Originally Posted by
mattk42
I recently decided to pursue adding mirrors to my rides. A few too many close passes by large vehicles. It's nice to know what's coming.
The Take a Look mirror is a nice smaller eyeglasses mount mirror. But I'm also trying out bar attaching mirrors.
Zefal Spy - smaller size but uses a silicone strap so has versatile mounting. This works well on my bike with bar-end shifters.
Cateye and Hafny bar end mirrors yet to be tried out on the road bike. First impressions, the Cateye is small; the Hafny seems nice and large, I hope it works well.
I'll follow up with some pics.
I like Third Eye bar-end mirrors. The glass is 3 inches in diameter and the mount is very stable. On road bars, it is easy to glance down between your elbow and knee for a full view of the road behind. The glass lens is the most distortion free of any mirror I own. I have three of them and my wife has one, and I'm always on the lookout for more at bike swaps.
https://www.amazon.com/Third-Eye-Bar...a-479225359084
Edit: The description says convex lens, but it is very slight, so distortion is minimal, not at all like a fisheye lens.