I've tried lots of mirrors. The Take-a-look that fits on sunglasses didn't work for me. All I could see was the side of my fat head! The little one that fits on the bar end was acceptable but not good. It's too convex, making it hard to judge distances; too small; and I don't like looking down so far to check out my mirror. I tried the German mirror from Rivendell. I like how solidly it mounts, but, again, it's too convex.

My favorite type of mirror for non-sti brakes is one that fits on the brake hood. I've got an old one that has a piece of thick sheet metal bent around that goes over the hood. That's my favorite but you can't get them anymore. Blackburn has a model out now that's acceptable, except not real solid, so it shakes and vibrates a lot. On my sti bike I have a Mirrycycle that fits nicely. It's almost perfect, except I can't tighten it enough so that the mirror doesn't change position when I hit a bump. I'm going to try some blue Loctite.