Mirrycle MTB Bar End Mountain Bicycle Mirror
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Description of Mirrycle MTB Bar End Mountain Bicycle Mirror
Mounts onto bar end, installation wrench included Wide view convex mirror pivots to any viewing angleThe Mountain Bicycle Mirror from Mirrycle provides a wide view of the cars behind you, so that you don't have to turn your head as you bike. Designed to fit mountain bike style handlebars, the three-inch round mirror mounts on your handlebar's bar end in minutes with the included wrench. Thanks to its convex glass and pivoting design, the mirror offers a wide field of view to any viewing angle of the road behind you--so that you can remain focused on the road ahead.
Sports reviews of Mirrycle MTB Bar End Mountain Bicycle Mirror
Customer Review: Great Quality and Function Bar End Bicycle Mirror
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I used to do a lot of bicycle touring. One might say in a prior life (before kids). On that old Trek I had a Mirrycle mirror that mounted to my hand brake. I logged hundreds of miles on that bike over many years, and the mirror was great and never gave me an ounce of trouble. I rode in the back country, in the city and across states, and it helped me stay safe every bit of the way. The mirror was an irreplaceable part of the bike, as far as I was concerned.
Fast forward 15 years or so. I bought hybrid bikes with straight handle bars for the wife and I. I had forgotten all about my trusty Mirrycle mirror from the prior life. I searched local stores and could not find something that seemed right. I searched on Amazon and ended up trying the Sunlite Deluxe Bicycle Mirror with White Reflector. Good price with decent reviews. I pulled the trigger and tried it (x 4; me, wife, 2 kids). Good quality mirror and great price, but for the straight handle bars on our bikes, they did not provide a clear view behind us. Basically useless unless you fold your arm out of the way and lean to one side while trying to keep your balance and not run off the sidewalk or hit something. They were also a bit tricky to install tight enough so they would stay in place; probably something that could be overcome if necessary/worthwhile.
So I'm back on Amazon searching for something better. Come across the Mirrycle MTB Bar End Mountain Bicycle Mirror. Seems decent, good reviews. Let me buy 1 and try it. The wife would not be happy if I cut her handlebar end off and found out later that we didn't want to keep the mirror. I'm so smart (well trained). At this point I still did not make the connection to my old friend.
The mirror arrives and finally I find the time to install it on my bike. I remember reading a review that suggested laying the pieces out in preparation. I do that, and it is all too easy, even for me (installs usually take me twice the normal time, and that's just to figure out I did something wrong or to break something). I am really impressed with the way the mirror installs, feels, functions, etc. Starting to look familiar. I am pleased beyond reason. Feels like home. I walk over to my old Trek that is aging with neglect along the side of the garage. I check the mirror and smile. Life is good. I order 3 more and start typing my first review. And to attempt to answer one skeptic's question, no, I don't work for the vendor. Just an old friend.
Customer Review: Fantastic safety item
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
After using the Mirrycle MTB Bar End Mountain Bicycle Mirror for a couple of weeks, I would not ride a bike in traffic without one. I recently bought a Specialized Sirrus hybrid bike and treated myself to a few add-ons, including this mirror. I've ridden about 100 miles since installing it and I'm constantly impressed with how useful it is.
The image in the mirror is very steady and it's easy to position it so that you get a good view of the road behind you. The gently convex curvature of the reflective surface gives a wide view without too much distortion. I often ride on a busy part of US Route 1 in South Florida. In my area, it's 4-6 lanes wide, and sometimes includes a bike lane. If I need to make a left turn, I can easily scan the entire width of the highway behind me to see if it's safe to cross to the turning lane. If I need to move to the left to avoid an obstacle, I can do it knowing that I won't get squashed by a bus.
Looking in the mirror seems much safer and more effective than taking a furtive glance over my shoulder. That said, I do take that glance to confirm what I saw in the mirror before I dart across 2-3 lanes of Route 1. The mirror saves me from turning around multiple times, only to find traffic that prevents me from crossing the highway.
Installing the mirror was quick and easy. On my bike, I just popped the end plug out of the handle bar, inserted mirror assembly and tightened the threaded fasteners. It's best to do the final positioning of the mirror while you're on the bike, in riding position.
The threads are very tight and this seems to be an intentional design feature to prevent them from loosening under the constant vibration of riding. I do not recommend, as someone suggested, that you run a tap through the threads to increase the clearance, since this might defeat their self-locking ability. I like that I can swing the mirror out of the way when I need to without the threads becomming loose.
Customer Review: Extremely useful, Robust Mirror
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
Having a mirror on a bike is extremely useful. Although you might not think so at first, turning your head around, although perhaps giving you better overall awareness and depth perception for what's immediately around you, doesn't give you as good of a reaction time to whatever maybe in front of you. With a mirror, you're not moving your entire head, you are just moving your eyes.
Also, normally I don't really look behind me unless I hear something coming. Using this mirror, every now and then I'll glance at it to see what's behind me. I'm more aware now of cars that are behind me for example, but not so close that I can hear them. With this mirror, I know when a car is behind me even if it's 400 yards away. I have a significantly better general awareness on my bike with this mirror, than without one - which is important in preventing a bad accidents.
I use this on my road bike, even though its advertised for mountain bikes. Its fits into drop bars just fine - haven't tried it for any other type of bar. I've tightened the screws fairly tight, but I can still move the joints a little bit. Each ride I adjust the mirror slightly (without using an allen key, just by hand) to see directly what's behind me. It keeps its position almost flawlessly. Between rides I'll have to adjust it, but mostly because I'm a little careless when I prop up my bike against stuff or put it up on my bike rack.
I've fallen on my bike, almost directly on this mirror, and I've ridden through a really tight corner and smacked it against a pole. It's held up very well, plastic hasn't cracked or anything.
I'd strongly recommend this for riding in any sort of urban environment.
Customer Review: The best bike mirror
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I've tried all kinds of bike mirrors from helmet mounts(lots of bouncing around and continual adjusting to keep the bloomin thing focused to see what's going on behind me). Not good. Tried a sunglass mirror ...very unsatisfactory ...couldn't keep the thing adjusted.
I then bought a handle bar end mirrror called Third Eye. Appropriately named because I felt I always needed a third eye just to keep track of it while riding as this thing did a better job of bringing me reflections of manhole covers,, overhead foilage, sky, and everything except what was happening on the road behind me....it was constantly working itself loose from its mounting.
One day it fell off and cracked the mirror. Was this bad luck ..I mean you know about breaking mirrors?
On the contrary.
Although leary of another handle bar end mounted mirror, the Mirrycle MTB Bar End Mirror came highly recommended by my LBS so I.
got one.
This is a great product. It was a breeze to install...stays put...no vibration resulting in distorted image. I rarely have to adjust it. The mount is solid and has never needed tightening. Gives me a generous view of approaching traffic behind me. Very important because most of my riding is on city streets.
Its well constructed as it has survived scrapes with trees, shrubs, doorposts etc.. Never regretted putting this on my bike 6 years ago.
A lot of times when I have gone on vacation I like to take a bike tour and do I ever miss my Mirrycle Mirror.
Glad I have one..
Customer Review: safe pedalling
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I love this mirror.
I recently was T boned by a pickup truck.
It was my fault, I carelessly blew a red light, assuming I could make it throught the interesection before the other traffic would get a green light. I was wrong. So, being a bit leery on my daily commuting, I have ordered many things to make me feel safer. This is one of the things I am so glad to have. I immediately felt my anxiety level lower the minute I pedalled off having installed this mirror. I am so glad to be able to look into this mirror and know what is coming, who can see me, and at what time do they see me and veer into the parallel lane due to my lights and hi-vis clothing, etc. Assembly was not extremely difficult since I followed the instructions step by step. I hated to dig out the interior of my left handlebar end (new commuter bike), but the end result is great. The image is a bit shaky, but that can't be avoided, I'm sure. I can still see that there is a car in the mirror, that's all I need, I don't need to see the image in hi-resolution. Get it if you are constantly looking over your shoulder. Oh, the instructions say that you can put as much pressure on the allen wrench that you need to, it won't break. I thought, yeah, it won't break. But I have really put that little allen wrench to the test and it doesn't break. I used a pair of pliers to turn it as tight as it would go, and it stood up. Be safe, be seen, see others.