http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Reflectives en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:09:27 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11460#post-142026 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 23:20:24 +0000 Greenroofer 142026@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo - not now because I threw away the original, but if it gets too annoying then I'm sure chdot will delete it.</p> <p>@mkns - yup. It's a very dark grey in the daylight shot.</p> <p>@wfb - your second theory is correct. I'm not clever enough to do the former. You'll note the drink bottle disappears at night... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11460#post-142022 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 22:58:08 +0000 wee folding bike 142022@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm going to guess flash and then some footering with the levels curves.</p> <p>Hmmm… looking again the position of the hasp varies so perhaps it was photographed again at night. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11460#post-142019 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 22:41:06 +0000 Kenny 142019@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Is that tape actually on the bike in the daylight shot? If so, top notch! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11460#post-142018 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 22:41:06 +0000 gembo 142018@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Will get some. Cannthenblinkmratemonmyour GIF GIMP be slowed down? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11460#post-142015 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 22:32:42 +0000 Greenroofer 142015@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Mainly as an excuse to learn how to create an annoying animated GIF using the GIMP, I present this:</p> <p><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/N5cgI6aTWGHPgEREWDNRzdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-dxQBRYBXlgU/UvP8qUC0CwI/AAAAAAAAAvU/S0q_hXkIV7Y/s800/Black%2520reflective.gif"></a></p> <p>It shows how well the black Scotchlite tape I bought from Amazon glows white in a bright light. It's almost, but not quite, as bright as normal silver Scotchlite. In daylight it's black, but with an occasional odd silvery glimmer as it reflects sunlight...</p> <p>Other colours are available, but the black currently isn't in stock on Amazon. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11460#post-130415 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 23:15:13 +0000 Nelly 130415@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hmmm, Hi viz safety muesli sounds intriguing though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11460#post-130413 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 23:02:10 +0000 Uberuce 130413@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I would guess that the little glass beads ought to feel rougher to the touch that it does, so I will give 51% of a yes to that. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11460#post-130410 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 22:52:02 +0000 kaputnik 130410@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>I have a metre or two of the standard silvery 3M tape from a knackered brickie's vest, free to a good home. </em></p> <p>Is it the stuff that is encapsulated in a sort of vinyl protective layer?</p> <p>@Nelly - seach on fleabay for the tape in "Gold", not "Yellow". Looks a much closer match to your ride. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11460#post-130313 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 11:01:13 +0000 kaputnik 130313@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Friend tells me you can buy wool with a retroreflective fibre spun into it. </p> <p>Knit your own hi-viz safety meusli </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11460#post-130241 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 11:17:18 +0000 Nelly 130241@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>OK, I 'may' be about to ask the CCE Silly Question of 2013, but here goes - </p> <p>My commuting ride is Yellow, i.e.</p> <p><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5326/9025852187_cdb9a143e4.jpg"></p> <p>and although I have excellent lights, spoke reflectors etc, I would like to put some reflective material on the frame - without making it too ugly - and I am fairly sure that any reflecto yellow as detailed in Insto's otherwise useful link will be a different shade.</p> <p>So, my silly question is this - similar to Arrelcats 'Black' reflective, can you get 'Clear' tape which then turns reflective ? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11460#post-130166 Sat, 26 Oct 2013 10:30:19 +0000 Uberuce 130166@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I may also soon be able to offer free childsize brickie's vests to any takers. Sized for primary 1s, can be squeezed into by P3s. No longer needed at work.</p> <p>We'll try to find a home among local schools and nurseries first, but if there's no takers I'll nab them. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11460#post-130153 Sat, 26 Oct 2013 00:56:25 +0000 Instography 130153@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Here it is. <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3M-Scotchlite-580-Reflective-Tape-Full-Colour-Range-inc-Black-White-UK-680-/140986095268?pt=UK_Other_Clothing_Protection&amp;var=&amp;hash=item20d36d16a4">Not cheap.</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11460#post-130152 Sat, 26 Oct 2013 00:36:51 +0000 DaveC 130152@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Wow, is this true?! We can use black 3M tape which reflects white when a light is shone on it? I'd like some of that!! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11460#post-130146 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 21:06:52 +0000 Arellcat 130146@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>The lettering on her red torpedo is of this ilk.</em></p> <p>Indeed. I've been using black reflective vinyl for years. The 3M stuff is best; I've also used cheap stuff from the 'Bay that looks blacker, but it reflects murky yellow rather than 3M's almost-white.</p> <p>Laid Back found a local supplier of the black vinyl for the torpedo. I don't know if it's pukka 3M but it's still superb.</p> <p><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3796/10481646894_9af13d9f81.jpg"> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11460#post-130138 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 20:27:55 +0000 wee folding bike 130138@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I got a Buff with retro reflective tape in Go Outdoors. It comes in yellow or black… no prizes for guessing which I got.</p> <p>Looks like you can get other colours from Buff's web page:</p> <p><a href="http://www.buffwear.co.uk/buff-headwear/reflective-buff" rel="nofollow">http://www.buffwear.co.uk/buff-headwear/reflective-buff</a></p> <p>It can make me look a little like Igor from Young Frankenstein. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11460#post-130121 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 18:27:53 +0000 Uberuce 130121@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think Arellcat knows more about sourcing it than I, but there is a retroreflective which is black if you're not at the magic angle, and just as eerily fierce when you are.</p> <p>The lettering on her red torpedo is of this ilk.</p> <p>I have a metre or two of the standard silvery 3M tape from a knackered brickie's vest, free to a good home. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11460#post-130119 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 17:33:59 +0000 Instography 130119@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Good point about the ass rub. Could put it along the zip line, which is much less abraded. </p> <p>And the normal piping. Next time I'm in a haberdashery (or on eBay) I'll have a look for some.</p> <p>But not the light pocket. I'm none too fussed about the safety risk of melting motorists' corneas. In any case, I thought the basic premise of it - that motorists don't go around with their full beam or fog lamps on - slightly missed the point that many do, at the slightest drop in visibility, brighten their lights. So, being in a permanent state of diminished visibility, I'll go for bright lights and positive, bordering on aggressive, road positioning. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11460#post-130118 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 17:14:52 +0000 wingpig 130118@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote><em>"...and a daisy chain across the front that a light can be attached to."</em></blockquote></p> <p>Not a special flap-covered light pocket, perhaps with a semi-transparent membrane option for when you're out and about with the L&amp;M vis180 but don't want to make yourself too <a href="http://mccraw.co.uk/blinding-lights-reduce-road-safety/">unsafe</a>?</p> <p>Normal piping with spoke reflectors clipped on might work, and would allow for easy replacement when the retro-reflectivity is buffed away through bottom-rubbing. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11460#post-130117 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 17:02:29 +0000 Instography 130117@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Interesting although still not very purty. It's that whole Sam Brown belt or vest look. I need to get off my butt and make a proper cycling version of my bumbag. I'm thinking just reflective piping along the outside edge and a daisy chain across the front that a light can be attached to.</p> <p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7333/10477313525_de5471ea99_n.jpg"> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11460#post-130106 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 16:12:39 +0000 kaputnik 130106@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Was lookign about for some reflectives that aren't based on ugly fluoro-yellow.</p> <p>Found some nice things here;</p> <p><a href="http://www.retro-reflectives.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.retro-reflectives.com/</a></p> <p>Good for fans of the Union Flag, the colour orange.</p> <p>Also Italian / French tricolor stripes for those with a more "le look" inclination. </p>