Originally Posted by
mredison
Here's a tip I recently came across: reflective tape.
For those of you queasy about mucking up your frame, I should add that my commuter was built up from a beater and I don't give two squats about its looks.
In the end I care more about not spending several months in physical therapy or worse than I do about what my bike looks like. My semi-beater commuter is covered in it, but I recently added a fair amount of tape to my custom road bike as well. Yes it detracts from a the chromed rear stays of my gorgeous italian bike, but if I have to prioritize and choose between vanity and safety, it's a pretty simple choice and not one I'd want to explain the contrary to to my kids & wife from a hospital bed.