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For comparison purposes, here's a photo with my camera flash at the lowest setting. You can compare the reflective intensity of various stuff here.


The helmet on top of the rack bag has the Blinky 5 with its retroreflective lens (the light is switched off here).

The red and white reflective tape on the fenders, a couple places on the front wheel, and the ends of the pedals is DOT Conspicuity Tape, which you can get from auto-supply stores in the US.

The amber tape on the rear rack struts is glass-bead tape (TrimBrite, similar to ScotchBrite).

The trim on the rack bag and the front panniers is ScotchLite.

I set a Jog-A-Lite reflective legband on top of the crankset, and draped my ANSI Class III vest over the top tube. That's Avery-Dennison 2-inch OmniBrite tape on the vest, if anyone's looking to get the tape itself.

Next on my list: get some more DOT Conspicuity tape and add some to both wheel rims (except I keep wavering because I want to build new wheels for this bike). I'm working on giving it a visual "signature" that really spells out B I C Y C L E whenever possible, so the circular shape of the wheels would be valuable.
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