Rear-view mirror for muni/coker?

terrybigwheel said:

Does anyone use and/or recommend a good rear-view mirror that can be
attached to glasses or helmet? I want something like this for muni and
coker rides not only to see bicyclists that may be behind me, but to
alert me to motorists coming from behind as well when/if I'm near
traffic.🙂

I've tried 3 glasses mounted mirrors: 3rd Eye; Take-a-Look; Heads Up. A
Google groups search for posts to uk.rec.cycling with me as the author
and mentioning mirrors will find comparisons. Mostly I use them on my
recumbent, but they're also very useful on the Coker.

All 3 mirrors give a good view to the rear. I wouldn't recommend the
Heads Up, as mine broke within a few weeks. The 3rd Eye tends to break
in cold weather, but is otherwise an excellent mirror.

I find that the 3rd Eye is the best mirror if I'm wearing cycling
glasses with prescription inserts. The Take-a-Look is the best mirror
if I'm wearing contact lenses. The Take-a-Look is also the best to use
through the winter, simply to save money on broken 3rd Eyes.

The 3rd Eye is the coolest looking mirror. The Take-a-Look looks
rather geeky, but the look can be improved with a little imagination.

Helmet mounted mirrors are of no use to me due to the associated
requirement to wear a helmet. I never cycle without glasses of some
description. YMMV.

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Danny Colyer said:

I've tried 3 glasses mounted mirrors: 3rd Eye; Take-a-Look; Heads Up. A
Google groups search for posts to uk.rec.cycling with me as the author
and mentioning mirrors will find comparisons. Mostly I use them on my
recumbent, but they're also very useful on the Coker.

All 3 mirrors give a good view to the rear. I wouldn't recommend the
Heads Up, as mine broke within a few weeks. The 3rd Eye tends to break
in cold weather, but is otherwise an excellent mirror.

I find that the 3rd Eye is the best mirror if I'm wearing cycling
glasses with prescription inserts. The Take-a-Look is the best mirror
if I'm wearing contact lenses. The Take-a-Look is also the best to use
through the winter, simply to save money on broken 3rd Eyes.

The 3rd Eye is the coolest looking mirror. The Take-a-Look looks
rather geeky, but the look can be improved with a little imagination.

Helmet mounted mirrors are of no use to me due to the associated
requirement to wear a helmet. I never cycle without glasses of some
description. YMMV.

are there any piks of these mirrors i am to lazy to google them

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jake_amos said:

are there any piks of these mirrors i am to lazy to google them

I'm too lazy to answer that.

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magic lobster said:

I'm too lazy to answer that.

good answer

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I Would say that your the best unicyclist i know with the exception of
every other unicyclist i know

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I started using a rear view mirror for road uni riding Spring of '05.
It's the smallest piece of equipment I've purchased that's had the
greatest impact on my riding and more importantly my safety. It has
become as indispensable as my helmet and I now refuse to road ride
without it. I highly recommend it.

Here's a photo of the one I use.
[image:
http://www.terrybicycles.com/product_images/display/7402600.gif]

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unipsychler said:

I started using a rear view mirror for road uni riding Spring of '05.
It's the smallest piece of equipment I've purchased that's had the
greatest impact on my riding and more importantly my safety. It has
become as indispensable as my helmet and I now refuse to road ride
without it. I highly recommend it.

Here's a photo of the one I use.
[image:
http://www.terrybicycles.com/product_images/display/7402600.gif]

Is that the "-take a look-" brand?

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Yes, Bike Peddler Take A Look Original Cyclist Eyeglass Mirror
Rectangle. It's available at Amazon.com or possibly your local bike
shop.

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I use the Heads Up...picture below. It works well for me, and can fit
on either my regular glasses or my sunglasses. My first mirror was a
helmet mounted model after I saw famed distance rider Lars Clausen
using one, but I didn't really like it, and couldn't get it to fit well
on my style of helmet. I like the Head Up glasses mounted mirror much
better. It's also two part, so if you break the stem part (most likely
to break), you can at least salvage the mirror as a back-up. They
don't last forever, but at $12 a pop, it's a good safety investment. I
keep a primary and backup at all times.

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tomblackwood said:

It's also two part, so if you break the stem part (most likely to
break), you can at least salvage the mirror as a back-up.

That's one of the reasons I prefer the Take-A-Look, -NONE- of it is
likely to break 🙂 - it's made of steel and brass - and it can be bent
:eek: to my preference. It can be used on either side of a helmet or
glasses (for those of you that ride on the other side of the road
:rolleyes🙂 and it vibrates less than any of the plastic mirrors I've
tried.😎

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jake_amos said:

are there any piks of these mirrors i am to lazy to google them

I'll even tell you where to buy them, if you're happy to pay for
shipping from the other side of the world.

3rd Eye and Heads Up:
http://www.kinetics.org.uk/html/mirrors.shtml

Take-a-Look:
http://tinyurl.com/nejjt

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I'm relatively new to this forum but I must ask anyone who reads this,
I'm from Western Australia and I'm wishing to get a helmet/eyeglass
mounted mirror but I only get the dregs here (as perth and to a lesser
degree the Eastern States are primarily "car cities" and don't have the
economies of scale nessisary to support anything but the basics in
cycle accessories. I tried the Take-A-Look mirror on amazon but to ship
it to australia is going to cost me 51USD (13 (25%) of which is the
cost of the mirror!!!!!!!!!!)

So my question is does anyone know of a cheaper way to get my hands on
such.

(I have no US or for that matter foreign friends that have access to
such nor do I ever intend to set foot on US soil in the near or
moderate to far distant future.)

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Whilst I was browsing in the LBS a few months ago, I saw a helmet with a
pretty nifty built-in mirror. The 'looking-at-part' was built in to the
visor of the helmet which reflected everything seen behind you using a
convex (or concave?) mirror running along the top and centre of the
helmet. I thought it was a very good idea.
Can't remember the name of it for the life of me though.
Sorry.

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'This site ' (http://www.icebike.com/Equipment/cyclingmirrors.htm)really
likes the Take A Look mirror. They can be obtained from:

Bike Peddler Bike Products
5991 W 26th St
Greeley, CO 80634
(970) 339-2453

I don't think they have a website.

Two biker friends have helmet-mounted mirrors that have goosenecks to
bend/twist them in an infinite number of directions. I need to find
where they got them. Does anyone know?

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I've used the same "take-a-look" mirror for many years and 1000's of
miles on my recumbent, finding it to be the best one for my needs.
Never thought of using it on my uni, until last week when I was
"brushed" from behind by a mountain biker and knocked to my knees.
Been off it a week recovering. Think I'll start riding with my mirror,
and recommend it to others...

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