Originally Posted by
QuakerProf
These are cool, but I'm a bit scared of putting real tape all over my bike, so I use a temporary product that is also extremely reflective.
http://www.bikewrappers.com
IMHO, it's also really important to combine reflective surfaces with active lighting and high-vis colors that are visible in the day (black tape doesn't quite have that quality).
I agree. I've seen motorists driving with their lights off until nearly dark, and even AFTER dark, so no light = no reflection. And then there's cross-traffic whose lights are aimed elsewhere, etc etc. There are plenty of daytime-visible front and rear lights, and I usually wear a yellow or neon-lime outer layer in the daytime. In twilight and darkness, I also run a yellow BikeBrightz on the bike in the photo, and a yellow FibreFlare on my other commuter, for active side lighting.
That bike also has a relatively subtle dose of Reflexite V82, which looks like this with/without camera flash:
