(Part 3) Best bike mirrors according to redditors
We found 174 Reddit comments discussing the best bike mirrors. We ranked the 48 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 41-60. You can also go back to the previous section.
I use a bar-end mirror similar to this. I had to put a piece of cut-up tube in the socket to keep the mirror steady. It works pretty well.
Honestly, I'm not sure I'd recommend bar mounted mirrors for any configuration. All the bouncing and vibration make them pretty lousy to use.
I much prefer mirrors that mount to glasses or helmets. Honestly, if you have glasses that don't sit too close to your face, this is my favorite cycling mirror.
This one for mountain bikes
Not much you can do with the gear indicators, but if you're looking for a similarly useful integrated bauble, there are these guys.
I salvaged this out of road shoulder debris: https://www.amazon.com/Zefal-471001-Cyclop-Bicycle-Mirror/dp/B0010VTQBM
The bar attachment part isn’t there. I’ve had it wire tied onto my drop bars for ~4500mi and it’s indestructible.
I have one of these and while it kind of gets the job done, I honestly hate it. I find that I constantly have to readjust it, and the convex mirror makes it difficult to see cars farther away. So, I'm in the same boat, OP. Looking for a new mirror that I won't have to adjust every damn time and preferably just flat mirror and not convex. Most of the ones on Amazon seem to have hit or miss reviews. Can't seem to find a decent one that clamps to the handlebars, but still exploring the bar-end options, which obviously won't work if you don't have flat bars. So now I'm considering this one and this one. Not interested in helmet-attached type mirrors either.
Yes, but round ones instead of this model. Slightly convex, which helped a lot, but the key was to really crank down on them to keep them from moving when I hit a bump. I tried a helmet-mounted mirror but it hated it, since it was like having something constantly flashing in the corner of my eye, plus every time I set my helmet down it got pushed out of adjustment. YMWV.
I should add, I think, that mine are 15+ years old and not scratched, but they are glass and not plastic. Don't know if this is the exact model, but mine look exactly like this one: http://www.amazon.com/ACTION-MIRROR-THIRD-EYE-BAR/dp/B0019R4LUI
Just remembered that I put one of these http://www.amazon.com/Mirrycle-MTB-Mountain-Bicycle-Mirror/dp/B0009R96YK on the heavy bike, and it's really great. Again, crank down on the fasteners to keep it from moving around due to bumps.
I have a Cycleaware drop bar mirror, everytime I glance down at my cycle computer, the mirror is in my vision and I can see if anything is coming up behind. Plus, it doesn't add any drag.
But you're right, if you sit and stare at the mirror you'll naturally tend to pull in the direction of the mirror, and you'll also not see anything in front of you. Have to get used to taking quick glances.