Reveiw: Ibex Pingo Jacket

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This has been said before, but be really careful about road riding in black jackets (and black shorts/tights, I presume). I see bike commuters around where I work quite often, and am amazed how many of them are in black and navy bike jerseys/jackets, carrying a black messenger bag on their back. They are almost invisible on the road to me, and I am actually aware of and looking for cyclists, unlike so many others in cars after work. Then I'll see one in screaming orange or yellow, and I can see them for a mile up ahead. I really worry when I see cyclists wearing dull, dark colors as I don't think they honestly realize what a difference it makes to motorists (many of whom are already distracted by their cell phone, the traffic, etc.). When I ride on the road, I wear either yellow, white, or red up top nearly all the time. It kinda sucks because I have a lot of pretty jerseys in more muted colors, but I save those for the trails.

If you wear a black jacket, please consider adding a screaming yellow helmet or even a safety vest. Yeah, I know they're geeky, but not getting hit is worth a little geekiness.

Thank you!
Emily

Good point. And it worries me, too.

I am the biggest geek around. Been wearing screaming yellow and orange every time I ride the bike since the early 1980s. (before it was cool, and all I could find was hunting clothes) These days I have a screaming yellow helmet with blinkie on top, screaming yellow vest, blinkies front and back, yellow panniers, bodacious amounts of reflective tape, reflective sidewall tires, screaming yellow ankle/arm bands, reflective Road ID on the other wrist and ankle.

Yup, I've always figured drivers may laugh at me when they see me, but at least they have a chance of seeing me!

Here's a good source of screaming colors: www.alertshirt.com

Edit to add: they make a cyclists shirt with big reflective stripes down both arms front and back. Good for signalling turns.