I wanted a mirror for Ride the Rockies. I opted for the handlebar type because I thought it would be more practical for the ride.

I had a hard time adjusting it. I needed to see both cars and cyclists. If I got it where I could see the cars I couldn't see the cyclists behind me, if I adjusted to see the cyclists I missed the cars.

On a tour like RTR, when you stop at sag stop there is no place to put your bike so you have to lay it down. I lay mine on the non drive train side, which is the side the mirror is on, so the mirror would move out of adjustment, which meant that everytime I stopped I had to readjust it. Sometimes, I bumped it with my with my knee and got sunscreen on it, which made it all smeary, then I couldn't see anything. While riding in my drops I couldn't see it which made it useless in downhill situations.

By the end of the week I totally forgot it was there except to move it out of my way when I was riding.

It stayed in position while riding and didn't seem shaky. I have yet to try it on a club ride or a bike path. I'm leaving it on this weekend to see if it has any value.

I wonder if some of my issues with it were due to the narrowness of my handlebars (34 cm). I suspect it was designed for wider handlebars. And I would not use it on a tour again simply because the bike has to be layed on its side and the mirror readjusted so often.

So now I'm back to looking for a helmet mirror.