dark cycle kit!!
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Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
My avatar shows how black stands out quite well against a purple background. 
RedRider
Pulling through
- Location
- Location Embrocation
("hi-vis johnny cash" yields no google images btw)
Cubist
Still wavin'
- Location
- Ovver 'thill
snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
Have you considered the number of people who may be deterred from taking up cycling by those who suggest dressing up like a Saturday night vomit is as important as getting a bike?
Who on earth is going to decide not to take up cycling if someone highlights the importance of being visible when on the roads when the nights start drawing in. Ask yourself this.. How many people are going to be put of wearing visible clothing when you compare it to "Saturday night vomit" Is that what you would tell an instructor handing out vests for a school Bikeability session. or should they wear cool black?
MrJamie
Oaf on a Bike
I usually wear black/normal sportswear, but I have plenty of active lighting - 3 rear lights, 2 front magicshines, 4 wheel lights, front and back helmet light, and 3m spoke reflectors on the bike. I do also have a high vis and one of those BC/Skyride high vis things, but i don't often bother to wear them. I like reflectives but not high vis 
vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
An instructor for a school Bikeability session is obliged to hand out hi viz vests no matter what personal beliefs (s)he might have.
Why?
vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
For the same reason that they are obliged to make their tutees wear helmets.
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
All my kit is black. However, I have some pretty cool blue reflective stuff and a reflective backpack cover and lights In the day, my black clothes make me stand out against both sky and street clutter and at night I am so bright that I can stun moderately-sized animals from half a mile away... oh, and I look hot as fark and chicks and gay guys dig me. Thanks.
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
and yet you can still clearly see me. funny that.
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
By insisting that new cyclists must wear safety gear and lurid colours, that don't occur in nature, to make themselves visible we are also insisting that cycling is a dangerous activity.
It isn't.
It isn't.
