Mirror, Mirror on the Bar, Helmet, Frame - d'ya see that car?!

[administrator]

Do you use a rear-view mirror on your bike? If so, do you prefer bar-end mount, helmet mount or eyeglass-frame mount mirrors?

• bar-end mount
• helmet mount
• eyeglass-frame mount

[Biciclista]

I have this one- it's taped to my helmet. Have to re-tape it every year or two.

http://www.teamestrogen.com/prodPP_100TAL.html

[Fredwina]

take - a -look on glasses

[tulip]

I voted bar-end mirror, but mine attaches to my drops (not bar ends).

[azfiddle]

Mimi, that's the same one I use.
Sharon

[Catrin]

I use a bar end mirror - and I must say that I am impressed that it survived my unscheduled bicycle gymnastics! Now I need to decide what to do for the Surly.

[moonfroggy]

i don't use a mirror but i am thinking about getting one. i haven't decided what sort to get so i am eager to see what people say on this thread

[Pedal Wench]

Okay, couldn't you have shown me that really cool (and adjustable!) bar-end mount the same day that Susan talked me into the new CX-W sports top so I could share shipping? Really, push all the cool new products on the same day!

Off to buy that bar end...

[Tamra]

Lost my eyeglasses-frame mounted mirror last year on second day of RAGBRAI - drove me nuts. Of course on RAGBRAI, anything cycling related can be easily replaced.

[PamNY]

I use the Take-a-look mirror mounted on eyeglasses.

[OakLeaf]

I had two Third Eye glasses-mounted mirrors break after a year's use, and both my husband's and a friend's Third Eye helmet-mounted mirrors fell off. Too bad that's the only brand a lot of LBS's carry. My Chuck Harris mirror isn't the lightest thing in the world (despite the Ultralight name), but if I ever break it, I'll really have to have been trying!

[Trek420]

.... collection of helmet mounted mirrors? They all seem to break off, fall off when I store the helmet, put it in the Wald basket ... I like the concept, it works well for me. I tried the glasses mounted mirror once. Even with the lightest and Corkies I was constantly adjusting my glasses.

Bell has a new commuter helmet with the mirror actually built and front and rear lights. My head is Giro shaped, I don't have a Bell head but I just might try it. They don't show the mirror in this clip but here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ85jyNKYew