Customer Reviews

Nathan Reflex Reflective Snap Bands

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...the stiff metal band in the middle, coupled with the hard plastic edge of the covering and the inability to set a fixed tension point (the design ends up tightening the fit more and more as you run), render these bands extremely uncomfortable if worn around the ankles on bare skin, and not much better around the upper arm or (least uncomfortable) the wrist. I guess if you were wearing it over pants or a long-sleeved jacket it would be less of a problem.

I bought this product hoping to use it with my Garmin footpod, but alas the band is actually too wide to fit the footpod's slide-through belt loop casing, so I had to take a pair of utility scissors and trim a part of the band.

Now I will have to try and find an ankle band made of neoprene or some other softer material with a velcro closure or some other means of adjusting the tightness of the fit. Oh well, the pitfalls of internet shopping---not being able to try something on first before ordering.

I wanted to buy reflective accessories for my kids who often play night games. Since this product is only reflective to 400 ft, I was concerned that it did not offer adequate protection. After doing some digging I found products for both people and pets that are night reflective up to 1,500 feet. Super Reflective "Pop Bands" Yellow Med (pair) - by Vedante

Now I'm assured that the kids and dog are going to be seen and not hit by a car!

This product is very good for the price. I place one around my left upper arm, just above the elbow and one on my right ankle. It's winter so I wear running tights, so I can't say if the ankle one would be ok on bare skin. I suspect it is as with tights I don't notice it at all. The arm one takes a bit to get used to, when it's new it has a very tight radius from being stored in the package and the trailing end wants to curl up and dig in. A couple of uses and it goes away.

UPDATE - Had some freakishly warm weather and was able to wear shorts. I normally use no-show socks so this thing was on my ankle on bare skin. I really didn't like the feel at all. However, if you wear low cut socks, or any sock that will come up above the collar of the shoe, it would probably be ok.

This product is only reflective to 400 feet. Poor comparative value. Lot of better products available.

El producto es muy bueno y cumple las espectativas!!! Recomendado para todos aquellos que corran temprano cuando no ha salido el sol y de noche.

For anyone who rides their bike into work and doesn't want to get their pants caught in the chain or greased up, I highly recommend these!