aka Tom Reingold
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Posts: 40,583
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
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I've used them. I got some cheap ones from one of those Chinese web sites. They are terrific attention-grabbers. I've even received compliments from them. But mine were not stretchy, and they were uncomfortable. I stopped using them. Maybe I should make my own.
But there are so many accessories involved in commuting, I have limits. Maybe a reflective vest would help, but I just can't bother with some of these things. One thing that has helped a lot is a dynamo-powered headlight. It's theft-resistant, so I leave it on the bike, and I never ask myself if it's time to charge the battery, since there is none.