I use a Third-Eye adhesive-attached helmet mirror. They are flat, but have a very good field of view.
Yes, they are very adjustable, with ball joints at the point of attachment and at the joint of the stem and the mirror. I can adjust mine to see well in a drop-down position. I have taken to taping it temporarily in place before removing any of the backing, so you can make sure it's oriented so there will be room for adjustment in your most common riding position. Once a ball joint begins to wear and become so loose that moving air can change the mirror angle, you can regain a snug joint by carefully pulling the joint apart, covering the ball with a 1/2" square of cling wrap, and pushing it back together. You can then choose to either trim the excess, or become a person of stronger moral character by ignoring the social embarrassment. The adhesive inevitably weakens after a year or so, and you'll probably knock off the mirror by brushing it against a door jamb some day, or chucking it in disgust after a particularly grueling day in the Giro D'Italia, (or your kid will pry it off when borrowing your helmet when you're off on business trip, because the mirror is perceived as "uncool"), but I have found that the 3M Heavy Duty Mounting Strip (for putting pictures on a wall, etc.) will resecure the mirror to the helmet very well.. As to fast-moving vehicles overtaking you, any response would depend on your level of trust in motorists, the suddeness of any acceleration behind you, and your possession of cat-like reflexes... Jeff Schimpff "Bus, Bike, Walk or Carpool to Work for Clean Air for Kids" -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Westhagen Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 11:43 PM To: BikiesSubmissions Subject: [Bikies] Jeff has the right idea But as to the mirror: can one get one to work when you are in a racing position where your eyes are barely able to see high enough for the road ahead? In fact I nearly get unstable reaching to my back pocket to click on my red LED clipped there. And if a mirror is a fish-eyed one, can one get used to that in racing position? And if a car or truck is coming up fast--then what? A mirror would take care of the "total surprises"---such as electric cars? Eric Westhagen _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
