Trying to get use to my road bike

[Aggie_Ama]

There is nothing that says you cannot wear mountain biking shorts, they are baggy. For longer distances you would want the support of road shorts but if you only need the chamois go mountain. Or get a cute wrap (I love my Novara one for commuting) and then you feel a little less self conscious when you are off the bike. Or you say I want to ride and I don't care how I look I am going to have a good time!

[surgtech1956]

The shoulder-across the upper back pain is gone. I've adjusted my hand/arm position and relax more. Now I have to work on being able to take a quick look behind me without losing control.

[Jo-n-NY]

Mirrors that clip on the sunglasses work great. I finally purchased one from TE this year and it is such a pleasure and so much safer to just glance in the mirror than turning my head to see what is behind me.

~ JoAnn

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Helmet mirror.
Saved my butt many times over.

[denda]

I also use a helmet mirror. I look in it very often, especially after a cyclist was killed not far from where I live. She was hit from behind.

[surgtech1956]

I wear glasses with progressive lenses. I've heard that the helmet mirrors don't work with bifocals/progressive lenses. Is this true???

[emily_in_nc]

They work fine for me, progressives or not.

Emily

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I wear glasses with progressive lenses. I've heard that the helmet mirrors don't work with bifocals/progressive lenses. Is this true???

Nope. No problem at all between my helmet mirror and my progressive eyeglass lenses....AND my sunglasses that fit right over my progressive eyeglasses in addition to that! No mirror issues at all.