Hi Vis Gear for the commute
04-30-08, 09:34 AM
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Hi Vis Gear for the commute
I wore my gloves riding in this morning and the thought occurred to me that my lane signals might be more evident if I had high visibility gloves rather than black. I have a decent hi vis jersey that I wear, but considering that it is a short sleeved jersey and I like to wear a dark colored, long sleeve wicking T when I ride, the only truly visible part of my arm is the sleeve to the elbow when I'm signaling. Of course a long sleeve jersey would work, but I'm wondering is there are any good hi vis gloves out there that might add to my sense of security when signaling, so that I can be more confident that motorists see my signal when I'm wearing a short sleeved jersey. Anyone else worry about this? Know of any links to products that might fit the bill?
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Maybe you can attach one of these to the back side of your gloves.
04-30-08, 10:39 AM
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These look nice but I have not gotten any yet.
https://www.night-gear.com/p/Reflecti...v-Original.htm
https://www.night-gear.com/p/Reflecti...v-Original.htm
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04-30-08, 12:09 PM
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check this out:
https://www.kinco.com/menu_KincoProSeries.html
Scroll down to the bottom of p. 2
Also, for colder weather these:
https://www.kinco.com/menu_GreenhighVisibility.html
Although, the mesh backed gloves on the bottom right of that second link look alright for semi-warm weather, too.
https://www.kinco.com/menu_KincoProSeries.html
Scroll down to the bottom of p. 2
Also, for colder weather these:
https://www.kinco.com/menu_GreenhighVisibility.html
Although, the mesh backed gloves on the bottom right of that second link look alright for semi-warm weather, too.
04-30-08, 12:51 PM
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04-30-08, 12:57 PM
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I wore my gloves riding in this morning and the thought occurred to me that my lane signals might be more evident if I had high visibility gloves rather than black. I have a decent hi vis jersey that I wear, but considering that it is a short sleeved jersey and I like to wear a dark colored, long sleeve wicking T when I ride, the only truly visible part of my arm is the sleeve to the elbow when I'm signaling. Of course a long sleeve jersey would work, but I'm wondering is there are any good hi vis gloves out there that might add to my sense of security when signaling, so that I can be more confident that motorists see my signal when I'm wearing a short sleeved jersey. Anyone else worry about this? Know of any links to products that might fit the bill?
www.safeturn.com
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I have found Hi-Vis gloves (in orange and yellow complete with that scotchlite reflective stuff on both back and palm side of glove) at Home Depot.
A down-side to these for some is that they are full gloves and not fingerless.
A down-side to these for some is that they are full gloves and not fingerless.
