unsafe trend in jerseys?

[7rider]

Is it me, or are more jerseys dark or road-colored? I was just shopping the Terry catalog for new plus-size jerseys and the Reaction jersey for plus comes in 2 muted grayish patterns - zebra and nautilus, and the Cashmina comes in snow leopard and tiger (mostly black.) I'm sure they look very nice on, but visibility is SO important for road safety and animal patterns are on animals because they help them camouflage and blend in to their surroundings!

Maybe this is less of a concern to those who ride in groups? But I mostly ride solo on winding country roads. I look great in black, but on my bike I think it'd be suicidal.

Hmmm.... I don't know if a snow leopard would afford much camouflage on the urban streets around Washington D.C.! If someone saw a snow leopard, it would cause quite a (pardon the pun) uproar!

But as far as those Terry jerseys go...there are a few bright options...no one would miss that tutti frutti plus Reaction jersey!

I think the colors for the coming years are dictated by sales. If lots of bright colors sell, there bright colors will be offered....

[quint41]

I agree about the added safety aspect of the bright colors. I have several visi-yellow jerseys, and a couple of plain bright yellow, red, orange .... and then I have one dark pink one that hardly ever gets worn because I know the drivers can't see me as well, or at least won't notice me as easily, if I'm wearing that. If I could have a visi-yellow bike, shoes, shorts, jersey, helmet and gloves, I'd be a happy biker! (And I almost always ride in groups.)