mirrors on bikes?

[andrew w]

Another vote for the B+M Cyclestar bar-end mirror from me.  I have one on all my bikes.  They are fairly unobtrusive, they don't vibrate and they don't go out of adjustment whilst riding.  Oh, and they give you a fairly good view behind you.  You can see one of mine on this photo:

[clarion]

I don't have much experience of mirrors.  We have one on the tandem, but all I can see is the stoker's mirror.

I fancy one of the bar end ones, but I have my gear levers there

I'm tempted to spec one for my commuting machine.  Hell, it's already going to have hub gears, a chainguard and a propstand.  Why not a mirror?  But it'll have bullhorn bars, too, so the natty and discreet bar end ones won't be much good there either

I shall follow this thread with interest.

[deliquium]

Another + for the Wildoo. Never get knees anywhere near it.

[Moloko]

Oh we are mirrors on bikes and we brightly shine
We are singing and dancing in perfect time.



That's enough, Sally! That's enough! 

[Moloko]

Stanley Baxter onna bike. 

[Somnolent]

I had the small one similar to those, but it frequently go knocked off. I prefer the view in the Mirrycle ones. The don't wobble too much and have a nice big surface that isn't too convex.

I had the original mirrycle - for old-fashioned non-aero levers.  Very little vibration, but a completely non-standard allen-key to adjust and very difficult to find a position where you saw more than a reflection of your own arm.  The new STI version looks like it would suffer from same drawback.

[Blodwyn Pig]

whilst all this pontification has abounded, miss whiplash seems to had withdrawn her whip, but I'm still quite stiff !! Never felt the need before, always relied on 'the force' and it does work. its like those cycle path stepped barriers, I see no obstacle in going thro at 15kph, wheras some folk get all in a lather, even when then get off the bike.  interesting to see the interest tho'