Eric I just got back from a week bike tour. I left home without my helmut and attached rearview mirror. I bought a replacement helmet on the first day and felt vulnerable without the mirror. There are some cars on blacktop that are quieter than others. I bought a mirror to attach to my helmet the second day. A mirror certainly helps maintaining your situational awareness from behind.
And the mirror is useful to keep track of your buddies riding behind and keeps your head from turning so much that you also turn the bike where you look; as I've seen other riders do on a shoulderless road. Mirors are required on autos and I seriously recommend them for riding cycles. DJ --- Eric Westhagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Jeff, > > Not a pun about the "right" idea, but I could sure > see packing an > exposed revolver. I don't believe "redneck" should > be applied anymore, > though. I never could understand that term, > implying a rural working > class. A relative from Seattle would apply that to > all my neighbors in > small town Wisconsin about thirty years ago and it > didn't apply at all. > > 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
