I’ve come to the conclusion that a lot of things that are “for your own good” are going to make you look like an idiot. For instance, bike helmets. Everyone riding a motorcycle or bicycle should wear a helmet because you’re basically worm food if you crash without one. Now, are bike helmets attractive? No. There’s no way that you look cool wear a helmet, even after you take it off you look like a dork because you’ve got helmet head/hair going on. But you wear them so you don’t get hurt (also, it’s the law!). Another thing that is so not cool looking? Safety goggles. Again, you wear them for your own protection, so you don’t get potentially harmful particles in your eyes. But are you earning any badass points? Definitely not. You’ll probably get some nice geek cred though, even more so when you take them off and are rocking that nice safety goggles indentation on your face.
The Wind Rider (Generate Design, $24.00) is something that’s for your own safety, but manages to keep your rep intact at the same time. This product is a two-timing safety enforcer if I ever saw one. Not only does it serve to tightly gather the bottom of your pants so they don’t get caught in your bike spokes, it also doubles as a reflective device. So let’s see, you’re not causing your own accident because your baggy jeans aren’t getting caught up in your bike. Awesome. And you’re not getting hit by a car because they see your creatively designed safety reflectors around your ankles. Double awesome. And while you’re probably not winning any fashion contests, you don’t look like a complete tool while wearing these. It’s a trifecta.
Why is it that everything is automatically so much cooler when it’s glow-in-the-dark? Even things that have no real business being glow-in-the-dark, it’s still super awesome when they do. I bet you’d buy just about anything if it was glow-in-the-dark. I’m just judging – I probably would too.
4 out of 5 stars.
Specs:
-Dimensions: 4″ x 15″ (laid flat)
-Set of two
-Perfect for night riding
-Made of glow in the dark PVC
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