Originally Posted by
dscheidt
A problem I have with tape on the rims and with tires with reflective sidewalls is that they don't have the apparent motion that a spoke reflector does. they just look like circles. a spoke reflector is moving, and is clearly moving. That attracts a whole lot more attention.
This is why I only put reflective tape on part of my rim. The theory is that it hopefully provides that same on/off effect that the spoke reflector does. That in conjunction with spoke lights, reflective tape all over my frame and other parts and I'm hoping I'm covered. I know, it's dorky, but that's ok with me.
