What do Rivendell Riders use for helmet mounted rear view mirrors?

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lungimsam

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Apr 10, 2015, 8:14:58 PM4/10/15
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I use one of those small mirrors that sticks to the inside of the glasses lens. I like them a lot but sometimes a little fussy to adjust.

Was wondering what works good helmet mounted and has a nice mirror, not something that looks like a sheet of sticky-backed silver duct tape, but an actual mirror.

Thanks for your ideas.

Ron Mc

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Apr 10, 2015, 8:27:02 PM4/10/15
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I'm a Bell metro fan - I like the little mirror a lot.  

Montclair BobbyB

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Apr 11, 2015, 11:33:38 AM4/11/15
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Romel Jacinto

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Apr 11, 2015, 12:00:36 PM4/11/15
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I use the Take A Look mirror from Bike Peddler. I attach it my helmet visor but it can also attach to glass frames.
Available from REI but I got mine from a LBS.

http://www.rei.com/product/752285/bike-peddler-take-a-look-mirror

Romel
San Francisco

Patrick Moore

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Apr 11, 2015, 8:23:20 PM4/11/15
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It's a Chuck Harris copy.

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SeanMac

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Apr 12, 2015, 8:19:34 AM4/12/15
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I've used a mirror from HubBub cycles for at least ten years.  Here is a link to their latest version.  It is a bit pricy, but worth every penny.

HubBub Helmet Mirror

Sean

Anton Tutter

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Apr 14, 2015, 10:11:43 AM4/14/15
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Well, not being a Rivendell Rider myself, I will comment anyway-- I am a strong convert to the Take a Look mirror.  I had used others, and they were all crap. The Take a Look has been great-- large field of view, and more importantly, it holds its position even as my helmet (and head) shake violently on washboarded gravel roads. I'm thinking of ordering a second one as a backup in case this one ever fails.  I'm also hooked on having a helmet mirror-- I can't ride without it at this point.  I've trained my eye to look at it often. It's great having a clearer image of what's behind me.

Anton


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Lynne Fitz

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Apr 14, 2015, 1:00:32 PM4/14/15
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+1 on the Take A Look mirror.

When I had a Bell Muni/Metro helmet, the accessory mirror was great. Take A Look works on any helmet. Mine is attached to my helmet visor.

Evan E.

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Apr 14, 2015, 1:50:59 PM4/14/15
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Romel and Anton and Lynne,

So the Take a Look mirror only attaches to a helmet visor, correct? But if one also buys an adapter then the mirror can attach directly to a helmet? That's what I gather from the multicolored text in this eBay ad. Please confirm.


Those bottle-cap mirrors that BobbyB mentioned look cool. (Bobby: Does the mirror stay put when you ride over bumps?) And the HubBub looks good, too. Now I get to overthink a simple purchase. Thanks, lungimsam! :)

Evan



Anton Tutter

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Apr 14, 2015, 3:03:17 PM4/14/15
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Evan, I don't know what that adapter part does, or looks like. I didn't buy that part, as I knew I would be mounting my mirror to the visor. (I also supplemented the mounting with a couple of tiny drilled holes in my visor to fasten two tiny zip ties which hold the little legs very tightly against the visor-- it will never fall off).

Anton

Philip Williamson

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Apr 14, 2015, 6:16:30 PM4/14/15
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I have a take-a-look I was mounting on my glasses, but I worry about flipping my glasses out into the road by accident. 
I'm going to zip tie it to my helment instead. Thanks!

I really like the bottlecap mirrors - I have a couple cool caps magented to my fridge that would be really nice mirrors. 

Philip

Romel Jacinto

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Apr 14, 2015, 11:16:37 PM4/14/15
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Evan,

Like Anton, I don't have the adapter either. However a quick Google search yielded this post on BikeForums.net about a helmet adapter from the manufacturer of the Take a Look mirror. I don't know if it's the same adapter that the Ebay seller you mentioned is selling.

http://www.bikeforums.net/general-cycling-discussion/723409-mirror-mounting-helmet-take-look.html#post12424717

Romel

Evan E.

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Apr 18, 2015, 1:30:32 AM4/18/15
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Romel,

As far as I can tell, it's the same adapter. I'll give it a try. Thanks.

Evan
SF, CA

Montclair BobbyB

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Apr 18, 2015, 10:12:09 AM4/18/15
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The bottle cap mirrors essentially pinch onto the body of the helmet, held in place by a gritty rubberized coating. Since they're made from spikes they're easy to bend and customize. I love em.

René Sterental

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Apr 18, 2015, 4:28:20 PM4/18/15
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The mirror I use and enjoy very much is the EVT Safe Zone Mirror. I couldn't get used to all the other smaller ones, couldn't stand the glasses mounted versions and hated the crappy images on most. 

This one is easy to adjust via its arm of interlinked balls, has a large area that provides a view similar to what you get in a car and that is also clear and undistorted. If you whack it agains something it bends easily and can just as easily be bent back in position. 

It's not cheap, but so far, the only one I've been able to keep using. 

René 

Meade Anderson

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Apr 18, 2015, 10:53:53 PM4/18/15
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Chuck Harris mirrors...the original...when I'm walking I even catch myself trying to glance in the mirror....

Clayton

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Apr 19, 2015, 11:30:12 AM4/19/15
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I used the bottle cap mirrors. I forget who makes them, but they use a glass mirror, not plastic. I found the little sharp points on the cap wear holes in things if allowed to bounce around in a bag. I carefully tore it apart and super glued the wire to the back of the mirror and tossed the cap. I wrapped the edge with silicone tape to cover the edge. I use the German ulra lite mirror on my bike, and just clamped it on the bar end shifter body. It clears the shifter in all gears. I quit using the glasses mirror after it somehow chipped a chunk out of my eyeglass lens. 

The Bend Oregon Clayton
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