Mirrors - talk to me

[Catrin]

I love my bar-end mirror, I've no desire to attach one to my helmet. I have this one for road use. It is solid, and I've only managed to break one of them. They are inexpensive, high quality, and you can just replace the mirror itself if you break it. They do have a road bar version, but my bikes all have flat riser bars. As time goes on I use it less and less, but I doubt that I will stop using it.

[smittykitty]

I like the Take a Look mirror (purchased from TE). I think REI and many lbs have them. Made from REAL glass, much clearer. Light weight. They look really fragile, but seem to be very sturdy.

[azfiddle]

I use the Take a Look too because I always need to wear glasses (prescription sunglasses or regular glasses). I like how it can be tilted just about any direction you need.

[Kiwi Stoker]

There is also a rounded mirror that has a band around your wrist. So no blind spots.

[OakLeaf]

I hadn't thought about it, but that's an advantage of a helmet or glasses mirror over bike mounted - when you turn your head to clear your blind spot, you don't have to turn it all the way around, just enough to change the mirror position.

[Catrin]

I hadn't thought about it, but that's an advantage of a helmet or glasses mirror over bike mounted - when you turn your head to clear your blind spot, you don't have to turn it all the way around, just enough to change the mirror position.

True, but for me the attraction of a mounted mirror is that it is much larger and easier for me to see that massive pickup blasting down the country road before I would probably see it with the little mirror. I could be mistaken of course, so be kind if I am

[tealtreak]

True, but for me the attraction of a mounted mirror is that it is much larger and easier for me to see that massive pickup blasting down the country road before I would probably see it with the little mirror. I could be mistaken of course, so be kind if I am

It comes down to what works best for you!! To be safe, we all should use what best helps our vision. I have a fairly large mounted mirror, I love it for quiet cars and giant trucks. Some folks would be disturbed by the reduction in aerodynamics. To each his own (:

[deanywalker21]

Eyeglass mounted mirror for me. I have tried the bar end mount and a helmet mount, neither worked for me. I kept hitting the bar end mount with my knee and never got the helmet mount in quite the right place. Read a tip awhile back about using those tiny zip ties to secure the eyeglass mount to the eyeglass frame should the little brackets fail. Tried it this summer and it worked well, saving a mirror from the trash.

[pll]

I have considered the helmet or sunglasses mirror many times and always end up on the side of caution: I do not want any additional objects (particularly any form of bar/stick) close to my eyes in case I fall.

[Geonz]

I've got a Chuck Harris... I was wondering whether he was still on the planet and was hoping soembody or bodies would pick up where he left off. (Makers, makers, where are ye?)

It's a personal preference thing -- for some the adjustment from mirror to the wide world is onerous. I change bikes rather often so I prefer it on my helmet (and I bang my bike around more than my head ).

[pinsonp2]

Here's a link to a Chuck Harris clone http://www.hubbubcustom.com/store/pr...asp?id=18&pg=3. I have one and haven't been able to rweak it just right.

P2