rear view mirror

[PscyclePath]

+1 on CycleAware if you're going for the handlebar mount.

I personally wear my mirror clipped to my glasses... I like and currently use the "Take-A-Look" and like it because of light weight, ease to clip on and off, and the nice wide field of view that it gives you. CycleAware has a similar version with a plastic frame, where the long axis of the mirror is vertical rather than horizontal like the Take-A-Look. I'll probably give that one a try ths summer sometime.

They also have this absolutely cool "Torpedo" insulated water bottle as a new product... They had a bunch of them at the Smart Cycling conference in San Jose this past weekend, and these things will ignite Water Bottle Envy in anyone...

[tulip]

I have an Ultralight bike mirror that I adore. I got it from the Ortlieb site. I use it on my road bikes, but it would work on a flat-bar bike, too.

[OakLeaf]

Humnh. I guess Chuck Harris never trademarked "Ultralight." More's the pity, since they're reputedly the original bike mirrors, made from 100% recycled material (except, I believe, the plastic coating on the arm).

Almost 40 years later, Chuck still sells them out of a bike trailer at regional cycling tours - I got mine direct from him.

Compared to the ones with plastic arms and polished steel mirrors, they're not super-light, but they're light enough, and super durable.

[Geonz]

Very durable and very "cool" ... or dorky, depending on who your "cool definers" are Mine's still going strong after years and after breaking several others. I notice they're sold out online...

[Fontinalis]

I wouldn't ride without my rear view mirror. I have a bike where nothing is standard, so I had to shop high and low for a mirror that would fit on the handlebar. And of all places, I found it at the hardware store (Canadian Tire for those of you in Canada), and it was 5$. I loved it so much that when I rented a bike that was not outfited with a mirror, I bought another one. Sometimes, we go for the specialized stores, when the thing we are looking for might be right in our backyard. But, yes, the rear view mirror is a must. Specially in the city.