Mirrors - talk to me

[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.

[OakLeaf]

A decent helmet mirror is no more likely to wind up in your eyes than your sunglasses themselves (and good impact resistant sunglasses will help with that).

When I did my 21 mph face plant I landed on the center left side of my face. The noise I heard while I was briefly skidding along the ground - what I thought at the time was my brand new helmet - turned out to be my Chuck Harris mirror. The only damage it had was a few scratches on the mirror proper, and the soft coating was scraped off the attachment part. Besides the general wonderfulness of Chuck Harris mirrors, even if new ones could still be easily had, one of the things that makes me so sad about losing that particular one is that it survived a crash that I might not have.


Like you, I'm a little skeptical about helmet mirrors and the extra torque and pressure they could place on the EPS liner in a crash. Most helmet manufacturers will tell you not to attach a mirror, out of liability concerns. But I don't know how real a concern this is. As far as sunglasses mirror, I'm not concerned at all.

[Giulianna23]

I bought a sunglasses one a few months ago and havent tried it yet while riding but I did put it on for a minute and just didnt feel comfortable. I guess I will have to really try it to get use to it. I ended up with drop bar mirrors on both of my bikes my commuter and my Roadie...the roadie one is bigger than the commuter. The few times I rode without them I felt so weird... kind of nude...lol... I am so use to using them that I can't imagine going for a ride without them

[cosc]

My favorite is the" take a look" on my sunglasses. Riding on the road it is a safety must for me. I like the bigger sized mirror in this brand. Pluses are less vibration, real glass, and very adjustable. I only use sunglasses for riding so I don't have to take mirror off and on. Only down side is the rubber tips fall off, but it is not a big problem, just be mindful when moving or mounting.
It does take a while for your brain to adjust to the mirror close to your eye, but it will, just be patient.
After being on the bike several days in a row, I keep looking up to see what is in back of me!