Originally Posted by
Looigi
I use a Take-a-look mirror mounted to my progressive bifocal glasses. Works great for me. My wife also uses and likes one with her bifocals. I have my adjusted to be toward the top of my sightline as pictured below. It's more out of the way, like the central rear view mirror in a car.
This...
I have the take-a-look mounted similarly, this way, direct line of sight is not hindered. I only need to rotate my eye up to see what's coming from behind.
After starting to ride last May, I didn't have a mirror and rode a few months this way. My son, who doesn't own a car (he and the wife are car free), said I was crazy. For my August B-day, he got me the take-a-look, said after trying many mirrors thought this was easiest to use and wear.
Now, I'm so accustomed to having the mirror, it feels strange and awkward not having it. Last fall after leaving the house, I quickly realized I forgot the mirror after hearing a car close behind me. Figured I'd go ahead and complete the ride anyway, which I did. But talk about an awkward ride......constantly rotating my head was uncomfortable. When I think about this, I would rather forget the water bottles then leave without a mirror, it's become that important for safely riding near traffic.