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Old 03-16-15, 07:00 AM
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Caution...Fenders!

I finished fitting my new Charge Plug with SKS Longboard fenders Saturday. On my other bikes I used red and white reflective tape, with white with red stripes on the rear fender of my green MTB-based commuter. The Plug is black and while at the hardware store I saw yellow and black reflective caution tape. I used that on the rear fender, around the front fork arms and a small strip on the front of the head tube where a crest would go. I then used solid white reflective tape on the Airzound bottle, and a small strip at the bottom of the rear fender. I also refreshed the 4x5-inch white reflective patch I put on the semi-rigid upper back of my backpack. That's Pikes Peak in the 2nd photo as seen from Palmer Park, just 1.5 miles from my house.
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I like that yellow/black tape, looks like serious business
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I love your caution tape. If that mountain backdrop is a view of your commute, I would love your commute more than your caution tape!
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Yes, it looks good, almost like it was part of the manufactured design
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I love your caution tape. If that mountain backdrop is a view of your commute, I would love your commute more than your caution tape!
Just snuck back to this thread to grab the photos and saw the comments. Here are some videos of my commute:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kusz...5TfAHK4EOymjDg
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