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I know about the obvious stuff like a bright vest, blinking rear light and wearing light colored clothes but is there anything else that I need for when nightfall hits?

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Get retroreflectors. White pointing forward, red pointing back. You won't always realize when a light craps out, it's best to have passive backups. Get amber-colored retroreflectors that you can put between the spokes so you have sideways visibility. You can also buy reflective tape and wrap it around the frame.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

A slightly less ugly alternative to amber reflectors between the spokes are reflective clips that wrap around each spoke:

https://www.salzmannltd.com/products/salzmann-3m-spoke-reflectors

I'm also pretty sure that lights in the EU are required to also function as a reflector or that at least most modern ones do.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

There’s retro reflective tape etc for the spokes, too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

There are also retro reflective rims and tyres

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Sadly, going 'full tuk-tuk' is the goal here...