Test your visibility!

[Dirt]

I’ve talked about this a few times. I think a lot of us think we are visible. I know a while back I was not as visible as I thought I was. Every now and then I snap a flash photo of my bike and see what jumps out at me. It is also not bad to have a friend take a flash photo of you on the bike from a few different angles as you ride by to get an idea of what you look like in the headlights of a car.

You might be surprised how invisible you are. Hopefully you won’t be.

Bike test from this morning. Though dirty, the tire sidewalls still glow. That’s good.

Love,

Dirt

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[ShawnoftheDread]

Off topic, but I like that bike.

[Bilsko]

Dirt. Reflective and Pink. You know what to do.
http://uncrate.com/stuff/cole-haan-waterproof-reflective-wingtips/

[Dirt]

@ShawnoftheDread 33107 wrote:

Off topic, but I like that bike.

I love it and I hate it. It is a wonderful cyclocross race bike, but I rarely want a cyclocross race bike. It was a warranty replacement for a bike that I loved 1000 times more. This bike is lighter, faster, more agile, 3x more expensive and I’d give it up in a second for the heavy, freakish, steel bomber that it replaced.

[Certifried]

Great thread, Dirt. I hope more people do this and post their results! Saving lives, man, you’re awesome!

I need more yellow reflective stickers on the frame Of course, this doesn’t include me, which is a large part of my lateral visibility on the bike. Bright colors and my vis360 light.

DSCN0534 by certifried, on Flickr

The bike without the flash. I don’t think too many cars are running around without their lights on to active my reflective parts, but just in case…..

DSCN0535 by certifried, on Flickr

[dasgeh]

your “reflective parts”… ha ha ha

[Dirt]

@dasgeh 33217 wrote:

your “reflective parts”… ha ha ha

Chicks dig guys with reflective parts. You heard it here first.

[DaveK]

@Dirt 33124 wrote:

I love it and I hate it. It is a wonderful cyclocross race bike, but I rarely want a cyclocross race bike. It was a warranty replacement for a bike that I loved 1000 times more. This bike is lighter, faster, more agile, 3x more expensive and I’d give it up in a second for the heavy, freakish, steel bomber that it replaced.

I am absolutely in love with the G&T. If it was my size I’d offer to buy it off you once you replace the WTF for good.

[Dirt]

@DaveK 33238 wrote:

I am absolutely in love with the G&T. If it was my size I’d offer to buy it off you once you replace the WTF for good.

Thanks. It is a truly wonderful bike. It still gets ridden quite a bit. Now is the time of year when it really comes out to play. Get ready for gravel grinder season!!!!

[Greenbelt]

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Artist: Ian Shickle, illustrator of
The Adventures of Herb the Wild Turkey—Herb Goes Camping and Tina Marie’s Amazing World.

[Certifried]

@Greenbelt 33241 wrote:

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Yes, my on-bar headlight is currently on my son’s bars of his BMX bike because he had his license suspended for 3 speeding tickets. /sigh

He gets his license back this week. I hope he learned his lesson.

[rcannon100]

In addition to the [LIKE] button, there needs to be an [OYE] button.

because he had his license suspended for 3 speeding tickets. /sigh

[OYE]

[KLizotte]

Last night I installed these reflective rim stripes and highly recommend them. Very easy to install and they are made by 3M so I presume they will not peel off any time soon. They come in different colors including purple(!) but some colors are not as reflective as others (see link below that shows a comparison) Shipping was fast from the company.

Here’s a pic of my bike with new red rims:

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Here’s the firm’s website (Fiks Reflective):
http://fiksreflective.co/collections/all

A comparison of the different colors:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=263323117056450&set=a.242659075789521.63184.241793739209388&type=1&theater

Their facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/FiksReflective?fref=ts

[JimK]

Hey, Certifried: I have the same pack you do. It is advertised as having a reflective logo, but it does not light up in your picture, especially relative to the rim strips.

[Certifried]

@JimK 33249 wrote:

Hey, Certifried: I have the same pack you do. It is advertised as having a reflective logo, but it does not light up in your picture, especially relative to the rim strips.

I don’t think the front is supposed to be reflective, but there is a triangular patch on both “sides”, which face front and back when mounted on the rack, that is reflective.
http://www.ortlieb.com/_pdf_en/backrollerclassic.pdf

ortlieb-reflect by certifried, on Flickr

[vvill]

One of these days I’ll take a pic of my reflective/hi-vis gear, tape, etc. I have a few things in bright orange.

The only thing is I don’t have much on my actual bikes. I’m tempted to turn my spare wheels (Aksiums that came stock on my bike) into more reflective ones with some 3M tape/etc.

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