Italian Road Bike Mirror
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- lauriematt
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Well, it arrived yesterday, and I took it out for a short test-ride this morning.
(It should have been a long test ride, but I got rained on, so came back early!)
The thing fitted easily enough with no tools required. You have to take off the bar tape first. (Only the side you want to fit the mirror, though!) I wrap my tape from bar-end to stem, if I did it the other way, I wouldn't need to have taken it off completely.
The fitting is rubber and tapered, and you slide it onto the bar. The instructions tell you to put your bar-plug back in first so your bar doesn't scratch the back of the mirror.
Next comes the tricky bit.
You sit on the bike and align the mirror so you can see rearward properly. I did it in the hall! I tried it on the drive, but as it isn't level, I couldn't get it right at all. The "Hall Method" seemed to work. The best thing would have been to gone round the block to do it, but we don't have the luxury of level streets to help align mirrors!
When you've got it right, wrap the thing tightly with sticky tape to secure it in position. The mirror can aim left or right by rotation, and up and down by brute force and the sticky tape.
Then you re-wrap your bar tape, and off you go!
Did it work?
Was it any use?
Yes, just and yes, just.
The aim was too low today, so I've unwrapped the bar tape again, moved the mirror and stuck it all back together again. Try again tomorrow. I've absolutely no doubt that if I can get the aim bang on, the answers will be YES! and YES! The optical quality is superb - it's just the aiming of the thing that lets it down at the moment.
(It should have been a long test ride, but I got rained on, so came back early!)
The thing fitted easily enough with no tools required. You have to take off the bar tape first. (Only the side you want to fit the mirror, though!) I wrap my tape from bar-end to stem, if I did it the other way, I wouldn't need to have taken it off completely.
The fitting is rubber and tapered, and you slide it onto the bar. The instructions tell you to put your bar-plug back in first so your bar doesn't scratch the back of the mirror.
Next comes the tricky bit.
You sit on the bike and align the mirror so you can see rearward properly. I did it in the hall! I tried it on the drive, but as it isn't level, I couldn't get it right at all. The "Hall Method" seemed to work. The best thing would have been to gone round the block to do it, but we don't have the luxury of level streets to help align mirrors!
When you've got it right, wrap the thing tightly with sticky tape to secure it in position. The mirror can aim left or right by rotation, and up and down by brute force and the sticky tape.
Then you re-wrap your bar tape, and off you go!
Did it work?
Was it any use?
Yes, just and yes, just.
The aim was too low today, so I've unwrapped the bar tape again, moved the mirror and stuck it all back together again. Try again tomorrow. I've absolutely no doubt that if I can get the aim bang on, the answers will be YES! and YES! The optical quality is superb - it's just the aiming of the thing that lets it down at the moment.
Mick F. Cornwall
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Mick,
No alignment problems with a glasses frame mounted 3rd Eye mirror.
I have used one of these for several years now. Wouldn't be without it when riding. It's like a head-up display. No blind spots, just turn the head a few degrees and all behind and to the side is revealed. When I use contact lenses, I still use the mirror as I have an old glasses frame with lenses removed.
No alignment problems with a glasses frame mounted 3rd Eye mirror.
I have used one of these for several years now. Wouldn't be without it when riding. It's like a head-up display. No blind spots, just turn the head a few degrees and all behind and to the side is revealed. When I use contact lenses, I still use the mirror as I have an old glasses frame with lenses removed.