General Cycling Discussion - Retroreflective Vinyl (very cool)

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dcdomain
12-17-08, 09:10 AM
Conducted a search and didn't find any postings on this cool tape. Check the blog for photos and a video.

http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/cool_material_retroreflective_vinyl_12140.asp

Cool material: Retroreflective vinyl
If you liked Vanessa Marie's Night & Day Backpack for Cycling, you might want to make like Mike Mandiberg; he wrapped his bike in Retroreflective Vinyl, meaning it looks dark black but turns bright white when a headlight beam shines on it. The amazing material--Scotchlite 680, to be exact--can be ordered from New Jersey's Beacon Graphics.

dynaryder
12-17-08, 11:50 AM
Umm,so it's black reflective tape?

http://www.identi-tape.com/eng-sr1.html

Been using this for years now.
BarracksSi
12-18-08, 05:21 PM
Umm,so it's black reflective tape?

http://www.identi-tape.com/eng-sr1.html

Been using this for years now.

Yeah, but they've got it in 15" wide sheets, not just 1"-wide rolls. Probably a whole lot easier to cover a bike this way.

dynaryder
12-19-08, 06:33 AM
Identi-Tape has black in up to the 4" size. That should be plenty big to go around all but tri-bike downtubes. :p
BarracksSi
12-19-08, 04:14 PM
I dunno, man -- you know that our Cannondales' downtubes are pretty fat.. ;)