Ok, I know you all must hate it when newbies like myself come along and ask questions that have been asked a million times. So if these have been asked and answered please forgive me and feel free to berate me and put the link to the message thread. I'm a big girl, I can handle it. But here goes anyway...

I have found that when riding out on the road with traffic, I am always looking back over my shoulder to see what is behind me. I hate taking my focus off the road in front of me even for an instant, but I feel the need to check out whats coming up on me. I asked a local biker about mirrors and was told not to rely on them. He said I should learn to glance back quickly, that it was a better method. The LBS guy said no, get a mirror. He suggested a helmet attach one or a glasses attach model. I wear glasses but wonder if the mirror would weigh my glasses down and make them hang funny on my face. Does anyone have any opinions on mirrors? Is one better then the other? Are they hard to get used to?

Also...when riding tonight I noticed my saddle is slipping back and forth and has sunk down some. So I stopped, flipped the little handle thing and raised the seat up some. It seemed pretty tight and secure then, but by the time I had stopped riding it had loosened again and was lower. I see the little lever thing on the seat, but not any way to really tighten it. Perhaps there is a bolt and I am missing it. But I guess my main question here is, what is the best tool or tools to have for your bike? I have seen an all in one kind of thing at Walmart, but I am thinking there must be a better one out there.


Any advice would be most greatly appreciated, as always

Kerry