side or wheel lights

[david k]

just drove to a junction and didnt see anything coming, i always stop anyway, on my second glance i saw a cyclist almost directly in front of me. It worried me as if id been rushing or somebody less experienced may have pulled out.

so now to the question, we light up in front, we light up behind, should we use side lights or wheel lights?

 

[Gareth]

I have both white and amber reflectors on the wheels of my Falcon Explorer hybrid bike, and my Landrover Visalia has marathon tyres with the built in reflector. However, for my Falcon I am consider getting a pair of Nite Ize SpokeLit in Disc-O. My link


I am a big fan of Nite Ize products, having upgraded all of my Maglites recently with the LED and tail switch kits, but the Icing on the cake as far as I am concerned is the Nite Ize MeteorLite K9 LED dog ball in Disc-O ...... .... I can see my Collie Oz at over 200 metres out when he's playing with this.

 

[david k]

ive seen those on ebay and was thinking of getting them for my winter bike

 

[gaz]

I use side lights and reflectors to make my self visible from the side.

 

[david k]

crikey, that is visable

 

[Mugshot]

I use side lights and reflectors to make my self visible from the side.

Stupid question time here , how do they work Gaz?

Edit: Are they the reflectors?

Edit again: They are aren't they, sorry everyone, I'll get my coat

 

[HLaB]

Its a sad fact though that most folk are only troubled by SMIDSY in the day time, I certainly am :-( Having said that I try to go for lights that have some sort of sideways illumination. I've also put conti reflex tyres on my city bike recently (they have a reflective band al the way round on side walls) but that was more to do with the price and being a brand I trust.

 

[david k]

whats SMIDSY?

 

[HLaB]

whats SMIDSY?

Its the typical excuse from the driver that has just nearly killed you, Sorry Mate I Didn't See You :-(

 

[david k]

Poor excuse but true. im a cyclist, experienced driver, motor cyclist and i still miss things first time

 

[Broughtonblue]

I use a cateye tl Ld1100 rear light, it lights up/flashes on both ends as well and is really bright

 

[YahudaMoon]

Im one for being seen though .................. Well its a bit early for Christmas

 

[Davidc]

Like Gaz I use spoke reflectors. I,ve posted this picture before - 3M reflectors and Scwalbe Marathon tyres on the tourer.

Both bikes now also have some sticky backed yellow reflective tape on their frames as well.

 

[Fnaar]

I put spoke reflectors on my MTB/commuter back in Sept, but I haven't used it since!

 

[Strick]

Has anyone used the bar-end lights you can get? No good for drop bars obviously.
Just wondered if they are any good or just a bit gimmicky.