Famous sag driver Lee Mitchell, who spent hundreds (thousands?) of hours following cyclists in all weather and lighting conditions, said that reflective ankle bands worked best at making a cyclist visible--and recognizable as a cyclist. I still follow his advice.
--Eric N www.CampyOnly.com CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy > On May 5, 2016, at 2:02 PM, John Phillips <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dill Pickle Gear also makes great reflective velcro ankle bands. > > I read a study (forgot where) that concluded that reflective ankle bands made > bicyclists more visible & identifiable to approaching drivers from a longer > distance, so someone has tried to determine what makes cyclists more visible > at night. > > John > > >> On Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 1:27:44 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: >> The unique thing about the ones from Rivendell is that they velcro to >> themselves making a flat reflective bar that sticks out from your ankle. >> Our San Francisco Randonneurs conspicuity zealots swear by them. Our main >> zealot, Jack Holmgren, made this presentation: >> >> http://www.docfoc.com/conspicuity-for-cyclist-survival-jack-holmgren-member-san-francisco-randonneurs >> >> There is probably nothing in that presentation that you don't already know, >> Steve, but the rest of the group might like it. It's a powerpoint with 38 >> slides. >> >> Bill Lindsay >> El Cerrito, CA >> >> On Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 12:59:36 PM UTC-7, Steve Palincsar wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> On 05/05/2016 02:43 PM, Curtis McKenzie wrote: >>> > Plus one on the ankle reflector. Riv is currently out of stock. >>> >>> You should be able to find reflective ankle bands in any running store. > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
