I now wear a mirror when riding

[Gowest]

I have always seen people wearing mirrors while riding their bikes and always thought "not me"....no way....so not cool.

NEVER AGAIN!!! I purchased a mirror on someone's advice for a trip out west -and I will never ever ride without a mirror if possible. I can't stress enough how much safer I felt on the road. I took it out once I got home and was AMAZED and how much more secure I felt while riding my normal routes - I never was a "nervous" rider - but now that I see what is going on behind me - maybe I should have been!

I don't care how "dorky" a mirror looks - I am a life long convert now. Even my racing leg-shaving hubby tried one and he will be wearing one regularly as well.

this is the mirror I tried - it mounts on my glasses and I did not notice any distortion - nor does it move around. It is very easy to adjust and does not interfere with your vision. It is less than $20 and could save your life.

[marni]

just remember that in addition to the mirror, you should always check back over your shoulder and or under your arm before doing anything. Like a car mirror, your mirror has blind spots, and a car can swing out suddenly unexpectedly so last thing before you do anything check back, check your mirror and check back again.

Saves everyone's nerves.

Welcome to the club of better safe than cool.

marni

[PamNY]

Glad you like your mirror. It looks like this one.

I love mine.

[Bike Chick]

DH and I both have one of those and they work great. The Amish man at the bakery we ride to on Saturday mornings was fascinated with it and wanted one for himself.

[kjay]

Thanks for telling us about the increased safety you feel when using a mirror. I've never ridden with one but I shall definitely rethink my choices.

[jobob]

It's nice to see how, the longer one rides, the less concerned one becomes about how "cool" they look to others.

Safety, comfort and practicality trumps cool, everytime. IMHO.

[Blueberry]

Any tips for getting used to helmet or glasses mirrors? I've tried mirrors on the bike, and found that they moved too much to be useful. But - when I tried my DH's helmet mirror, I got very sea sick. It was odd - but I've been hesitant to try again. Is it just an adjustment thing? I could care less what others think - but I've got to find a mirror that works.

[emily_in_nc]

It's nice to see how, the longer one rides, the less concerned one becomes about how "cool" they look to others.

Safety, comfort and practicality trumps cool, everytime. IMHO.

Absolutely! I ride with the same type of mirror (the Take-a-Look) and can't imagine life without it!

[zoom-zoom]

I have a bar end mirror on my left side, like this:


I must say that now I feel kinda naked when I run on the roads or MUP and can't see what's coming up behind me.

[Catrin]

I have a bar-end mirror on my beloved steel steed. I wouldn't cycle without it!

[warneral]

I have a bar end too. I should like to try the helmet type but I honestly haven't tried it b/c it seems too tricky!

[badger]

I have straight bars, so bar end wouldn't work.

I was going to ask if the ones that fit on the bike itself works, but blueberry alluded to it not. Anyone else with experience with mirror on bike? If not, I'll try the helmet mirror.

[zoom-zoom]

I have straight bars, so bar end wouldn't work.

I was going to ask if the ones that fit on the bike itself works, but blueberry alluded to it not. Anyone else with experience with mirror on bike? If not, I'll try the helmet mirror.

There are some models that will work on straight bars. Look here for some ideas.