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Richard:
It sounds to me like you weren't a competent enough biker when you first started using the mirror &
it was a distraction. Using a mirror on a bike is the same as using it in a car - it's there to
give you information. Sounds like you were spending all your time looking in the mirror instead of
where you were going. You may want to try it again now that you can ride in a straight line. You
may like it.
MOO, Matt
Richard Ney said:Matt Locker said:I know the feeling! {: )} But have you ever tried a mirror for more than a day? Once you get used
to a mirror you feel naked without it.
I tried a mirror, for a few weeks, when I started cycling 15 years ago. I felt vulnerable to cars,
and my bike handling skills were less than ideal. I thought the mirror would be the solution.
Instead, I found that it was a distraction, and I became overly concerned with every car coming up
behind me. I removed the mirror and eventually learned how to look around quickly without swerving
the bike, and to ride in traffic. These skills has served me well over the years.
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Richard:<br> <br> It sounds to me like you weren't a competent enough biker when you first started
using the mirror & it was a distraction. Using a mirror on a bike is the same as using it
in a car - it's there to give you information. Sounds like you were spending all your time
looking in the mirror instead of where you were going. You may want to try it again now that
you can ride in a straight line. You may like it. <br> <br> MOO,<br> Matt<br> <br>
Richard Ney wrote:<br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="[email hidden]">
<pre wrap="">Matt Locker writes:
</pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">I know the feeling! {: )} But have you ever tried a
mirror for more than a day? Once you get used to a mirror you feel naked without it. </pre>
</blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!----> I tried a mirror, for a few weeks, when I started cycling 15
years ago. I felt vulnerable to cars, and my bike handling skills were less than ideal. I thought
the mirror would be the solution. Instead, I found that it was a distraction, and I became overly
concerned with every car coming up behind me. I removed the mirror and eventually learned how to
look around quickly without swerving the bike, and to ride in traffic. These skills has served me
well over the years.
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