Thank you for your great video's and thank you for this video on rear view mirrors. I do not do group rides, nothing wrong with them. I am a commuter and bicycle tourer and I never liked having to look down at the bar end mirrors, seemed like I was taking my eyes off the road to focus on the mirror, and you should be scanning rear view every 4 seconds or so. My local bike shop recommended Take A Look mirror. I really didn't like the concept with mounting a mirror to my glasses or helmet but gave it a try. At first it was difficult to get adjusted, but once I figured that out. Wow. Love it! I always wear some type of glasses when I ride and I find the Take A Look is easier to adjust when attached to glasses as compared to helmet. All I will say is this. I will never leave home without one. I will go on a ride without a helmet, without clothing, without flat fix tools, without money....without anything except my glasses mounted rear view mirror. The best safety device you can add to your ride!
Always great reviews, very thorough and truthful. I really love your channel. You've helped me save a ton of cash on repairs with your homemade tool hacks, and I plan on buying a pair of those Yeoleo carbon wheels coming up pretty soon. Ride safe and thanks for all the great videos.
I use the Mirrycle mountain bike mirror with only one of the two mount arms so it is out to the side of the bars. It’s large-ish, easy to see things coming and doesn’t move due to bumps. In very bumpy situations it does vibrate enough to reduce visibility but it’s still very good. It’s been through accidents etc and not broken after 5+ years of use. I’d highly recommend it!
I use a mirror on my helmet all the time, and because it’s close to my eyes, the vision is perfect, it’s actually an small inspection mirror, that I’ve mounted in such a way that you can’t miss anything.
I am happy with my Zefal Spy. It's not too chunky, it's easy to install without any tools, good viewing angle. I can put it on another bike easily (with drop or flat handlebars). Hello from France, I love your chanel :)
I love my corky, I bought one a month ago, and it does the job incredibly well for its size, it moves a little bit on bumpy roads but nothing that you can't fix in a few seconds.
Great info as always. Still no ideal solution to this. My guess is that the best would be a rear facing camera attached to The seatpost connected by BT to a second head unit. My car has that so why not my bike?
I have Italian Road Bike mirror. It mounts in the bar ends and is very discreet. It’s also a convex mirror and it’s small so the image is tiny. It’s hard to make out cars approaching from behind. It’s really only useful to determine if riders behind are on your wheel.
There is a tiny screw You tighten to stop the moving when You bump it. I had to find that out Myself. Now it stays in place ! I have "flat " bars on a mountain bike. The Corky works fine.
As always excellent and nice to watch. In addition to the existing Garmin Radar I would like to buy one to minimize the dropout in narrow curves. It is a pleasure for me to follow your contributions on Utube to a better cycling. For me the tipps are very useful.
I've got a convex distance mirror up high for touring. I had a small drop bar mirror but thay arent easy to see cars until they are quite close. Giid at night to see headlights in the distance. It gives a feeling of safety but dinthey kaje you saf err us the question. I find wearing lots of high viz and a flashing light is more important. I find the larger touring mirrors much better. You can buy a wrist mirror of Ali Steve.
I have one and it is shifting position often and difficult to aim in the correct direction also can't really see car coming from far it is too small, looking for something else.
the problem with mirrors mounted to the side of the handlebar is that if the bike falls over you destroy the mirror, so a mirror with a bendy arm and the mount being on the handlebar, and the bendy arm could be impacted without being ruined, and could be adjusted easily, a thing like lamps have to adjust angle, but for a mirror, that might work, what do you thing? with spacers for mount, so you could mount it anywhere on the handle bar. But I also think it would be possible to make a bar end version, with a bendy arm, so it could be adjusted, and if you crash it bends and is not harmed.
I've got a similar one on my commuter that sits more inline with the handlebar drop like the bar end mirror you mentioned. Looks very smooth and it does let me keep an eye behind me with a quick glance (especially at night where headlights will catch my peripheral vision, I don't even need to move my head). It's got a better FOV than this one thanks to a more convex shape, but it doesn't conveniently fold away like that. That might be an option for my race bike though.
I use a zefel mirror, ok on drops, hoods and standing. I live in rural area with a lot of trucks going fast and it is amazing how silent they can be if off the throttle. A glance at the mirror allows me to see if anything close is about to pass me that I haven't heard and I can then turn my head to look at what is happening behind me which tends to put a bit of a wobble on my line but doesn't put me under a truck running close by. Considering that some f#@$&S's think close passing is a challenge they can't resist, if a mirror saves you once it is pretty good value.
I use a Zefal spy mirror on all my bikes, can't ride without them now. It's small enough not to be too obvious but I can see everything at the back. For £9.00 and the safety aspect I can't grumble.
Anything that give me the heads up on what is behind has got to be better than nothing. As a male I have difficulty turning my head anyway. I do have the corky mirrors but haven’t used them cos of the bad weather and work.
Hafny mirrors work very well on road bikes. They are larger, 62mm, stay in place , are glare free a d let you see riders behind you and traffic and can be seen while on hoods and in drops.
Based on this comment I checked the Trieye website, then bought some. They are great. Took about three rides to get used to them but now I won't ride without them. It solves this problem.
I’ve used bar end mirrors for many years. They work great. I don’t see any problems you guys mention. I have Italian road bike mirrors on my road bike. I have always used 1 on each side of the bike. They’re a little harder to get adjusted correctly before you put the bar tape back on. I have Cateye BM-45 Bar mirrors on my gravel bike. Also 1 on each side. I think the cateyes have a better vision area but both work fine & have glass mirrors. Other brands have chromed plastic lenses & they scratch up within a year of riding. Stick to glass lenses. Suck it up & learn to use them correctly & buy one for each side.😜🤣
Thank you so much for such a refreshing look at this product. It told me everything I needed to know. Hey, friend who rides with his wife: if you rode *behind* her, you wouldn't be worrying if she's keeping up with you.
I ride with my wife a lot and do all the pulling. I think this would be great to make sure I don’t pull away from her. I would not have to be looking back every few minutes to see if she is still there. 👍👍
I bought one exactly for that purpose as I was constantly looking behind to make sure she was still there. For someone in close proximity it works very well & saves me looking or shouting to make she is on my wheeel
Try Sprintech, also a bar-end mount, great visibility and does not move with bumps in the road once set to your angle. Be careful to blow away particles of grit before cleaning or plastic lense will scratch. Also, I use the latest Garmin Varia radar which is very accurate. Expensive but I wouldn't leave home without it. You're covered once quickly develop muscle memory/reflex on how to coordinate the combo of mirror, Varia and the good old head turn.
I made my own for my MTB, which most of the time on the road. Much larger field of view (made of car blind spot mirror), convex, attached via zip tie. Made a strong back for the mirror, will no go blur even on gravel road. The best hack I added to my bike so far.
I use the Garmin to alert me to a car coming up behind me, once I know a car is coming I look at the mirror to make sure the car isn't going to clip me.
Got that one and it turned out to be disappointment. It did not stay in position on the rough roads we have in Quebec (Canada) and I eventually lost the mirror which fall off likely on one of the potholes... great concept but would require very tight fitting on the ball and housing to stay in position and don’t fall off.
great video! my problem with bar mounted mirror, reflects sunglare to rider behind you, you must take eye off road to look down! Had a rider nearly cause crash doing that. I've been using glasses mounted mirror since 1966, then I built my own until a commercial version came out. Saved my life on many occasions.
beautiful riding country, I'm guessing this is Australia and not NZ correct? Have you looked at the beam taillight that just came out? I bought one, seems ok.
I bought one last year. Used it for about 2 months, more trouble than it was worth! It is a great concept, but the mirror was too small and not very clear. Pain to get a good angle and then when I did I would change positions and would to fiddle with it. Almost had a couple'a crashes playing with it! One of them being a parked car... how ironic!!
I can't ride with a convex mirror, I think they're dangerous because of the distance problems and simply not seeing anything until it's on you. The only time I ever nearly got creamed was over a convex. I swear by the mirrycle. flat with a great field of view. Doesn't shift a bit.
I use a Cycle Aware mirror. It bobs around like the Corky but is easily adjustable on the run. It picks up vehicles well if the running daytime lights are on and so so if the car is grey with no lights. Do they sell a left handed mirror for Yanks ? 🥴
Exactly, I tried a handlebar mirror, larger than this, have to look away from the road. This mirror is even way too small. This guy had to have been paid to endorse this small thing. I use the EVT helmet mirror, have 2 on 2 different helmets, large, no need to look down and take your eyes off the road. its best mirror on the market
Garmin radar? nice. I wish there was something I could do to prevent sudden car surprises, blowing past me, it's not always possible to just look behind, and the cars can come when you are not looking, so you have to look back and forth super fast which is unrealistic, i hate when a car drives by fast, no horn, just silens and the sound of tyres against dirt. but if there is a mirror it has to be big enough, this thing is tiny.
I'll be honest. I wouldn't be able to see a single thing in that tiny mirror. If I ever decide to use mirrors I would just go with a normal bigger mirror. Might look worse but would actually see in it.
I just got mine and it's a piece of garbage, just as You said, totally unusable, waste of money, waste of time. Got my old mirror back on and will keep looking for something better.
I got the cat eye bm45. It is good but bigger than this. I was looking at this for the summer bike, I put the cat eye on the winter bike. Is it that bad? Is it because it moves?
The best mirror for me is selle italia mirror for road bike and you can attach it on the left shifter. The only downside is that is expensive about 60 euro.I found mine on bike-discount.de
Been checking every damn 5 minutes for a new video love the content
Me too:)
Thank you for your great video's and thank you for this video on rear view mirrors. I do not do group rides, nothing wrong with them. I am a commuter and bicycle tourer and I never liked having to look down at the bar end mirrors, seemed like I was taking my eyes off the road to focus on the mirror, and you should be scanning rear view every 4 seconds or so. My local bike shop recommended Take A Look mirror. I really didn't like the concept with mounting a mirror to my glasses or helmet but gave it a try. At first it was difficult to get adjusted, but once I figured that out. Wow. Love it! I always wear some type of glasses when I ride and I find the Take A Look is easier to adjust when attached to glasses as compared to helmet. All I will say is this. I will never leave home without one. I will go on a ride without a helmet, without clothing, without flat fix tools, without money....without anything except my glasses mounted rear view mirror. The best safety device you can add to your ride!
Always great reviews, very thorough and truthful. I really love your channel. You've helped me save a ton of cash on repairs with your homemade tool hacks, and I plan on buying a pair of those Yeoleo carbon wheels coming up pretty soon. Ride safe and thanks for all the great videos.
I use the Mirrycle mountain bike mirror with only one of the two mount arms so it is out to the side of the bars. It’s large-ish, easy to see things coming and doesn’t move due to bumps. In very bumpy situations it does vibrate enough to reduce visibility but it’s still very good. It’s been through accidents etc and not broken after 5+ years of use. I’d highly recommend it!
+1 for Mirrycle. Third Eye also good.
I use a mirror on my helmet all the time, and because it’s close to my eyes, the vision is perfect, it’s actually an small inspection mirror, that I’ve mounted in such a way that you can’t miss anything.
Could be potential danger when falling !
I am happy with my Zefal Spy.
It's not too chunky, it's easy to install without any tools, good viewing angle. I can put it on another bike easily (with drop or flat handlebars).
Hello from France, I love your chanel :)
I love my corky, I bought one a month ago, and it does the job incredibly well for its size, it moves a little bit on bumpy roads but nothing that you can't fix in a few seconds.
Great info as always. Still no ideal solution to this. My guess is that the best would be a rear facing camera attached to The seatpost connected by BT to a second head unit. My car has that so why not my bike?
Agree I've a rear facing camera on the car and its tiny so no weight penalty to hook up
If you use glasses, try Trieye
@@dvtquan Looks interesting. Do you use them?
I have Italian Road Bike mirror. It mounts in the bar ends and is very discreet. It’s also a convex mirror and it’s small so the image is tiny. It’s hard to make out cars approaching from behind. It’s really only useful to determine if riders behind are on your wheel.
There is a tiny screw You tighten to stop the moving when You bump it. I had to find that out Myself. Now it stays in place ! I have "flat " bars on a mountain bike. The Corky works fine.
I need more videos from you please. Keep them up!!
These... are actually cool little things.
Thanks for the find, I might just grab a pair :).
I use the Cat Eye and am very happy with it. Same style but the mirror is bigger.
Ye, I got Cateye BM45 and along the country roads here, it works great for me 👍
As always excellent and nice to watch. In addition to the existing Garmin Radar I would like to buy one to minimize the dropout in narrow curves. It is a pleasure for me to follow your contributions on Utube to a better cycling. For me the tipps are very useful.
It suits perfectly for me, stable, clear, discrete.
I've got a convex distance mirror up high for touring. I had a small drop bar mirror but thay arent easy to see cars until they are quite close. Giid at night to see headlights in the distance. It gives a feeling of safety but dinthey kaje you saf err us the question. I find wearing lots of high viz and a flashing light is more important. I find the larger touring mirrors much better.
You can buy a wrist mirror of Ali Steve.
I have one and it is shifting position often and difficult to aim in the correct direction also can't really see car coming from far it is too small, looking for something else.
the problem with mirrors mounted to the side of the handlebar is that if the bike falls over you destroy the mirror, so a mirror with a bendy arm and the mount being on the handlebar, and the bendy arm could be impacted without being ruined, and could be adjusted easily, a thing like lamps have to adjust angle, but for a mirror, that might work, what do you thing? with spacers for mount, so you could mount it anywhere on the handle bar. But I also think it would be possible to make a bar end version, with a bendy arm, so it could be adjusted, and if you crash it bends and is not harmed.
The best road bike mirror is "The Italian roadbike mirror"and i have had it for years and looks great.
I've got a similar one on my commuter that sits more inline with the handlebar drop like the bar end mirror you mentioned. Looks very smooth and it does let me keep an eye behind me with a quick glance (especially at night where headlights will catch my peripheral vision, I don't even need to move my head). It's got a better FOV than this one thanks to a more convex shape, but it doesn't conveniently fold away like that. That might be an option for my race bike though.
I use a zefel mirror, ok on drops, hoods and standing. I live in rural area with a lot of trucks going fast and it is amazing how silent they can be if off the throttle. A glance at the mirror allows me to see if anything close is about to pass me that I haven't heard and I can then turn my head to look at what is happening behind me which tends to put a bit of a wobble on my line but doesn't put me under a truck running close by. Considering that some f#@$&S's think close passing is a challenge they can't resist, if a mirror saves you once it is pretty good value.
I use a Zefal spy mirror on all my bikes, can't ride without them now. It's small enough not to be too obvious but I can see everything at the back. For £9.00 and the safety aspect I can't grumble.
Anything that give me the heads up on what is behind has got to be better than nothing. As a male I have difficulty turning my head anyway. I do have the corky mirrors but haven’t used them cos of the bad weather and work.
Hafny mirrors work very well on road bikes. They are larger, 62mm, stay in place , are glare free a d let you see riders behind you and traffic and can be seen while on hoods and in drops.
Have you had a chance to check Selle Italia mirror? Not the most aero, but very useful vision...
Too bulky for serious roadies Id say.
Tried numerous different mirrors on my roadie, CatEye BM45 is the best I've used. Wouldn't be without a mirror on the road.
I use the cat eye too. Works very well
I use Mirrycle Mountain Bike Mirror
Sounds like a back up camera wifi to your smart phone would be the way to go?
Try the trieye sun glass they work well in all weather and no need to position the mirror to see.
Based on this comment I checked the Trieye website, then bought some. They are great. Took about three rides to get used to them but now I won't ride without them. It solves this problem.
I’ve used bar end mirrors for many years. They work great. I don’t see any problems you guys mention.
I have Italian road bike mirrors on my road bike. I have always used 1 on each side of the bike. They’re a little harder to get adjusted correctly before you put the bar tape back on.
I have Cateye BM-45 Bar mirrors on my gravel bike. Also 1 on each side.
I think the cateyes have a better vision area but both work fine & have glass mirrors. Other brands have chromed plastic lenses & they scratch up within a year of riding. Stick to glass lenses.
Suck it up & learn to use them correctly & buy one for each side.😜🤣
Good review! Once again - THANKS.
Trieye sunglasses solved this problem for me.
I have three mirrors on my fatbike they are larger BUT nothing beats turning your head even like me with limited movement
Suits perfectly on my Creo, stable, clear and discrete.
Thank you so much for such a refreshing look at this product. It told me everything I needed to know.
Hey, friend who rides with his wife: if you rode *behind* her, you wouldn't be worrying if she's keeping up with you.
@ImpactWench - so you are drafting the whole time and want her to break the wind for you ;)
I ride with my wife a lot and do all the pulling. I think this would be great to make sure I don’t pull away from her. I would not have to be looking back every few minutes to see if she is still there. 👍👍
I bought one exactly for that purpose as I was constantly looking behind to make sure she was still there. For someone in close proximity it works very well & saves me looking or shouting to make she is on my wheeel
Mirrors for drop bars are always going to struggle. I think hybrid, commuter bikes they work great with straight bars..
Try Sprintech, also a bar-end mount, great visibility and does not move with bumps in the road once set to your angle. Be careful to blow away particles of grit before cleaning or plastic lense will scratch.
Also, I use the latest Garmin Varia radar which is very accurate. Expensive but I wouldn't leave home without it.
You're covered once quickly develop muscle memory/reflex on how to coordinate the combo of mirror, Varia and the good old head turn.
I made my own for my MTB, which most of the time on the road.
Much larger field of view (made of car blind spot mirror), convex, attached via zip tie.
Made a strong back for the mirror, will no go blur even on gravel road.
The best hack I added to my bike so far.
@@wagnerduro cannot post any link here though
Little tiny, but pretty cute and useful one.
I use the Garmin to alert me to a car coming up behind me, once I know a car is coming I look at the mirror to make sure the car isn't going to clip me.
That’s my way too, works perfect. No surprices from the back anymore.
Could you do a "review" or list of chinese carbon manufacturers? You seem to have some experience.
Best thing is to 1/ check out how long they have been in bysiness for and 2/ Google their name in reviews and forums.
Got that one and it turned out to be disappointment. It did not stay in position on the rough roads we have in Quebec (Canada) and I eventually lost the mirror which fall off likely on one of the potholes... great concept but would require very tight fitting on the ball and housing to stay in position and don’t fall off.
Try a Hafny
great video! my problem with bar mounted mirror, reflects sunglare to rider behind you, you must take eye off road to look down! Had a rider nearly cause crash doing that. I've been using glasses mounted mirror since 1966, then I built my own until a commercial version came out. Saved my life on many occasions.
Thanks for the review
i got italian road mirrors. had them years. both sides to match. wouldnt be without
beautiful riding country, I'm guessing this is Australia and not NZ correct? Have you looked at the beam taillight that just came out? I bought one, seems ok.
Good test and review.
Gracias por el consejo, Saludos.
Hi Guys, look into the Italian road bike mirror and worth checking out.
I bought one last year. Used it for about 2 months, more trouble than it was worth! It is a great concept, but the mirror was too small and not very clear. Pain to get a good angle and then when I did I would change positions and would to fiddle with it. Almost had a couple'a crashes playing with it! One of them being a parked car... how ironic!!
Agree Angus,we found it too small to be useful for vehicles approaching from behind.
I can't ride with a convex mirror, I think they're dangerous because of the distance problems and simply not seeing anything until it's on you. The only time I ever nearly got creamed was over a convex. I swear by the mirrycle. flat with a great field of view. Doesn't shift a bit.
mirrors are tuff, I prefer a large mirror but needs to e stable
I use a Cycle Aware mirror. It bobs around like the Corky but is easily adjustable on the run. It picks up vehicles well if the running daytime lights are on and so so if the car is grey with no lights. Do they sell a left handed mirror for Yanks ? 🥴
Haha...yes the same mirror fits either side....dont forget to install it with lefthanded alen key tho.
@@stevenleffanue ...or a left-handed monkey wrench. 🎶
A decent rear camera that runs from a battery pack and display screen on bars would be nice ... If only such a thing was manufactured ...
You could prolly rig something like that up with bits
The Zefal model is the best mirror.
Great video.
Wow, the Rolling Stones like bike riding!
Too small to visualize any object coming up from behind, I’ll stick to a helmet or eye glass mirror that are within my focal distance.
Exactly, I tried a handlebar mirror, larger than this, have to look away from the road. This mirror is even way too small. This guy had to have been paid to endorse this small thing. I use the EVT helmet mirror, have 2 on 2 different helmets, large, no need to look down and take your eyes off the road. its best mirror on the market
Garmin radar? nice.
I wish there was something I could do to prevent sudden car surprises, blowing past me, it's not always possible to just look behind, and the cars can come when you are not looking, so you have to look back and forth super fast which is unrealistic, i hate when a car drives by fast, no horn, just silens and the sound of tyres against dirt.
but if there is a mirror it has to be big enough, this thing is tiny.
Maybe any mirror is better than non for you Johannes.
@@stevenleffanue not found one that would work yet, as most seem to be blocked by the arm,or go at the end and stick out.
I am sorry 😞 it’s just to small for me, I am old and my eyes 👁 aren’t so good so I need a big bathroom type mirror 🪞 to be safe
Really good rewiev. I find the mirror to be mostly useless and somewhat dangerous when fidling with it while riding.
I was n the fence about buying this mirror, but your review convinced me not to. Thanks!
Too small but anything to give you advance warning. I’m enjoying a helmet mirror
I'll be honest. I wouldn't be able to see a single thing in that tiny mirror. If I ever decide to use mirrors I would just go with a normal bigger mirror. Might look worse but would actually see in it.
So it's kind of expensive and of not much of practical use. I almost bought it. Thanks for the great review.
That looks like the Mirrycle Mirror.
Charming of Bob to blow his snots at 7.12 minutes in the video quality manners
Did they hit the mirrors?
4:48 review over
very useful video. 🤎
Handsome daddy!
Thanks. Been missing your content! Add friction to the ball mount, perhaps a drop of Loktite blue
Mmmm...interesting suggestion Norman, I will try that , thanx.
A minimalist mirror that could provide, by definition, a minimum of rear view and a minimum of safety. Oh boy.
1:35 or people with prescription eyeglasses.
I got one. Its too small IMO.
Yes,some people find they are too small, others find them just fine. Maybe give it to someone who finds its ok.
Italian road bike mirror fellas and say no more.
hello
13:46 It looks like a goats paw.
This mirror will reflect a soon to be mishap
Why 17 minutes to say something that could have been said in 30 ?
I just got mine and it's a piece of garbage, just as You said, totally unusable, waste of money, waste of time. Got my old mirror back on and will keep looking for something better.
I got the cat eye bm45. It is good but bigger than this. I was looking at this for the summer bike, I put the cat eye on the winter bike. Is it that bad? Is it because it moves?
We are entering the electric cars era - and they R very quiet...
Not true, at speed most of the noise comes from car tires.
Corky mirror is kinda neat
30 seconds...
The best mirror for me is selle italia mirror for road bike and you can attach it on the left shifter. The only downside is that is expensive about 60 euro.I found mine on bike-discount.de
you don´t need this useless mirror, for cars I always trust my ears, for other cyclists I use peripheral vision
How am I supposed to listen to music then? D:
@@egonzalez4294 Its illegal and dangerous..
Too much gab. Too much nonsense.