Originally Posted by Proileri
Originally Posted by Hendricks97
I was riding about 10 feet behind my son at night on an unlit trail with a 250 lumen light and I couldnt see his reflectors at all
Sounds you have a fake reflector there. Some cheapos don't actually have the correct prism structure underneath, but are just fancy pieces of red plastic. I have one of those in my cheap led tail light as well, it's a big red glinty thing, but has absolutely zero reflection even with a good flashlight right at it. If it's a functional reflector - even one in your clothes/shoes - it definitely will glow when you shine a flashlight at it indoors.
Maybe, but if it is a bar mounted headlight then at ten feet the difference between handlebars and eyes is enough to completely darken even a proper reflector. I just went out and looked for myself, though with more like 50-100 lumens since that was what was near to hand. At about 10 feet, with the light at eye level (about my riding eye level), the reflector (3" automotive red) mounted just above my rear rack is nice and bright, even at that angle. Move the to about my handlebar height, and it is scarcely more glinty than red fabric. Also, from about 30', I looked in the light of some LED Christmas lights. From bulb level the reflector is bright and clear. Move down three feet, and it can scarcely be seen.
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