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On the helmet? On the bike (with drop bars)? Advantages and disadvantages of each?
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Thread: Mirrors - talk to me
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10-19-2012, 01:14 PM #1
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Mirrors - talk to me
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10-19-2012, 01:46 PM #2
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I put a mirror on my road bike because i use the same helmet for mountain biking- never seen anyone mt biking with a helmet mirror but I would be the one to snag it on a tree and wreck!!!! haha (maybe they are quickly detachable- didn't check)
I have drop bars, ride in the drops most of the time other than sitting up to stretch or for visibility- it barely needs adjusted for the different positions......
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10-19-2012, 02:08 PM #3
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Mine attaches to my sunglasses. Chuck Harris just passed away a few weeks ago
- I don't know if his widow has mirrors left for sale.
Speed comes from what you put behind you. - Judi Ketteler
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10-19-2012, 02:12 PM #4
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I tried the helmet mirror but I am far sighted and the mirror was just a fuzzy blurr!
I haven't found anything that works well that I like yet.
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10-19-2012, 02:21 PM #5
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Love my helmet mirror. Wouldn't ride in town without it. I like a helmet-mount mirror specifically because I can turn my head just a little and sweep out the entire area behind me.
I'm very nearsighted and can't make out cars at all without my glasses, so the trick is to set it up so that I can see it through the very left edge of my eyeglasses. The light waves have to travel from the object to the mirror, and then to the eye. So, if a car was 100 ft behind the mirror+cyclist, the image in the mirror would look like it was 100 ft + 5 inches away to the cyclist's eye.
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10-19-2012, 02:36 PM #6
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Another for the sunglasses mirror. If it's cloudy or dark I have clear goggles (since I don't wear glasses). It took me about 30 minutes to get used to it. My daughter didn't like it but she didn't give it 30 minutes, maybe 5 minutes. Give it a chance.
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10-19-2012, 02:13 PM #7
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I also like my "third eye" mirror that attaches to my sunglasses. I tried the mirror that attaches to the drop bars and it was too far away for me to see the road and what was behind me clearly. And I always felt like my knees were in the way too. The sunglass mirror can be switched easily between glasses...plus I like that I can move my head and REALLY see what is going on behind me if I need too.
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