No, they don't. They sell long strips of 3M Tape under the Joglite brand. I know so. I've bought it from them and it's still listed on the website.Quote:
Originally Posted by kfergos
Try looking at "view all" or page 2.
Printable View
No, they don't. They sell long strips of 3M Tape under the Joglite brand. I know so. I've bought it from them and it's still listed on the website.Quote:
Originally Posted by kfergos
Try looking at "view all" or page 2.
Except for hokey spokes, lights don't show very well from the side. I've seen riders that looked liked Xmas trees from front and rear from the lights, but turned to cross the road and disappeared. I agree, you need both.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flur
I think you have to judge how much of each to place front/rear and on the sides based on your riding conditions. No street lights can mean fewer lights are needed but reflectors don't work. Lots of street lights may mean you need more of everything.
I don't think anyone is saying go out without any flashers and while it is true that reflectors only work at a certain angle a number of reflectors at different places on a bike are WAY more effective than any flashing light I've ever seen. Flashers tend to only be very visible in no light situations. If you ride like me, mainly in city conditions with street lights and lots of cars, flashers tend to disappear - even the ultra bright one. And of course it also runs true that flashers are also only visible if they are placed well, not blocked and many are only viewable from certain angles.......the same as reflectors.Quote:
Originally Posted by BethG
A bunch of us tested lots of our own different set ups last year, both in true dark (well as close as you can get in a city) and with car/suv headlights, with the headlights behind and from the side - many of us were quite concerned about being visible to cars not just from the front and rear, but especially from the side. We made some surprising observations. I'll tell you flashers alone really don't cut it. I was quite surprised at how dim my very bright flashies looked from even a modest distance (I have 4 - 2 Knogs on my messenger bag, a very bright taillight and Cateye led front flasher). Even the Planet Bike Superflash is nothing compared to well placed reflectors.
There are places online of course that sell it. I'm not sure the diamond grade comes as tape - it comes as sheets and pieces that are about 4x6 or maybe 3.5x5 (which is what made me think of spoke cards). My husband got some sheets at the hardware store in the mailbox/house number section. It is very sticky. He has some on the seat stays of his bike and it hasn't budged. I have some on my buddy flap and fender that has stuck for a whole year fine too.Quote:
Originally Posted by kfergos
We have a fabric store around here that sells technical fabrics. (like Cordura, nylon for making tents - Gortex type materials, neoprene) They also have a huge selection of reflective items. They have iron on, sew on and self stick tapes and sew in reflective piping.
Ok, slightly off-topic. Sorry, but...Quote:
Originally Posted by Eden
Where?? I just had a conversation this morning over breakfast where someone was wondering where they might be able to buy those kinds of fabrics. Specifically, we were talking about tents.
Doesn't Seattle Fabrics sell all of that stuff? I was there once, several years ago though, so my recollection may be a bit fuzzy.Quote:
Originally Posted by dex
Yup - that's the place http://www.seattlefabrics.com/
They're on Aurora, just a little north of Green Lake
Thanks! I had some vague thought in my head that might be it, but convinced myself I was on crack. (I should consider more sleep.) :rolleyes::D
For side visibility, don't forget our friends in Berkeley and the "Down Low Glow..."
http://www.rockthebike.com/lights/downlowglow