I love the German mirror! I've never had problems with it. Well, besides it being constantly knocked around when I'm walking, parking, or carrying the bike. But, it's easy to re-adjust when I'm riding, because the mirror will stay in the position it was last put (or whacked).
I mount mine about 6-8 inches in from the left end of the moustache bars on my Riv Road (hard to see in the lower pic, sorry), and in a similar place on my Schwinn KOM-10, but horizontal under the grip: That placement sometimes catches my knee in the field of view, but at least my arm is out of the way. The sweep of the Wald cruiser bars precludes a vertical position on the bars. I also love the fender light! I'd like it to flash (I understand why it doesn't, but still), and I love that I don't have to think too hard about it. I may try to get the cute metal bash guard for it. I also may try out the Pixeo Xba; it's the same light but with a light and motion sensor, so it comes on automatically. Tim Gavin Cedar Rapids, IA On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 11:59 PM, shawn m. <[email protected]> wrote: > The German Mirror... Man, I really want to like that thing. I can't get it > positioned so that I can see behind me without leaning my body out of the > way. The bolt that fixes the mirror position rattled out and was lost after > a week of riding. The damn thing knocks into everything. I do like seeing > behind me, though, even if I have to lean out of the way. Where DO you > mount the blasted thing, anyway? > > Albas, totally love em. I have Boscos now, and they're fine. I like that I > can run my stem lower than with albas, but I miss the hooks when I'm > climbing. And aesthetically, the boscos just don't look as nice on my > Hunqapillar. > > That mirror, though. I shake my fist at it daily... > > On Wednesday, January 15, 2014 7:48:53 AM UTC-8, Edwin W wrote: >> >> I love the grouping of the >> best/worst<http://www.rivbike.com/category-s/795.htm>for the January Sale. >> My thoughts on best: >> Good lip stuff, Obenauf's, hemp twine, pine tar soap, John's Irish strap, >> can never get enough! >> Albas - love em. >> Mark's rack - I eventually will get one of these. >> >> On worst: >> Ones I like: >> MUSA Half Mitts (new edition with thumbs). I am sure these do not sell >> well, but I think they are a great addition to a bike bag for when it gets >> a bit chillier than you thought it would. >> German Mirror. I love mine, but it is so dorky (like my poncho), I bet it >> doesn't sell a ton. >> >> Ones I don't like: >> Half Mitts thumbs. Half Mitts without thumbs were a bad idea, to sell >> individual thumbs even worse. >> Windshield. You could make the same argument as for the Half Mitts >> (dorky, but practical), but I won't! >> Grunden's rain hat - I like the poncho, the hat is a little much for >> biking. >> >> Mystery - Anorak - low selling because they are new? High selling because >> they are good looking, cheap, practical and fold down small? >> >> What do you all think? >> >> Edwin >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
