Mirror location

justdo said:

I am using a commuter MTB with bar end. Where would one consider the best place to place the
mirror? I try the end of the handle bar with the mirror dropping below but it is block by the fore
arm when cycling. When it is attached to the tip of the bar end it is block by the body.

I use a little helmet mirror. Took a little practice not to get vertigo, but I wouldn't ride
without it now.

David

David Kunz said:

I use a little helmet mirror. Took a little practice not to get vertigo, but I wouldn't ride
without it now.

I have one...I can't seem to figure out a place to mount it where I'd be able to see it.

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David

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Quoted message said:

I am using a commuter MTB with bar end. Where would one consider the best place to place the
mirror? I try the end of the handle bar with the mirror dropping below but it is block by the fore
arm when cycling. When it is attached to the tip of the bar end it is block by the body.

Tip of the bar should work. I use to run that when I was using a MTB for commuting. Worked fine.
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Rick Onanian said:

David Kunz said:

I use a little helmet mirror. Took a little practice not to get vertigo, but I wouldn't ride
without it now.

I have one...I can't seem to figure out a place to mount it where I'd be able to see it.

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David

Mine is mounted so that I look left and slightly up to see it. It needs to be pretty close to you
because of the small size of the mirror. I've used the ones with double sided sitck'em -- they can
go almost anywhere, but you need to guess right the first time or buy more sitck 'em someplace 🙂.
The one that I have now has a wire loop the cinches to the edge of the helmet (like a loop spring)
and you just bend the wire from there to the mirror to get the mirror where you want it. It has a
much better mirror and has lasted several years with daily use and lots of rain (and some snow 🙂).

David

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Quoted message said:

I am using a commuter MTB with bar end. Where would one consider the best place to place the
mirror? I try the end of the handle bar with the mirror dropping below but it is block by the fore
arm when cycling. When it is attached to the tip of the bar end it is block by the body.

I find a helmet mirror far superior to any bar mirror. An advantage is that you can still see behind
you in the corners just by moving your head slightly. Another option could be an eyeglass miror
which mounts on the arm of the eyeglasses/ Same benefits as a helmet mirror but can be changed if
you swap helmets.

On the side of your helmet, or clipped to your glasses. the image won't shake around so much, you
won't have to take your eyes off the road, and you can "aim" it simply by turning your head, thereby
scanning a much larger area behind you.

May you have the wind at your back. And a really low gear for the hills! Chris

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I've used helmet and end of bar for years. As of now, I prefer end of bar using third eye
convex mirror.

It doen't shake and gives a wide view of everything behind me.