Originally Posted by
CB HI
The only thing that would suggest to me that it may have been staged was how easily the cyclist slapped the mirror off. Anyone know if it really is that easy?
Good question... I know that flapping foam rubber things in a car wash can do it... took my mirror right off years ago... Most mirrors are only held on by two or three screws and the mirrors are usually plastic with some small sheet metal backing at the attachment points... really not all that strong. There are more robust metal bits actually holding the mirror in place in the plastic shell, but overall, except for large truck mirrors, these things are not all that tough.
As for painless... even with gloves, I bet that was a good sting.