Need a mirror

[tv_vt]

Originally Posted by wc1934

Have used this one for years - don't know how I ever rode without it:

https://www.italianroadbikemirror.com/

These are also available through Amazon. Highly recommended. I wouldn't ride without one. Period.

[MikeD]

Take a look is the best eyeglass mirror. I tried a helmet and bar end mirror but they vibrate and thus blur the image. I think the Take a look can be helmet mounted as well.

[Dave]

Thanks for all the responses. I'm going to try a bar end mirror first and other things later, if it proves inadequate. My last big descent proved that I can't hear vehicles well enough.

[NHAero]

Would you please post a link, I can't find this one

Originally Posted by bikinchris

I use a Bear Essentials rear view mirror. It uses a spoke wire to fix it to sunglasses. Sunglasses, unlike bar end mirrors don't buzz. A bar end mirror can become unusable on rough roads.
Some of the fastest criterium racers ever use that kind of mirror.
You of course also want a tail lamp bright enough to be seen far away in daylight. You don't know how often they look up at the road while they are driving, so you need to be seen.
Using a radar to make sure you know when a car is overtaking you is also a good idea.

[vincenz]

No one has mentioned the Corky bike mirror yet? I think it’s the least dorky option as far as mirrors go.

https://thebeam-europe.com/products/corky

https://youtu.be/xOZQeZXzG5k

[zmudshark]

Originally Posted by Dave

Thanks for all the responses. I'm going to try a bar end mirror first and other things later, if it proves inadequate. My last big descent proved that I can't hear vehicles well enough.

Dave, I like my Sprintech mirrors, but a friend has the Italian Road Bike Mirror, and the optics are better, but the position is fixed. It is also more expensive.

[tcbc]

I have been using the Take-a-look mirror clipped to my helmet for many years. That way I have it no matter which bike I'm riding. I really like the wide and clear field of view from this mirror.

The only downside is that the dorky factor is high, but I look dorky even without wearing it anyway :-)

[sg8357]

When Noah cycled off the Ark, he was wearing a Chuck Harris mirror.
He also made a helmet attached version.
I've been using one for 20 years, helmet mounted.
https://www.ohiohistory.org/learn/co...man-of-gambier

[bikinchris]

Originally Posted by NHAero

Would you please post a link, I can't find this one

I used to buy them wholesale from North Division Bicycle shop in Spokane Washington. I tried searching and they don't list them. I like them most because of how they grip the arm on the glasses.

[OtayBW]

My current fave: https://www.etsy.com/listing/2254020...lery-1-4&col=1
He'll make one with your favorite bottle cap. This one is the best, most well-made eyeglass mirror of its type that I've found to date.

[eddief]

tone it down. do you ride a recumbent and wear jerseys with the pockets on the front .

Originally Posted by OtayBW

My current fave: https://www.etsy.com/listing/2254020...lery-1-4&col=1
He'll make one with your favorite bottle cap. This one is the best, most well-made eyeglass mirror of its type that I've found to date.

[steamer]

Anyone who is worried about looking dorky because of a mirror must have a form of psychological blindness.

[mokofoko]

Originally Posted by tv_vt

These are also available through Amazon. Highly recommended. I wouldn't ride without one. Period.

Had two of them--they are great. But over time the frame does kind of fall apart (one has serious cracking of the rubber).

Had to look it up, but add another vote for the "take-a-look" mirror. I picked mine up at REI, and I never ride without it. Too bad it's incompatible with some helmet visors...

[OtayBW]

Originally Posted by eddief

tone it down. do you ride a recumbent and wear jerseys with the pockets on the front .

HUH?

[eddief]

no worries.

Originally Posted by OtayBW

HUH?