These ankle bands are highly reflective, so I was looking forward to trying them. Unfortunately, if you wear shorts, the velcro scratches against your bare skin. I tried all sorts of variations: loosening/tightening the bands; turning the velcro towards the front, sides and back of my ankles; and wrapping the bands clock-wise and counter-clockwise around my ankles. Nothing worked.Nathan could re-design these by using velcro that is narrower than the width of the band. That would be easy to do. With the current design, these are probably better suited to wearing over pants or long socks. Bicycle commuters with long pants would probably love them. However, I will be returning these.