BenReaper Posted July 4, 2015 Share Also agree with 2 above posts,if you practice to look behind you without veering off course it will be much faster and safer than trying to focus on a small mirror on youre helmet or youre glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAAD4 Posted July 4, 2015 Share I tried one in the 80's. Like Reaper said, I found that I was spending a lot of time trying to focus on the small mirror, instead of in front of me. It was quite difficult to see clearly with eyeball tremor at a bit of speed. I quickly gave it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleJ Posted July 4, 2015 Share Shot boys, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onlybikes Posted July 4, 2015 Share I agree with with the above post but if you are still desperate for a mirror I have met some one who attached a dentists mirror to his glasses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleJ Posted July 4, 2015 Share I agree with with the above post but if you are still desperate for a mirror I have met some one who attached a dentists mirror to his glassesNext time I go to the dentist I'm going to wait for him to leave the room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warthog Posted July 4, 2015 Share To b honest, if I were you I would practice looking backwards without losing your line, moreh an worrying about a mirror. Make sure you have some good rimless sunglasses so that you rotate your head the least, and practice on your street or a quiet parking lot to look around without moving off a straight line. I struggled at first but have learnt not to move my body but just rotate my neck, and to look a lot faster than I did at first. You'll be much safer than relying on a mirror for a long long time. You guys are obviously quite young.... and never played rugby in your young days... in the front row... I want to look behind me I basically have to turn my bike around... TALUS and Falco 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterbean Posted July 4, 2015 Share You guys are obviously quite young.... and never played rugby in your young days... in the front row... I want to look behind me I basically have to turn my bike around...Played rugby all since high school. Position? Loose head prop. Current weight is 108 kgs. I know your struggle. Little tip: get up out of the saddle and turn your shoulders. Keep your arms loose and your hips right on top of the top tube. Again, need a good set of rimless sunglasses to improve visibility. You're not looking, but more peeking with peripheral vision when looking behind. Dot ride with earphones as you need to keep an ear out for what's coming, giving you a hint when to look and when not to. Also, look out for the new garmin "backtracker", can't remember the garmin name. It'll tell you what's coming up behind you so you don't have to look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryanpmb Posted July 4, 2015 Share Played rugby all since high school. Position? Loose head prop. Current weight is 108 kgs. I know your struggle. Little tip: get up out of the saddle and turn your shoulders. Keep your arms loose and your hips right on top of the top tube. Again, need a good set of rimless sunglasses to improve visibility. You're not looking, but more peeking with peripheral vision when looking behind. Dot ride with earphones as you need to keep an ear out for what's coming, giving you a hint when to look and when not to. Also, look out for the new garmin "backtracker", can't remember the garmin name. It'll tell you what's coming up behind you so you don't have to look.https://www.bikehub.co.za/features/_/gear/gear-news/garmin-introduce-the-varia-line-of-smart-cycling-devices-r2880 There you go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleJ Posted July 4, 2015 Share You guys are obviously quite young.... and never played rugby in your young days... in the front row... I want to look behind me I basically have to turn my bike around...Elledgedly.....this guy also played in the front row some time in the past. Edited July 4, 2015 by DoubleJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigghead Posted July 5, 2015 Share http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/07/garmins-varia-radar-lights.html Looks like it'll give a lot more warning as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepia Posted July 5, 2015 Share Unfortunately I have one of these lying about. I got it from CRC and anybody can have it if they want it. (Drop me a pm.) It is very light and I used it once or twice. The trick is it has to be mounted in the correct position although the mirror section can pivot. Very difficult to find the sweet spot. Very difficult to see an object coming at you due to the size as well as head/road vibration. This, on a small moving area, became a mission to see and eventually you try and keep your head still and try looking into the thing and not watching the road ahead. Far quicker and easier to turnaround and see what is happening behind you in full size. Also, putting your helmet down is a problem because the mirror keeps popping off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falco Posted July 5, 2015 Share (For road) Bar end mirror for me, on all my bikes, work like a charm. As for the "cool" factor, I stopped worrying about such things several decades ago. Unfortunately doesn't work on straight bars I use the Italian racing mirror, a bit pricey but really good quality, I can easily see cars over 100m behind. It's also a great anti-wheelsucker tool. I use that function regularly in the cradle to dispose of the cool youngsters Edited July 5, 2015 by Falco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleJ Posted July 5, 2015 Share You know.....one of these days we're going to have to ad another handlebar on our bikes with all the sh!t they want us to carry on it. Here's the reason why I started looking for some sort of rear view device....there's a piece of tar road that I have to ride to get to a specific gravel road. Now it has a sidewalk to the left that's about 1m in width (with a 90 degree curb). There's a bridge I have to cross (tar road) and then I have to cross the road to the right to get to the gravel. Problem is that I cant ride on the sidewalk as there always pedestrians or joggers on it. I cant ride in the road as it's a very busy section. So I have to ride in that little piece between the tar and the curb thats about 20cm wide (which they conveniently forgot to tar). Now for me to cross, I have to get out of my seat turn my head and hope that I dont hit either the curb to the left or the little hump that the tar makes to the right, because then I'm going to bliksem into the road and get run over.... To go and buy 5 different Garmin devices for this just doesn't make sense, but holy moly that's some cool tech.... I think I'm going to start looking for a different route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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