Do you use a mirror on your bling roadie?

durianrider
durianrider Posts: 62
edited February 2013 in Road buying advice
Do you ride with a mirror on your bling roadie? I do and notice others are doing so too. Definitely a good idea in racing/commuting/bunch rides etc. They are those most covert, aero yet functional mirror on the market. I like it in group rides cos you can see the pain on the faces of the riders behind you and then click it up a few extra watts and watch the faces hurt even more! Alternatively you can be hurting but the faces behind you are talking and have their mouths shut in between sentences!



Not bad for safety too if you are like me and ride with headphones on country roads.

Ive used a few and rate this one the best.

http://www.aspirevelotech.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=RBM_1001



*I don't get a commission if you buy a mirror, I just rate these mirrors and have em on all my bikes and always get asked about where to get one. They are a bit fiddly to set up BUT stay solid for years. YOU have to set them up as a mechanic doesnt sit like you do on YOUR bike.
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  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    Get a grip.
  • ShutUpLegs
    ShutUpLegs Posts: 3,522
    Do they make an Aero version :?:
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    No. Nor do I use one on my commuting bike.
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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    durianrider wrote:
    I like it in group rides cos you can see the pain on the faces of the riders behind you and then click it up a few extra watts and watch the faces hurt even more! Alternatively you can be hurting but the faces behind you are talking and have their mouths shut in between sentences!

    Id take that mirror off, its not safe, you really should be looking where you're going you know.
  • beancounter
    beancounter Posts: 369
    OP = troll.
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  • dodgy
    dodgy Posts: 2,890
    http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?p=1137125
  • Gpfanuk
    Gpfanuk Posts: 142
    I refer the gentleman to the following:

    http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/

    in particular Rule #62 and Rule#66.
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  • meesterbond
    meesterbond Posts: 1,240
    Gpfanuk wrote:
    I refer the gentleman to the following:

    http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/

    in particular Rule #62 and Rule#66.

    Textbook response.
  • durianrider
    durianrider Posts: 62
    beancounter wrote:
    OP = troll.

    Brah, do you even ride?

    Im an actual person. People know who I am.
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  • mitchgixer6
    mitchgixer6 Posts: 729
    durianrider wrote:
    beancounter wrote:
    OP = troll.

    Brah, do you even ride?

    Im an actual person. People know who I am.

    Sorry, you've got that wrong. It should be 'Don't you know who I am?'.
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    mitchgixer6 wrote:
    durianrider wrote:
    beancounter wrote:
    OP = troll.

    Brah, do you even ride?

    Im an actual person. People know who I am.

    Sorry, you've got that wrong. It should be 'Don't you know who I am?'.

    I know who he is - he's Spartacus.
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  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    You're also a bit full of yourself. Just watched some of your videos. You've got patronising down to a fine art...
  • ajb72
    ajb72 Posts: 1,178
    thegreatdivide wrote:
    You're also a bit full of yourself. Just watched some of your videos. You've got patronising down to a fine art...

    I particularly enjoyed the in-depth review of the Giant Avail. Cycling Plus have little to fear :lol:
  • garethp73
    garethp73 Posts: 18
    Daman971 on Strava doesn't use a mirror. If it's good enough for him... :lol:
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  • smidsy
    smidsy Posts: 5,273
    mitchgixer6 wrote:
    durianrider wrote:
    beancounter wrote:
    OP = troll.

    Brah, do you even ride?

    Im an actual person. People know who I am.

    Sorry, you've got that wrong. It should be 'Don't you know who I am?'.

    Yeah, he needs the mirror so he can blank out reality by looking at how awesome he is. :lol:

    And no I do not have one :x
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  • itsnotarace
    itsnotarace Posts: 518
    No, because I'm capable of turning my head to look over my shoulder. Motorcyclists call this act "lifesaver" for good reason.
  • daxplusplus
    daxplusplus Posts: 631
    Not sure why everyone is being quite so aggressive - did I miss a memo or something (and yes I know who he is)

    Anyway link doesn't work.

    I've tried a mirror in the past (in theory they are a great idea - hence them being found on cars, motorbikes and other modes of transport) but found two major issues:

    1. They just weren't stable enough on my push bike (obviously this may vary between different systems). The rear facing view was all over the place, and this probably led directly to
    2. Bloody scary watching cars come up behind you at speed. It's bad enough when you only get to see them as they go past - it's a whole lot scarier when you can see them behind you as they approach.

    So for those reasons I'm out.
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  • southdownswolf
    southdownswolf Posts: 1,525
    Mirrors on cars are only there so you can check out the people in other cars when stuck in a traffic jam, are they not? :D

    And no, I wouldn't have one on my bike.
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  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    durianrider wrote:
    beancounter wrote:
    OP = troll.

    Brah, do you even ride?

    Im an actual person. People know who I am.

    People know who the Chuckle Brothers are as well. I wouldn't take cycling tips from them though...
  • durianrider
    durianrider Posts: 62
    Garethp73 wrote:
    Daman971 on Strava doesn't use a mirror. If it's good enough for him... :lol:

    You don't need a mirror when most of your rides are manual entries. What a joker, uploads a 351km manual entry in the midnight hour to win a Strava competition. Those are the sort of guys that ride motor scooters to win KOM's.
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  • durianrider
    durianrider Posts: 62
    Most of the haters on this thread are guys that say 'meh! Id never use that!!'. Then when their favourite Edgar fueled riders uses it they say 'OMG! sick man! Anyone got a wiggle coupon I can use to order it???'.

    8)
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  • nolight
    nolight Posts: 261
    Using mirrors on road bike is as wrong as using bells.
  • pkripper
    pkripper Posts: 652
    durianrider wrote:
    Most of the haters on this thread are guys that say 'meh! Id never use that!!'. Then when their favourite Edgar fueled riders uses it they say 'OMG! sick man! Anyone got a wiggle coupon I can use to order it???'.

    8)


    Mirrors? I tend to use my ears and my eyes. An additional source of information on the bars would be both distracting, and largely pointless - I ride with people I trust not to f.k up.

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