Show me your drop bar mirror!
 

OK, so on my commuter project, I've decided to add a mirror. I'd like one that inserts into the end of the drop on my drop bar... instead of putting in a traditional tape plug and mounting a mirror to the side somehow.

Anyway, I'd like to see what you guys/girls have done!

That is the one I was thinking of... I'm looking for other options, if any.

I found that one really bad, I use a Mirrycle MTB bar end mirror. Works really well - steady and a very good field of view.

I like the Blackburn Road Mirror.
http://www.performancebike.com/image...-NCL-FRONT.JPG

One concern I have heard about this mirror is that it might interfere with riding on the hoods, but I have found that to not be a problem.

I have this: http://www.mirrycle.com/road_mirror.php

If you have STI levers you can use it, it works okay. IMO, no bike mounted mirror will be as good as a helmet/eyeglasses mounted mirror though. I used to use a 3rd eye pro helmet mounted mirror and it worked very well, but I eventually took it off because I found it kind of annoying (after using it for 7 months or so).

+1 for the Mirrycle Road Mirror for STI

http://www.mirrycle.com/product%20im...oad_mirror.jpg

Each of my bikes has one. I like it a lot. The advantage over the Blackburn is that the mount is not under my hands when I ride the hoods, which for me is 95% of the time.

There is another one (which I can't find right now) that looks a lot like that, BUT it requires:
1. remove bar tape.
2. install mirror.
3. reinstall bar tape, wrapping *over* the mirror housing.

This?

http://www.aspirevelotech.com/Mercha...ry_Code=MIRROR

That's it.
The Sprintech seems like a lot less hassle since you can install/remove it w/o fussing with the bar tape.

I like the Sprintech during the day but when its dark I don't like taking my eyes off the road long enough to get a good look. I prefer the Take A Look glasses mounted mirror. I didn't think I would like it at all cause its so small but I can't imagine riding without it. Its been my experience every handlebar mounted mirror I have used eventually gets knocked around or broken (I'm a true klutz)

You use this on a drop bar? Can you post a pic, please?

As for the glasses mounted mirror, my concern is that sometimes, one leg of my commute is in darkness. If, for example, I go to work in the daylight, I will wear my sunglasses and carry my clear lensed glasses in my trunk bag to wear on the ride home. I don't really want to buy a 2nd mirror, nor do I want to be bothered with changing the mirror from one to the other. This is why I think a bar mounted mirror would serve me better.

I used two type of mirror on two different bike. One is the STI mount mirror used on my daily commuter bike. It works better for quick glance to check behind me but it does have it's negative drawback. On rough pavemnet it has a tendancy to turn unless I overtighten the screw but then it become hard to adjust the mirror. Second, people have bumped it on the train on part of my commute when they enter or leave the train. I have to swing it out of the way. Sooner or later the mount to the STI lever will probably break and I will most likely have to change the shifter if I plan to use the same mirror.

The other mirror is at the end of my drop bar. It work well and does not turn on me because I used a lttle friction tape before I insert it into the bar. The coverage is not bad either. The drawback with this mirror is that when I am on the bottom of the drop, my arm will block the mirror and also I have to tilt my head down more than I have to on the STI mirror. For the quick glance, I will go for the STI.

Since the bar drop mirror is on my faster Scott bike, I worry more of what's in front of me than behind me......................yeah right! :p

Sure will do that tomorrow. I really liked the Mirrycle MTB mirror when I had flat bars but now I have drop bars and campy shifters so no STI mirror for me - will get one for my other bike though. I like the mirrycle ones as I find that they are really clear and have excellent FOV.

A Mirracycle MTN mirror mounted in the bar end works quite well-

I tried that, and had a sore hand after just one day of riding. Still have not found a decent solution.

As promised. I have it mounted in such a way that it doesn't increase the overall width of my bars (can still squeeze through traffic!) and I can also see it whether I'm in the drops or on the hoods without having to move my arm. Works very well :)

Ah! I see now... very smart. I like it! This may be the route I take (no pun intended, of course! :innocent: )

+2

I've used a Cateye mirror:
http://www.cateye.com/en/product_detail/276

Worked so-so, but road buzz made objects illegible, and bumps could knock it out of position. I switched to helmet mirrors and haven't gone back.