Secondskins Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 (edited) With cyclist accidents on the increase these days, are high-visibility clothing still an important option? Or does the problem not lie with being seen, but rather being aware? Cyclists also tend to be fashionable and trend following and some of us do not really like the neon yellow or green colours. What are your opinions on black, royal blue and white as colours for rain jackets? We appreciate your inputs! Edited June 4, 2013 by Secondskins
Antoo Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 Personally have a thing for red/black kit and gear , as can be seen in my pic.Not sure that I appreciate blue in cycle wear and gear.
SeaBee Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 In short... NO! But that's just my opinion. If it rains or it's misty, I want all the bells, whistles, lights and high-viz I can get. Even on an mtb... forced to ride small sections of tar. SWM1, ichops, Skylark and 3 others 6
Da Vinci Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 I agree - not enough winter gear available in hi viz colors. What about a waistcoat type over jacket/ reflective strappy thing/ bib that one can wear over normal gear as an extra - serves no purpose other than to make u more visible? johannrissik and slowpoke 2
Baaisikilist Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 For MTB, if there's rain then there's mud, and even on the road there's enough spray off the rear tyre to soil any light colours. Black with reflective piping etc is the way. Ryanpmb 1
Reden Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 You can't cure stupid but you can improve your chances of being seen.Rain decreases visibility so bright colors should be better. Wez-O and Sepia 2
Caerus Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 I've just bought clothing( jackets etc) and they are all black, with reflective panels - Not a fan of the neon colors at all. I have enough lights on my bike for people to be able to see me, and I also firmly believe a lot of people are not enough aware or vigilant while out on the bike. Jaguar Shark 1
Secondskins Posted June 4, 2013 Author Posted June 4, 2013 Im posting some pre-production samples for you guys to see and comment on. We are also contemplating a black one for the slightly more visible rainy days. The white and yellow will serve as the higher visible ones and then the blue and black one will serve as a more fashionable item. They also serve as wind breakers. Jaguar Shark and Warren_G 2
Caerus Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 Im posting some pre-production samples for you guys to see and comment on. We are also contemplating a black one for the slightly more visible rainy days. The white and yellow will serve as the higher visible ones and then the blue and black one will serve as a more fashionable item. They also serve as wind breakers. Sweet, what is pricing going to be like?
Jaguar Shark Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 What the OP said is very true; hi-vis isn't very prevalent nowadays- so many black-knight kits [and bikes] are all the rave now... last week I was climbing up the Simola hill pretty early in the morning and a chap in what must have been the New Zeland ninja issued kit on a black steed came down and almost knocked me to china- couldn't see him/her coming at all! Spidermonkey 1
Secondskins Posted June 4, 2013 Author Posted June 4, 2013 This is the white one ZOINCS, slowpoke, Warren_G and 1 other 4
Secondskins Posted June 4, 2013 Author Posted June 4, 2013 The yellow... Warren_G, ZOINCS and slowpoke 3
428 others Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 The yellow is very revealing down below... RockCoach and cowboylegs 2
Hairy Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 I have these traffic cone orange long sleeved tops I have been using lately .. they are bright, but I like the way they look funny enough ......... Caerus 1
Secondskins Posted June 4, 2013 Author Posted June 4, 2013 The yellow is very revealing down below... I trust that you will be wearing some shorts... 428 others and slowpoke 2
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