Essential gear for night riding? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by SpiceDealer@lemmy.world to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

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I know about the obvious stuff like a bright vest, blinking rear light and wearing light colored clothes but is there anything else that I need for when nightfall hits?

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[-] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Go big on reflective clothing. Rather than having small reflective patches on your clothes or bike, you can get jackets where the whole garment is made of reflective fabric. When a car's headlights hit you that jacket will light up like the sun.

Ortlieb's high-vis panniers are similar.

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