handlebar mirror
#1
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From: N. California
handlebar mirror
I am looking for a handlebar mount mirror. I was interested in the Mirrycle mirror but it requires me to cut the edge of my grip (there is no bar end cap to remove on my grip). I would rather avoid cutting the edge of the grip.
The only handlebar mount mirror I could find is the Bell Flexview but it doesn't seem to have good reviews.
Could you suggest an alternative?
Thanks.
The only handlebar mount mirror I could find is the Bell Flexview but it doesn't seem to have good reviews.
Could you suggest an alternative?
Thanks.
#2
Tawp Dawg
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From: Anchorage, AK
Bikes: '06 Surly Pugsley, '14 Surly Straggler, '88 Kuwahara Xtracycle, '10 Motobecane Outcast 29er, '?? Surly Cross Check (wife's), '00 Trek 4500 (wife's), '12 Windsor Oxford 3-speed (dogs')
This is the only mirror I've ever used, but I like enough to have not tried another. It should mount anywhere on your handlebars.
#4
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Only use this, tried a bunch of them and none were as good; https://www.zefal.com/zefal/produit.php?key=474001 Grips get used up with time anyway, it's consumable parts.
#6
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From: NYC & Mid Hudson Valley, NY
Bikes: Fuji Del Rey, Bacchetta Giro 20, RANS Stratus XP XL, RANS Stratus XP XXL, RANS Stratus LE XL
Eventhorizon, I take it that you do not want to cut off the end of your grip because that would result in an unsightly and sharp edge on your handlebar. But you can avoid that little problem if you just incise a hole in the end piece large enough for the Mirrycle arm base to pass through. (Center a Quarter on the grip end and trace closely around it with a pen, then cut out the circle with one of those curved nail scissors for a really neat job.)
The Mirrycle projects furthest from the handlebar of any rear-view I've seen, providing the best sight-lines. So it is worth a little finagling to fit it to your bike.
The Mirrycle projects furthest from the handlebar of any rear-view I've seen, providing the best sight-lines. So it is worth a little finagling to fit it to your bike.
#7
aka Phil Jungels
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: North Aurora, IL
Bikes: 08 Specialized Crosstrail Sport, 05 Sirrus Comp
I am looking for a handlebar mount mirror. I was interested in the Mirrycle mirror but it requires me to cut the edge of my grip (there is no bar end cap to remove on my grip). I would rather avoid cutting the edge of the grip.
The only handlebar mount mirror I could find is the Bell Flexview but it doesn't seem to have good reviews.
Could you suggest an alternative?
Thanks.
The only handlebar mount mirror I could find is the Bell Flexview but it doesn't seem to have good reviews.
Could you suggest an alternative?
Thanks.
Now, the Myrricle will fit right in!
#8
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From: Upstate New York
Bikes: 1976 Motobecane Grand Jubile, Austro Daimler 'Ultima', 2012 Salsa Vaya, 2009 Trek 4300, Fyxation Eastside, State Matte Black 6, '97 Trek 930 SHX, '93 Specialized Rockhopper, 1990 Trek 950
Cut the grip, and mount the Myrricle. It's worth it.
#10
Tawp Dawg
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From: Anchorage, AK
Bikes: '06 Surly Pugsley, '14 Surly Straggler, '88 Kuwahara Xtracycle, '10 Motobecane Outcast 29er, '?? Surly Cross Check (wife's), '00 Trek 4500 (wife's), '12 Windsor Oxford 3-speed (dogs')
For what it's worth, I did mount a Mirrcycle to the lady's bike and she complained that it kept bouncing out of alignment. I tried to tighten the swivel joint to no avail, so it went back to REI. Maybe we got a bad one, as most reviews I've read on the Mirrcycle are gushing with praise. My Rivendell mirror doesn't bounce at all, and the parabolic shape gives a great view of the road behind me. And you can mount it anywhere, over grips, tape, whatever. You can mount it to your fork even, although I found that my leg blocked the view directly aft. Works awesome on the handlebars, though. If the OP is dead set on not cutting or modding his/her grips, I think the Riv mirror would work great.
#11
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From: Arlington, VA
Bikes: 07 Schwinn Voyageur GSD, Next Avalon, 2007 Dahon Yeah
Only use this, tried a bunch of them and none were as good; https://www.zefal.com/zefal/produit.php?key=474001 Grips get used up with time anyway, it's consumable parts.





