Originally Posted by fietsbob

In the NL decades + ago, I bought what was a tube of reflective plastic
with a steel wire thru the center .
I was able to lace it amongst my spokes , it provided the reflective ring,
but since it was above the rim, it did not get clouded by dirt and aluminum,
by the usual rim brakes ..
like the reflective ring you get in the sidewalls of many tires sold these days. [or that thing as described]

That would be a good thing to put back into production ..