Sadly, reflective sidewall tires are not available in 650B. I wear a RoadID reflective ankle band, just got a RadBot500 (seems to beat the Superflash), wear GloGlovs, have a reflective Bell Metro helmet, my Showers Pass jacket has gobs of reflectivity... and the Ortlieb panniers (Hanukkah present!) have big reflective patches. Flashing Petzl E+lite on the front of the helmet, red blinkie on the rear of the helmet.
If a driver doesn't see me, they shouldn't be driving at all... On Dec 12, 10:24 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a friend who uses a little knog lights on his hubs. If you were > okay with that method, you could try it with the Blackburn Flea, which > is tiny but rechargeable. Otherwise, hose little watch batteries are > just awful, they're expensive and don't last very long. > > That being said, I think spoke lights are fun, but my feeling is that > they aren't bright enough to be seen during the day, and are less > bright than reflectors after dark. What I really like are Schwalbe > tires with the reflective sidewalls - they are surprisingly bright and > offer a large reflective surface area. > > Travis > > On Dec 12, 10:55 am, JimD <[email protected]> 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 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 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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
