Mirrors

[emily_in_nc]

Another VERY satisfied Take-a-Look mirror user here! Before buying a mirror, I polled a lot of folks in my bike club, and this one was the winner, hands' down. I absolutely love it and won't ride without it - no way, no how. I don't care if it is a bit on the geek-chic side, I truly feel that it keeps me safer on the road. One adjusted, it doesn't vibrate and provides a great view behind.

Emily

[shewhobikes]

OK, help me understand. I see lots of folks on my group rides with mirrors on the bars or the helmet (or perhaps their glasses). My question is...if you are riding with a helmet, as I hope and expect we all are, then why would you fasten to your glasses instead of helmet?

Obviously, I just don't know how this works via sticking the thing on, etc.

I do hear folks saying that attaching to the bars results in too much "jumping around," which make sense, if you are on the road bike.

[emily_in_nc]

OK, help me understand. I see lots of folks on my group rides with mirrors on the bars or the helmet (or perhaps their glasses). My question is...if you are riding with a helmet, as I hope and expect we all are, then why would you fasten to your glasses instead of helmet?

I tried a helmet-mounted mirror, but it attached with sticky tape, and it just didn't stay on. It also vibrated a lot more because I guess my helmet vibrates more on my head than my glasses do. The Take-a-Look mirror mounted on my sunglasses just doesn't move. And no sticky tape to get de-stickied over time. The mounting mechanism is wire and couldn't be simpler. It can be removed and moved to a different pair of glasses if you wear more than one. And, it came highly recommended, that's why I tried it, and I love it, as stated above.

Emily

[Surlygirl]

I like the Rhode Gear Multi Mirror. It attaches to the bar end instead of using a plug. It can be used either on a road bike or mountain bike. Its big, but I like that so I can see pretty well behind me. It also bends back out of the way when not in use. I've seen them at Adventure Cycling for about 18.00 under safety equipment.