least one of his > wheelsets. It makes his bike very visible and dynamic when viewed. > > I've found some super reflective tape designed for marine rescue use (goes > onto survival suits and floatation devices). I've cut strips that now go > around the struts on my racks, mostly for side visibility. I've used larger > sections on the fenders as well. I've located a couple of bits so that the > pedaling motion of my foot/ankle will cause them to "flash" if viewed from > the side. > > The reflective tape which is sold by RUSA is pretty good, excellent > visibility though a bit finicky to work with and prone to scratching off. > > My shoulder bags have hanging reflective tabs, my wind/rain shells have > reflective piping, my SIDI shoes have reflective heels, and when I'm wearing > my MUSA knickers, they have the flecto-strips on the back of the thigh. > > - Jim > > -- > Jim Edgar > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > "One Cog - Zero Excuses" L/S T-shirt (and others!) - Now > availablehttp://www.cyclofiend.com/stuff > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > Gallery updates now appear here -http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com -- 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.
