Originally Posted by
myared
Yeah, I too remove those reflectors for nothing other than, well, vanity... I hate the way they look, especially on a dark-colored bike. Heck, if they made them in black, I'd be the first to put them back on my bike (of course I have no idea how black colored reflectors would reflect light...). But fear not, I'm not totally sacrificing safety for vanity's sake. I have front and back lights and a light on the back of my helmet. I run all three, in flashing mode all the time. At night, my bike is like a Christmas tree; I can't see how anyone may not see it because it doesn't have reflectors in the wheels!
Same here. I have a Cygolite 600 on the front that is always on (flashing during day, on w/ pulse flash at night), an amphipod 160 on the back that is always on flashing, and Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires with the reflective strip around the sidewall. I'm quite visible. That cygolite is impressive. During the day I can see the reflective flash on stop signs 100 yards away easy.