Up here in the upper left corner, home of rain and gray skies, I find it very perplexing why the majority of 20-30 somethings wear dark colors, with black helmets and no blinky lights. I know youth are typically slaves to fashion, and changing fashion drives money to the clothing manufacturers, but at the risk of not being seen and potentially baldly hurt or killed makes little sense to me. Yes if you have bright enough flashing lights that should be enough, but that wasn’t the poll.

i wear bright colors, a white helmet on the road (dark when mountain biking) and if it’s dusky or in heavy shadows, front and rear flashing lights. As one wise man said, getting older and more paranoid. Or is that older and a bit wiser? Just my worthless opinion.

Camouflage print might be worse than solid black. I've seen green camo, in the rain.

black or royal blue. RB if I want to be seen by everyone, including those with colorblind issues.

i was thinking more of a mirror suit or silver or gold lamee

They are now saying bright colors broken up by dark are more visible.

like the old Mapei Kit?

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I try to look as ridiculous as possible. Gotta keep up the MAMIL traditions, you know. Polka-dots, shaved arms and legs, fluro-pink helmet... hell, I'm middle-aged!

When I was younger, I'd have been self-conscious. But now... screw it. I don't care what other people think.

I wear tank tops. I find it aerates my trunk and armpits very well. I don't see that many bikers wearing this. Is there a reason?

I wear a light greenish breathable shirt and dark trunks, but I just ordered a bright yellow cycling jersey. Coming from 20 years of motorcycling I have worn high vis for years and while I have read studies that say it really doesn't do a lot of good to get drivers to see you, I figure if it's that one diver that was going to hit me, it's done it's job. I also never assume that the car sees me, on a bike or motorcycle. Ride as if you're invisible because to most drivers you are.

I don't own hi-viz yellow clothing. Its tacky as hell and I dont find it helpful on cyclists when I am driving.

All the jerseys I buy are simple looking and mostly solid colors. Rapha and Voler being recent ones. The Rapha is olive green and the Voler is a houndstooth pattern blue.
I simply dont think a driver will see me or not see me based on a jersey color during day rides as I am not a small object.

I do have an orange Garneau vest that is thin and I really like for the shoulder seasons. Its not tacky in color but is noticable, so maybe having that will keep the hi-viz crazies from attacking.

Recently changed from a gray helmet to a white one. I guess thats possibly more visible?


A simple blinky light will make me more noticable from a few blocks away than any awful HiC yellow colored jersey.

Many years ago bought a Performance tank top with 3 back pockets. It’s great on really hot days and really shows off my farmers/bikers tan arms next to my pure white upper arms and shoulders.

They also say nude is illegal in select areas...




Whose this "they" ?

Being really annoying in general just doesn't seem loud enough to be noticed... Hafta be very odd & rude to really set it off... So just don't waive & you'll be noticed a lot more.

Biking nude in Seattle’s Summer Solstice parade is actually encouraged. Body paint optional. Dozens of males and females peddling their stuff.

Yeah, but can you play the piano like Liberace?

I live in a heavily Republican area, and I have noticed that drivers give me wider berth when I am wearing my tri-color red/white/blue jersey. Apparently, they don't realize that it is a French National Team replica jersey.

if that were to take place here now, it'd be all females. Weather is not that great here & if the cold didn't shrivel the grapes to raisins, the wind would blow the milkduds away.

I thought this poll is about the bike frame color LOL

I like red frame colors, if I was buying Ferrari, it would be the traditional red.
On myself, I dress in non bike specialized clothing. Often white or light color shorts with plain (no logos) blue or sometimes red t-shirt, light grey over-jacket, white shoes.

If you saw it, it wasn't THAT bad.

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I would punch myself in the face and set a reminder on my calendar to get a life if I ever cared about the colors of my cycling clothes :thumb:

Light/bright colors most of the time. I do have some black that I might wear on the MUP, but not on the road. I do have "running lights" front and back, which will be on if I'm wearing a dark color, regardless of where I'm riding.

I admit I don't understand fashion, but I try to dress accordingly. Or is that "accordionly?"

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I've always been given plenty of respect on the road when I wear my American flag jersey.

Get ready, Phil, as the cold is coming your way! It's here, now!

Red, Yellow, and Orange in the warmer months and I'll add in Green during the dead plant months.