End bar mirrors

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hi all, this is my first post here 😄 i'm from italy and i
have a full-suspended bike. i'm going to buy a mirror for
my bike, a end-bar one. in the net i've seen the zefal
cyclop, it costs in italy 13 euro(s). in decathlon (if you
don't know about it, it is a shop that sells only sport
accessores) a mirror for 8 euro.

what should I buy? i think the zefal (more price = more
quality) but the cyclop is convex, is a good or a bad
thing? if I have understood it should mean that i see the
things closer then they are in the reality. I don't know
if the decathlon one is convex.

help me to choose!

thanks in advice, Alex88 (and sorry for my bad
english 🙁 )
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Not sure if this is much help but I just bought a Cateye
'MTB' bar end mirror - things look further away and quite a
good field of view. But the fixing is a bit lame (could be
taken off quite easily) and the glass fell out this morning.
So not really recommended at Euro (ah! where's the key!!!)
12.

Rob

Actually, I would go with a ThirdEye eyeglass or h****t
mirror (get the Pro model if you go with the H****t model).
gives a much better view as it shakes a lot less and turns
with your head so you can scan the area behind you.

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Chris Zacho The Wheelman said:

Actually, I would go with a ThirdEye eyeglass or h****t
mirror (get the Pro model if you go with the H****t
model). gives a much better view as it shakes a lot
less and turns with your head so you can scan the area
behind you.

I dislike helmet mirrors because it is nearly impossible to
determine the bearing of the object viewed in the mirror,
since the frame of reference is not fixed. On the other
hand, determining the bearing of an object viewed in a
handlebar mounted mirror is about the same as using an
outside mirror on a motor vehicle.

I find the Mountain Mirrycle works well: <
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Tom Sherman – Quad City Area

(Chris Zacho 'The Wheelman') said:

Actually, I would go with a ThirdEye eyeglass or h****t
mirror (get the Pro model if you go with the H****t
model). gives a much better view as it shakes a lot
less and turns with your head so you can scan the area
behind you.

I use Third Eye handlebar end mirrors on my motorcycle.
They don't shake at 120+ mph, they don't shake at 10,000
RPM, and I just can't imagine why they would do so on a
bicycle. The convex real glass mirror gives a great field
of view and doesn't scratch up the way most plastic bicycle
"mirrors" do.

Chalo Colina

My experience (brief) with eyeglass mirrors is that I see my
shoulder and nothing else. Actually I had wanted to watch my
Doberman Annie in my Tanjor trailer for entertainment, as
she becomes interested in various passing things.

The Blackburn Mountain Mirror (bar end) works for this okay.
It's way off to the side so it can angle back and see the
trailer clearly.

There's a plug-in version and a strap-on version, depending
on what kind of bar end you have.

So I put on the mirror when I put on the trailer. Otherwise
I pick up cars by ear mostly, and look when wise.
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Ron Hardin said:

My experience (brief) with eyeglass mirrors is that I see
my shoulder and nothing else. Actually I had wanted to
watch my Doberman Annie in my Tanjor trailer for
entertainment, as she becomes interested in various
passing things.

The Blackburn Mountain Mirror (bar end) works for this
okay. It's way off to the side so it can angle back and
see the trailer clearly.

There's a plug-in version and a strap-on version,
depending on what kind of bar end you have.

So I put on the mirror when I put on the trailer.
Otherwise I pick up cars by ear mostly, and look
when wise.

Ron:

I would say that you aren't setting your eyeglass mirror up
correctly if all you see is your shoulder. I've worn
eyeglass mirrors for the last 16 years while riding and that
is usually not an issue. Only if it's not adjusted properly.

MOO, Matt

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ok boys, thank you... i think i'll buy an and bar mirror: or
the third eye, or the zefal or the Blackburn one. thanks a
lot... bye bye

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