Quote Originally Posted by KnottedYet View Post
I need to ride my bike, even if my commute is in the dark. (I'm a much nicer person if I get to ride my bike.)

Trying to decide between amber and green. Which color is brighter or more attention-getting?

Is the green "green light, go!" color, or "screaming lime caution" color?

Edit: I might need these, too: http://www.cyclelicio.us/2005/11/glo-gloves.html

The green is quite attractive (and noticeable)... sort of like Yoda's lightsaber, if you're a Star Wars fan... I went for the green mostly because I was going to put it on a lime-green bike, but also because it stands out at bike/street level; the amber can look a lot like street lights or those little lights that folks use to light up sidewalks or keep you from stubbing your toe on something.

I stapped mine on, plugged it in, and took off down the darkest sections of the local trails to see how well it really worked... and it was great!! Since it goes under your down tube, the front and rear wheels, as well as my front fork blocked a bit of the direct light both fore and aft, but the visibility from and to the sides was phenomenal. It was dark, moonless, and raining last night, but a highlight of last night's ride was watching the deer stand at the side of the trail watching me go by... This one big doe was standing there, with her head cocked a little to the right, one ear forward and one ear back, sort of like a mule, like she was wondering "What in the woods is that?" I usually see a good bit of wildlife on this route anyway, but the DLG lights up about five of six yards to either side, so you can see a whole lot more than just what you're used to in your headlights. If you ride real slow, at cruiser bike speeds, it's a good supplement to your headlight, but at road or MTB speeds it's real easy to outrun the length of what you can see to the front.

FWIW, I was introduced to the Glo-Gloves by a fellow student at the Louisville LCI seminar back in October, and went out immediately, googled them up, and ordered a pair. I've been using them for about 2 months, and they are fantastic, not only for signalling at night, but just for improving overall visibility. Even if you just hang your hands over the handlebars or the brake hoods, the yellow panels on the front light up well. If you ride at night, especially in town, I highly recommend them. Glo-Gloves are just little light polyester open-fingered shells; one sixe fits all, and you wear them over your regular riding gloves -- whether long- or open-fingered. Mine were about $20 from www.nightgear.com, and I got them within three days or so of ordering.

Tom