Any advise on a good lightweight rear view mirror for a high end road bike? My friend is just recovering from facial stitches from a nasty accident and I decided it's time to get a mirror on my bars!
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Any advise on a good lightweight rear view mirror for a high end road bike? My friend is just recovering from facial stitches from a nasty accident and I decided it's time to get a mirror on my bars!
There are lots of threads already thoroughly covering various mirror options.
Please see this recent mirror thread, which has links to many other mirror threads:
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...ghlight=mirror
It's easy to use TE's SEARCH function to find threads about subjects that come up often. All I did was go to the top of the page to "Search" and checks 'threads' and type in "rear view mirror"....voila! :)
Thanks!
It's a personal preference thing -- mine's on my helmet. Others' have 'em on handlebars or glasses. Since I ride 5 diferent bikes, the helmet option is cheaper ;)
Another mirror choice, for what it's worth: The Cycle Star bar end mirror by Busch & Muller:
http://www.calhouncycle.com/ProductC...idproduct=1845
I just installed it on my new road bike handlebar and love it. No shake; small enough to be unobtrusive; big enough to be useful.
+1 on CycleAware if you're going for the handlebar mount.
I personally wear my mirror clipped to my glasses... I like and currently use the "Take-A-Look" and like it because of light weight, ease to clip on and off, and the nice wide field of view that it gives you. CycleAware has a similar version with a plastic frame, where the long axis of the mirror is vertical rather than horizontal like the Take-A-Look. I'll probably give that one a try ths summer sometime.
They also have this absolutely cool "Torpedo" insulated water bottle as a new product... They had a bunch of them at the Smart Cycling conference in San Jose this past weekend, and these things will ignite Water Bottle Envy in anyone...
I have an Ultralight bike mirror that I adore. I got it from the Ortlieb site. I use it on my road bikes, but it would work on a flat-bar bike, too.
Humnh. I guess Chuck Harris never trademarked "Ultralight." More's the pity, since they're reputedly the original bike mirrors, made from 100% recycled material (except, I believe, the plastic coating on the arm).
Almost 40 years later, Chuck still sells them out of a bike trailer at regional cycling tours - I got mine direct from him.
Compared to the ones with plastic arms and polished steel mirrors, they're not super-light, but they're light enough, and super durable.
Very durable and very "cool" ... or dorky, depending on who your "cool definers" are ;) Mine's still going strong after years and after breaking several others. I notice they're sold out online...
I wouldn't ride without my rear view mirror. I have a bike where nothing is standard, so I had to shop high and low for a mirror that would fit on the handlebar. And of all places, I found it at the hardware store (Canadian Tire for those of you in Canada), and it was 5$. I loved it so much that when I rented a bike that was not outfited with a mirror, I bought another one. Sometimes, we go for the specialized stores, when the thing we are looking for might be right in our backyard. But, yes, the rear view mirror is a must. Specially in the city.
Go to CycleAware, pick one out, and when you're checking out, enter the coupon code LCI1853 (my LCI registration number). It's good for 15% off your purchase until December 31 this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by CycleTherapy
Tom