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JMRobertson
 
I'm about as newb as a 43 year old can be at this, and am looking for recomendations for rearview. Helmet mounted? Handlebar? Goggles?

I'm primarily commuting on a sholder of a highway, and it sure would be special if I could see behind me.

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Pig_Chaser
 
You mighta picked the wrong forum. You should post this in the commuting forum. The commuting forum is a nice supportive venue, electronics and gadgets is where you come to debate the superiority of Halogen or LED.

But in answer to your question I would reccommend the helmet mounted "Take-A-Look" mirror or similar. There are 4 advantages that i know of:
1) You can scan to see whats behind you or what's nearly beside you
2) If your riding in different positions as with drop bars, it's only a simple head movement to see behind you.
3) Vibrations are damped by mounting it to your helmet/glasses.
4) The chicks totally dig it (okay maybe not)

When i first got it i didn't like it much, using it is kind of like a skill and takes some getting used to. Once you do you'll love it. I do similar riding to you and that is what I'd recommend. Don't forget to check out the commuting forum!

kf5nd
 
Third Eye Pro helmet mount. Nice mirror. I've used mirrors for the last... 29 years. Oh cr**, am I that old already?

Northwestrider
 
I cast my vote in favor of the (take a look) mirror.

SSP
 
Another vote for the Take a Look (http://www.biketiresdirect.com/productdetail.asp?p=TLEGM) mirror.

http://www.biketiresdirect.com/Images400x267/TLEGM-1.jpg

doctor j
 
I've had good luck with a 3rd-Eye bar end mirror on my road bike.

http://www.3rd-eye.com/

10 Wheels
 
Works great for me.I ride in all kinds of traffic.
Third Eye Pro helmet mount. Nice mirror.

Litespeedlouie
 
I use the 3rd Eye eyeglass mount, since I always use eye protection (tinted or clear insert). Take-a-Look's corners seem potentially more dangerous to me, and it's less discrete.

Blade-Runner
 
I have been very happy with the Sprintech road bicycle drop bar mirror.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31FLdvxNsDL._AA280_.jpg

JMRobertson
 
Thanks guys... sorry about the wrong forum.

dekindy
 
I used a third eye (same concept as the take a look, just a different brand)mounted to my riding goggles frame for 15 years. I have now switched to the Sprintech paired mirrors and Zefal Spy Mirror (road version). I use all three. It is great to see everywhere without turning around.

If I could only have one mirror it would be the Zefal Spy mounted to my down tube. I would have liked to have tried this mirror but the Zefal was available locally and works well.
http://www.bike-eye.co.uk/

jacob.
 
http://www.krabach.info/bike_light/dual_mirror1.JPG

Do this.

songfta
 
I have a cycling companion who has used both the Third Eye and the Take a Look extensively over decades of bike commuting, and he's much happier with the Take a Look. He says that, while both do a decent job when new, the Take a Look's mount is more secure in the long run, less prone to loosening or shifting, and withstands crashes better.

Just what I know from a friend - one I trust.

Ziemas
 
I have been very happy with the Sprintech road bicycle drop bar mirror.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31FLdvxNsDL._AA280_.jpg

+1

They are wonderful!

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