Bicycle Mechanics - Wanted: Mirrycles drop bar rear-view mirrors

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TCM
03-15-06, 08:20 AM
Dear all,

I am a biker from the Netherlands and I am looking for drop bar rear-view mirrors made by Mirrycles that can be attached to the brake hood of drop handlebars. ( See: http://www.mirrycle.com/originalmirrycle.htm[/url] ). They seem no longer available though the manifacture claims they are still available. Does anyone know an (internet) store that has them in stock?

Many thanks,

Peter

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DCCommuter
03-15-06, 08:31 AM
You can order it directly from them:

http://www.mirrycle.com/order%20form.htm
HillRider
03-15-06, 08:39 AM
The bike shops stopped carrying them after "aero" brake levers became the norm since their mounting area disappeared. The advent of STI/Ergo levers killed their sales completely.

I had them on several older bikes and have adapted a couple of aero levers to use them by cutting a flat on top of the housing and drilling and threading it for a long M5 bolt. Now I use the Third Eye bar end mirror and have found it very satisfactory.

kahn
03-15-06, 09:19 AM
I still miss having that type of mirror. It was the easiest to use and was not bumped out of alignment like the bar-end types necessary to use with the new brifters.

I have thought about trying something like the other poster - creating some anchor point but I don't think it would be too secure on the plastic-housing of the Shiman brifters.

I do have one hiding somewhere in the basement on my crashed old Trek.