Visibility

At the moment Im using a reflective vest (like those you wear when you kena CWO)during commutes before and after sunset.

As you can see, the vest Im using is actually a cheap version that doesnt come with the 2inch thick 3M reflective stripes, but I'll make do.

I found these really cool website, dealextreme.com which sells lots of random stuff. What caught my eye was the free international shipping.
Thinking of getting a 1W flashlight with strobe function and reflective wrist strips with LEDs for commuting. These supposedly are made with 3M Scotchbrite reflective material, so its good stuff.

Source: http://www.dealextreme.com/photogallery.dx/sku.33012~seQ.1

I can put these reflective LED strips on my ankles to increase my visibility! Besides the ankle bands and flashlight, Im also thinking of getting a brighter rear light. My current $2 one with 5 LEDs have been serving me well even in the rain, but the brightness leaves much to be desired.

DIY goodness

Saw some pics of people using O-rings to mount flashlights on their handlebars.
The batteries in my cateye blinker died and since I had a bunch of flashlights and some almost depleted batteries, I thought I might as well use them.

So, saw how people used O-rings to mount their flashlights on the internet and decided to do it with inner tubes!

Basically I took a length of inner tube and cut out the center portion.

Flashlight and inner tube with center portion cut out.

Put one end through


Wrap round handlebar and put through other end

LEDs rock, put in a seemingly drained battery into the LED flashlight and they still work.