Bell FlexView Handlebar Mirror
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Description of Bell FlexView Handlebar Mirror
Combines style with efficient traffic monitoring!Sports reviews of Bell FlexView Handlebar Mirror
Customer Review: Fish eye lens
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
Nice mirror, easy to install and adjust but I'm not crazy 'bout the fish eye glass lens. To each his own.Customer Review: Good Buy for the Money & a Mounting Suggestion
Sport shop rating: 3 Stars
I discovered a great way to mount this very inexpensive mirror for maximum efficiency: the plastic mounting bracket is flexible enough to mount it on the END of the handlebar, thus turning it into an end-mounted mirror with a GREAT view of the road behind you. You just need to secure it with a twist or zip tie as the bolt provided will no longer work, but that's easy & cheap. So far, after a few rides, it works great, very little vibration, etc. The only drawback: the convex mirror does distort distances quite a bit, but it does provide a very WIDE view of the road. Certainly worth the $4.39.Customer Review: Flexi bycycle safety mirrors
Sport shop rating: 2 Stars
They are a great design,but are a little small...they will do the job for now,but next time I'll order a larger size.Customer Review: Useless mirror with good mount
Sport shop rating: 1 Stars
My first comment will be positive. The mounting clamp is good and works well without tools. The flexible arm was also solid and held nearly any position desired. Even with the really large mirror, this stayed in place and the vibrations were adequate.
But in the end this mirror is completely useless. I do not recommend buying this mirror for bicycling. The problem is the convex mirror. The convex mirror does not allow you to see cars approaching until they are directly next to you. I was hearing cars and looking over my shoulder to see cars less than 1/2 block behind but they were completely non-visible in this mirror. I presume the convex mirror was selected to assist with wider coverage, but on a bike your peripheral vision is adequate to see cars directly over your shoulder. The safety purpose of a bike mirror is to see cars approaching, which this mirror does not provide.
I do not recommend this mirror for bicycling in traffic. You cannot see cars approaching. You will hear cars and see them by turning your head slightly long before they show up in this mirror. Nice mounting design but I cannot believe an experienced parts supplier like Bell would not notice the absolute uselessness of this mirror for bike safety.
Customer Review: Wrongly Designed Mirror
Sport shop rating: 1 Stars
I cannot understand a company like Bell would design such a bad mirror. Its stem is so short that all it displays is your body, and next to nothing to your left. Whichever way I try to adjust it just doesn't it fails to show view left of you. It is like having a small mirror in front of you and expect to see what is behind.
Bad purchase. I returned it and bought again just to make sure whether I make any mistake. But no, it is just a badly designed product. I am returning it again.