Originally Posted by
ItsJustMe
I'm a fan of helmet mount. I used to use Take-A-Look until I kissed pavement one day and the rigid rod went into my face and the sharp edge on the mirror gouged my nose open about an inch. Now I wonder why I thought it was a good idea having a very rigid metal rod an inch from my eye.
I'm now using a Cycleaware Reflex. The mirror edges are protected and the holder is "gumby" wire.
I'm currently a satisfied Take-a-Look eyeglass-mounted mirror user (I wear prescription eyeglasses) and
right and left mirrors. However I avoided a Take-a-Look for years with that fear in mind, long before I joined BF and heard IJM's story. I kept dislodging helmet mirrors and broke handlebar mirrors, so I went with eyeglass-mounted. I think I broke a couple plastic Third-Eye mirrors and eventually settled on the Take-a-Look.
I've gone down on about four serious falls without injuries from the mirror. I looked up Cyclewear Reflex and found they make a plastic eyeglass mounted mirror, so I'll "take a look" for one, or a similar alternative.