Reflective Tape

ETreeson

Thought I might get some tape on the mudguards etc - anyone use it? Any brand/roll recommendations?

UndercoverElephant

Search eBay for SOLAS. Its the stuff they use on tankers, really sticky and very reflective.

Edit: this stuff.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 1055359412

jds_1981

I've used stuff like UndercoverElephant provided in his link. Still working on my bike after several years commuting, although I think on bits some the protective top layer has come off, and in others it has become a little grotty around the corners. Still does a very good job though.

There are also options like black tape if you like
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/6041 ... =479289247

The Rookie

3M diamond reflective tape is great, I have a strip down the rear of my seatpost.

You 'should' only have red to the rear and white to the front and yellow to the sides (and pedals on a bike which can face either way obviously).

fwgx

The Rookie wrote:

3M diamond reflective tape is great, I have a strip down the rear of my seatpost.

I have some of this 3M tape on my seat post and running down my rear mudguard. I think it's pretty good and invisible at a casual glance in the day unless you're looking for it, so it doesn't ruin the bike.

tangled_metal

The Rookie wrote:

3M diamond reflective tape is great, I have a strip down the rear of my seatpost.

You 'should' only have red to the rear and white to the front and yellow to the sides (and pedals on a bike which can face either way obviously).

Really? The colour restrictions??? Does that apply to reflectives on clothing too?

I'll be putting some Pogu reflective pressure stickers on my bike. They use 3M reflectives that are matt black until the light shines on them then they go white. I intent to place them all over my bike at prominent places. Mostly they are dots, short strips, oblongs and triangular in shape not tape so really just highlight spots not like a coloured tape up the mudguards.

CitizenLee

I use the 3M Diamond stuff in blue. It's very sticky, very reflective and I've never had any grief over the colour. Reasonably priced on eBay too. I don't have any on the bike though, just a few discreet precision cut outs on my helmet and in key places on my backpack.

UndercoverElephant

The best thing about the SOLAS stuff is that it's completely flexible too, I've had it stuck to backpacks and the like and it's survived all weathers and even trips through the washing machine. The 3M diamond stuff was (from memory) quite stiff, and had a tendency to come off when applied to curved surfaces.

the_rover

UndercoverElephant wrote:

Search eBay for SOLAS. Its the stuff they use on tankers, really sticky and very reflective.

Edit: this stuff.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 1055359412

Thanks for the link, I've ordered some.

Cheers.

CitizenLee

Tell a lie, this is the stuff I bought...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291231796476? ... EBIDX%3AIT

Not actually 3M as I thought.

Sticks well to my backpack, which obviously flexes and moves and is used in all weathers.

The Rookie

UndercoverElephant wrote:

The best thing about the SOLAS stuff is that it's completely flexible too, I've had it stuck to backpacks and the like and it's survived all weathers and even trips through the washing machine. The 3M diamond stuff was (from memory) quite stiff, and had a tendency to come off when applied to curved surfaces.

Hasn't come off my seatpost and that is just a 1" wide strip down the rear of it (27.2mm) so quite a lot of bend.