Saw a guy with a helmet mirror jabbed into his cheek today
08-09-09, 01:53 PM
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Saw a guy with a helmet mirror jabbed into his cheek today
I rode up to a large group of people standing around someone on the trail today. Turns out this guy had crashed. He must have gone of the handlebars or something, because he had one of those square helmet-mounted mirrors and the stem had broken and was jabbing all the way through his cheek and into his mouth. Pretty nasty looking (and not the best way to get a piercing).
Don't know if anyone on here uses helmet-mounted mirrors, but that was enough to convince me never to use one. If I ever wanted to use a mirror, I'd pop a little one on my handlebars... what are your thoughts?
Don't know if anyone on here uses helmet-mounted mirrors, but that was enough to convince me never to use one. If I ever wanted to use a mirror, I'd pop a little one on my handlebars... what are your thoughts?
08-09-09, 01:59 PM
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I never tied to use those helmet mirrors for very long,just don't like them.Thats another reason for me not to like them,but I do have one on my handlebars and like that one alot.
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If you've never used one, you don't know how effective they can be. The benefits far outweigh any outside possibility of getting hurt by one. In fact, since that guy got injured, I feel safer. 
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to users of the helmet mirror, what do you feel is the advantage over a handlebar mounted mirror? An honest question... I don't use either on my road bike, but am getting into touring and want to get some sort of mirror.
08-09-09, 02:22 PM
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I don't use a melmet mirror but I suppose the advantage to useing them would be that you can scan the entire area behind you just by turning your head.Where as with a handlebar mirror you can only see whats straight behind you.I look in the mirror then turn my head if I need to,like when changing lanes or makeing turns.
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Maybe it would have been a bit rude and thoughtless, but a pic would be nice.
08-09-09, 02:43 PM
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The Third Eye glasses mounted mirror is made of plastic and would break before doing you injury. That is why I swithched to the Take-a-look as I broke too many Third Eyes. The other advantage is that if it gets moved out of position slightly you can still get a good rear view by moving your head.
08-09-09, 04:05 PM
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08-09-09, 04:12 PM
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Mine is the "Take a look," style mirror , which mounts on your sunglasses . I wonder if that would reduce the chance of such an accident. . Hope so . Gross. You are sure this was mounted to the helmet and not the Take a Look style, since a quick look cab be deceiving. ?
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08-09-09, 04:51 PM
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Mirror
This is what I use. It is glass and is one of those "objects are closer than they appear" types. Very solid and does not jiggle around like most bike mounted mirrors.
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08-09-09, 04:58 PM
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Mine is the "Take a look," style mirror , which mounts on your sunglasses . I wonder if that would reduce the chance of such an accident. . Hope so . Gross. You are sure this was mounted to the helmet and not the Take a Look style, since a quick look cab be deceiving. ?
08-09-09, 05:06 PM
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I saw a guy's knee get pretty much impaled by the end of this drop handlebars once...I swore then and there to never use handlebars.
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all people i see with handlebar mirrors and helmet mirrors still have no clue when i come up along them.
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08-09-09, 05:53 PM
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I use an eyeglass mounted mirror precisely for this reason. You can look anywhere behind you and there are no blind spots. Also, an eyeglass mounted mirror is less vulnerable to vibration than a handlebar mounted one.
