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removable mirror for MTB - and helmet

  • 12-11-2010 2:58pm
    #1
    i57dwun4yb1pt8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,655 ✭✭✭


    done a good few searches , but is there any removable ( to stop vermin nicking it ) handle bar mounted side mirror you can get for bikes , partic MTB ?

    mainly to keep an eye on whats coming up behind to close to me.

    also for those who wear helmets , any good reccomendations for city use ?

    thanks
    ddt


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  • #2
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,143 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    If only you had drop bars ;)

    Italian ROAD BIKE un-helmet MIRROR

    a2_1_b.JPG


  • #3
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,921 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    I've never known a bike-mounted mirror that's been any use.

    I used a Reevu helmet for years, until it fell apart, and would have bought another one if they still made them. I replaced it with one of these, which isn't quite as good but I much prefer it to nothing.

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  • #4
    Raam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,317 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    Do you have a stiff neck?


  • #5
    blorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,995 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    For what it is worth I had a mirror on my touring bike for some time and it never got nicked. I am not sure it is any more likely to get stolen than any other part of the bike to be honest, and if it does it is cheaper to replace than almost any other part of the bike that might get nicked (saddle, etc.)

    A mirror is useful (IMO) for two things- keeping an eye on other cyclists behind you (e.g. have you dropped your partner) and keeping an eye out for homicidal buses behind you when cycling in the bus lane with earphones in.

    A certain wily vet who will be well known to anyone in Orwell uses that Italian Road Mirror on his racing bike and it hasn't done him any harm incidentally.


  • #6
    Signal_ rabbit
    Registered Users Posts: 682 ✭✭✭Signal_ rabbit


    Lumen wrote: »
    If only you had drop bars ;)

    Italian ROAD BIKE un-helmet MIRROR

    a2_1_b.JPG

    I have one of these and they are good. I would love to get one of the tiny mirrors you stick to the inside of your shades, but am not sure if they work.


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  • #7
    steamengine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,372 ✭✭✭steamengine


    Here's the one I fitted to my bike, bought it in Halfords for 7.49 euro. I have found it to be very useful indeed.

    picture.php?albumid=1408&pictureid=7827


  • #8
    i57dwun4yb1pt8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,655 ✭✭✭i57dwun4yb1pt8


    Raam wrote: »
    Do you have a stiff neck?

    no , but do you want one ?


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