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Old 03-06-17 | 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by jimmie65
The weirdest part of the ride was using a helmet-mount mirror instead of a handlebar mount. I have monocular vision and my left eye is my weakest, so I have to close the right eye to use the mirror.
When I first started using a helmet mirror (take-a-look) I also had a hard time, my eye/brain freaked out trying to resolve the mirror content 2in away from my eye against the background in front of me (frontground behind the mirror?). I also had trouble adjusting the mounting so wasn't staring at my shoulder. After a few days I had it dialed in, and now if I ever ride without it I feel naked, or I guess blind.

My point being, maybe give it a little time on your left side before giving up.
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