High viz or cool?

3M black reflective tape, if you dont want to look like another older gent commuter. Because, let's face it, high viz cycling is an old mans game.

The tape is black until light is shon upon it, then it reflects the light.

rapha stoway in orange.
high viz but stylish

The orange one is garish but I kinda like the traffic cone look.

Would probably wimp out and go for the safe option of the grey/blue one on the left.

it's a bit expensive though, isn't it?

smirk

it's a bit expensive though, isn't it?

yes but very stylish.

it's a bit expensive though, isn't it?

Nice though

Saw a guy wiped out one dark, murky eve last year by a guy from the far lane in oncoming traffic turning across him. Slick looking bike, trendy dark camo gear, but no lights or helmet. I stopped to help, and the driver said to the rider 'If you'd been wearing what he's wearing, I'd have seen you'.

Course it's the driver's fault, but your call if you choose to give them the excuse. I got good lights and a mix of hi-viz and reflective stuff depending on the conditions. But then, I don't look as cool as the guy that got totalled.

wear a big fur coat with suspenders underneath. whip it all off when you finish your journey. and unleash the devil woman within you. simple

3M black reflective tape, if you dont want to look like another older gent commuter. Because, let's face it, high viz cycling is an old mans game.

The tape is black until light is shone upon it, then it reflects the light.

Oh, that's what "reflective" means. Thanks for that...

My only concession to bike nerd accoutrements:

Respro ankle bands.

Here's mine

wear a big fur coat with suspenders underneath. whip it all off when you finish your journey. and unleash the devil woman within you. simple

Could work..

Here's mine

Yeah, problem solved. You can't leave the house after 7 anyway.

Saved fortune on Knoggs

tinnies from spar for you then

I could pretend it is mine, but then my hipster rep would completely devaluate because of that awful choice of footwear :-)

Always wanted a pair never owned them though.

Air Max 95?

I love those. Just add Evisu Jeans, a BMW M3, a Pager and a MiniDisk for the yuppie that just missed the '80s

so your worried about looking a twat in high viz, maybe the identically dressed drop kicks in checked shirts, skinny jeans, plimsolls and *moustaches should be the ones worried about looking like C**ts
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Calm down.

so your worried about looking a twat in high viz, maybe the identically dressed drop kicks in checked shirts, skinny jeans, plimsolls and *moustaches should be the ones worried about looking like C**ts
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I own none of these items.
The word is spelt cunt btw.

Saw a guy wiped out one dark, murky eve last year by a guy from the far lane in oncoming traffic turning across him. Slick looking bike, trendy dark camo gear, but no lights or helmet. I stopped to help, and the driver said to the rider 'If you'd been wearing what he's wearing, I'd have seen you'.

Course it's the driver's fault, but your call if you choose to give them the excuse. I got good lights and a mix of hi-viz and reflective stuff depending on the conditions. But then, I don't look as cool as the guy that got totalled.

Completely agree. Hi-viz clothing isn't cool but it definitely works.

Anything that helps people see you when you're lurking in the shadows in their peripheral vision is to be encouraged.

I've certainly noticed how brightly-clothed cyclists are much more visible - and visible sooner - than their darkly-clothed counterparts regardless of how much they are lit up.

Forcing yourself to wear hi-viz kit can be emotional journey - especially if you are achingly cool - but IMO it's a must.

Bikeradar is that way --->

If you mean hi-viz or thinly spread across the tarmac I think I'd go with the former. el squire's already mentioned the Altura night vision - cheap, and even in the black one you'll light up like a Xmas tree. For lights search the zillion threads - I use a Blackburn Mars - small, cheap and super-bright...

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=9112

Especially in winter - I'd make an extra effort to be properly visible to traffic...

Air Max 95?

I love those. Just add Evisu Jeans, a BMW M3, a Pager and a MiniDisk for the yuppie that just missed the '80s

Ahem. They're not Air Max 95.

I know people in Dagenham who'd eat your liver for getting that one wrong.