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Old 05-28-19, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by RidingMatthew
I love the mirror on my glasses but when bopping around with my son sometimes I wish that I had a mirror on my bike vs glasses.

I have thought about something like this for the two of us. I just need a mirror to mount on drop handlebars and his flat bars.
Is your son a young'un, that is short, riding a short bike?

I once rode with a recumbent companion, low to the ground, and I was able to see him well.
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
I use both left and right rearview mirrors, in my case Take-a-Look eyeglass mounted ones. I got the idea from a cycling companion who used only a right hand mirror.

The additional right hand mirror affords a pretty good rearward view, but is particularly useful:

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This past weekend I rode with a companion on a low-riding recumbent three-wheel trike. I just deflected my right-hand mirror slightly downwards so I didn’t have to crane my neck upwards to see him.

The left-hand mirror was still in place to monitor reaward traffic.

Last edited by Jim from Boston; 05-29-19 at 03:09 AM.
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