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Bright bike
MAKE Magazine — Michael Mandiberg's created a beautiful and beautifully simple way to be seen biking at night: I wrapped up my bike in retroreflective vinyl. Retroreflective vinyl is like a big scotchlite sticker; scotchlite is that super-reflective stuff that is on running shoes, jackets, and night safety equipment. Here's a video of the process and result: And, an opportunity to make your own: Everyone I show it to wants to wrap theirs SO on December 13 at the Eyebeam Holiday Hackshop we are wrapping Bright Bikes. Check it ...

Cool material: Retroreflective vinyl
Core77 — If you liked Vanessa Marie's Night & Day Backpack for Cycling, you might want to make like Mike Mandiberg; he wrapped his bike in Retroreflective Vinyl, meaning it looks dark black but turns bright white when a headlight beam shines on it. The amazing material--Scotchlite 680, to be exact--can be ordered from New Jersey's Beacon Graphics. Bright Bike from Michael Mandiberg on Vimeo. thanks mike! (more...)

Retroreflective Bright Bike Looks Black, Glows White in Headlights [Safety First]
Gizmodo — Want to not get run over by motorized carriages while cycling, but afraid to look like a nerd with all the reflectors? Enter Scotchlite 680, a vinyl that reflects white only in the light. Mike Mandiberg turned his ride into the Bright Bike by layering it with adhesive Scotchlite 680, for a dark-as-the-Batmobile look by day, and a safe reflective glow by night. You can order Scotchlite 680 at Beacon Graphics in New Jersey or wherever fine signage materials are sold. [Bright Bike via Core 77] ...

Scotchlite 680: Black reflective vinyl goes white under headlights
Boing Boing Gadgets — Bright Bike from Michael Mandiberg on Vimeo. This reflective adhesive vinyl is black under natural light, but reflects white when hit with a flash — or headlights, making it quite suitable for covering a bicycle. Mike Mandiberg did just that. The stuff's trade name is "Scotchlite 680" and is made by 3M. It's used traditionally in signage, but I think it may have just found a new popularity. [via Core77]

Retroreflective Vinyl - Bright Bike
Gadget Venue — One of the main problems with riding a bike is that in dark conditions you can get in to problems when car’s just do not see you. This Retroreflective Vinyl will hopefully provide the answer to this problem by making your bike glow white when light hits the bike. The Retroreflective Vinyl is black when no light is shining at it, but once the light hits it, it will change to luminous white which will hopefully provide enough reflection for drivers to see you in the dark. The material can be attached yourself to any bike and could potentially save your life. The material is in the prototyping stage at the moment, but the company ...