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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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[–] [email protected] 0 points 52 minutes ago* (last edited 52 minutes ago)

blinking rear light

Blinking lights are my pet-peeve with cyclists. Cars don't have blinking lights - neither should bikes.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

I recommend clear safety glasses. Especially if you live someplace dry. You don't want dust or insects in your eyes. I hit a palo verde beetle once and it almost knocked my glass off my face.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 hours ago

A lot of crashes are side impacts. So reflective frame tape or lights in spokes can help with side visibility. Some lights throw a little light to the side for this purpose as well.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Get retroreflectors. White pointing forward, red pointing back. You won't always realize when a light craps out, it's best to have passive backups. Get amber-colored retroreflectors that you can put between the spokes so you have sideways visibility. You can also buy reflective tape and wrap it around the frame.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

There’s retro reflective tape etc for the spokes, too.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 hours ago

Sadly, going 'full tuk-tuk' is the goal here...