A few of my panniers weren't meeting my stringent criteria for reflectiveness and I wanted to add reflective tape to the sides. Sewing them on or using iron-on reflective tape wasn't feasible if I wanted undamaged panniers.
I was in the midst of hunting for an epoxy/glue/adhesive product for this purpose, but I decided to ask Marko what he used to add his reflective material to his red handmade pannier.
He told me he had used double-sided carpet tape.
So, I scampered off to Home Depot and picked up a roll of the stuff. It is very sticky.
I gutted some reflective striping from an ill-fitting vest that I hated. |
The panniers I wanted to add the stripes to already had some reflective material on the back and front.
Here's the same pannier with reflective strips added to the side with the double-sided tape.
I hadn't noticed that the round knob that closes the pannier was reflective until I took flash pictures of it.
*robot arms flailing* Danger, Will Robinson! Danger! |
The pair. |
Sha-pow! |
Angry Pannier says: "Don't hit us, ya jagoff!" |
I did the same with my Banjo Brothers pannier.
My eyes! |
GAHHH!! I love it. I'm going to share with the Seattle Family FB page.
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