LancslassThanks for that, I'm sorry to read about your wife. I had an accident skiing and also lost confidenc. Hope she's ok now.
thanks for your kind comments. She is making steady progress, but it will be a long recovery
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LancslassThanks for that, I'm sorry to read about your wife. I had an accident skiing and also lost confidenc. Hope she's ok now.
I always use the small motorcycle bar end mirrors too.I've used the small round bar end mirrors on my motorcycle and found the view extremely limited.
Probably better off with the convex shaped mirrors, that give a wider field of view.
They suit certain motorcycles well, but it has to be the right sort of motorcycle..... retros, cafe racers, streetfighters, rat bikes, muscle bikes and street scramblers all look good with small bar end mirrors. But they're more form over function on these motorcycles.I always use the small motorcycle bar end mirrors too.
They're small enough to be in proportion for cycles, (they'd look a bit naff on a motorbike), convex to give a good view, and much more robust than most bike mirrors, because they're made out of very lightweight alloy rather than plastic. They can be "plugged" into the end of the handlebars, or clamped over them, with the same universal design.
On Ebay they're really cheap, (even from UK sellers), about £10 a pair.
I fit one to the offside on all of my bikes and trikes. (utilising the pair on two bikes)
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They look OK eHomer, but won't fold like the Mirrycle ones.I always use the small motorcycle bar end mirrors too.
They're small enough to be in proportion for cycles, (they'd look a bit naff on a motorbike), convex to give a good view, and much more robust than most bike mirrors, because they're made out of very lightweight alloy rather than plastic. They can be "plugged" into the end of the handlebars, or clamped over them, with the same universal design.
On Ebay they're really cheap, (even from UK sellers), about £10 a pair.
I fit one to the offside on all of my bikes and trikes. (utilising the pair on two bikes)
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I have one of these - it does the job fine.Having had our first short ride on our new acquisitions we find the need for some cycle mirrors. It's mainly for pulling out for parked cars, but also to keep a check on whichever cyclist is behind the other.
I have seen these on eBay:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Flexible-BICYCLE-BAR-END-HANDLEBAR-MIRROR-CYCLE-BIKE-REAR-VIEW-CYCLING-MTB-ROAD-/400898227426?hash=item5d57657ce2:g:VnwAAOSw34FVIWQq
What do you more experienced cyclists think?
I'd appreciate your advice as ever.
I fully expect to be doing that as well!My heavy Kalkhoff has fallen over on that side before now
I wasn’t actually on the bike at the time though…..I fully expect to be doing that as well!
So a robust mirror may be useful.
I will be knowing my luck.I wasn’t actually on the bike at the time though…..
Works for me. My Dutch bike was the first of my bikes to have Mirrycle fitted and I then bought them for my other bikes with straight bars.I wonder if anyone has actually got a Dutch style bike with the Mirrycle mirror, and whether it works for them? Anyone?