Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
I eventually did, bought a high end carbon fiber bike, improved my riding style, and this summer I'm participating (successfully) in a workplace fitness challenge requiring at least a hundred miles a week just to keep up. I'm enjoying and riding better than ever. I frequently post that having a rearview mirror makes for all the confidence, and I look rearwards more then ever to feel safe.
I agree with you. I started wearing a helmet-mounted mirror a awhile a go as well, and while I'm not sure if I can avoid being hit behind even with the mirror, I do feel that knowing what's coming behind me gives me a fighting chance, even if it's a fool's chance. I feel quite vulnerable without the mirror now having gotten so used to glancing at it every few seconds while I ride.