Random thoughts about clothing

[indysteel]

My question is, why do winter clothes not have more reflective bits? Clothing designers use reflective bits as decoration, but for winter riding, most of us will be out in the dark 90% of the time. I want clothing COVERED in reflectors, not just sporting a stylish little logo on some edge.

On this same note, what's the deal with black jerseys, jackets and the like? TE has a number of new Shebeest items posted that only come in black. I generally like Shebeest clothes, but I won't buy a jersey or jacket in black-- certainly not for winter riding. Why would I want to wear something that makes me blend into the road? I like high vis colors for my upper body.

[lph]

I listened to TE-Susan on that video clip she posted, and she had an interesting point: she pointed out that a lot of colours, not only black, are virtually black in the dark. So if you ride in true darkness you either want to go for very light colours, (white, pale yellow, which are pretty impractical and would get darn grimy in my winter weather) or better - festoon yourself with reflecting material. Just a thought.