EmeralDQueen

Ok I got a mirror yesterday but I had no clue how to install it. If I just install it with the mirror up I don't see anything and the arm is not that bendable if I forced it I'm afraid I will brake it, so I figure installing the mirror looking down still have a hard time looking.

Does any of you have one of theses? And if you do what is the best way to install it?

PS: Sorry for the pic is a little to late and dark in the room.

10 Wheels

What mirror is it?

Thanks

EmeralDQueen

sorry just post the pic...refresh your browser.

BassNotBass

The easiest fix is to push your left grip further onto your handlebar just enough to fit the mirror at the bar end.

Leisesturm

A mirror on a long stalk like that is meant to stick up high over the handlebar. That kind of mirror cannot be mounted on the outside of the grips. It is correct for it to be inboard of the grips but oriented so it is above the handlebars. It is angled so it will be slightly to the left of the riders body. It will give the rider a view that is to the left of the bicycle. It is not possible to obtain a view that is directly to the rear.

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kjmillig

If it's what I think it is, the arm should be flexible. Most times I've seen them installed pointing up and bent to curve outward. It looks exactly like the two I installed on my daughter's electric bicycle.

EmeralDQueen

Ok here is how it looks up, no the bendable arm is suppose to be bendable but I have bend as far as the grip and it goes right up....there is no way I can make view on the right position

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This might sound dumb, but bear with me . . . I use a mirror that is a bar end type. You could make the one you have a bar type by cutting of the part that clamps to the bar and poking the long, stick/shaft(??) part through the end of the grip, into the bar. Thats what I would do. Maybe a wrap of colorkeyed electrical tape to keep it in place?
Not hi-tech, but totally workable.

Glad you got a mirror though. The most important safety item you will ever need

scoatw

Get a helmet mirror. You get a better range of vision.

Fantasminha

X2. I have both helmet mirror and handlebar mirror. I never use my handlebar mirror anymore. You can also get them that clip onto your glasses.

Juggler2

Looks like a "Bell" brand mirror. I bought one awhile back, and couldn't find a suitable place to mount it where I could see. Sometimes you just gotta move on and admit defeat. Donate it to some kid, and look for a different style. I have bought several "Sunlite" bar end mirrors (model 93793), and use them on bars similar to the one in your pic. I like them, YMMV. Priced anywhere from $8.00 to $12.00.

on edit: The size of the mirror is the same as the one your asking about now.

xtrajack

My preferred method.

waynesworld

Helmet mirror. Failing that, get a Mountain Mirrycle.

cyclokitty 

I bought that mirror when I first started cycling and couldn't get it set up correctly on my handlebars either. I returned it and bought this one instead



I bought it from REI https://www.rei.com/product/683208/ca...0g-road-mirror and it installs easily into the end of the handlebar (remove whatever plug is in your handlebar and then use a screwdriver to lock the mirror into it).

BassNotBass

That's BS. The mirror can be positioned anywhere that suits the rider. If the handlebars that mirror was mounted on was narrower than the rider's torso, then it would be advantageous to mount that mirror at the handlebar end due to the length of it's stalk. Also I call BS on your claim that "It is not possible to obtain a view that is directly to the rear"... it is possible just as long as one doesn't adhere to your standards or limited notions of where a mirror should be mounted.

BassNotBass

Those are the mirrors I bought to fit my main commuters. My other bikes have other mirrors I got for free from people who didn't know how to mount them to suit their needs... i.e. as bar ends.

Leisesturm

Do you have your mirror mounted like that? Does anyone in this thread? A mirror like that, as opposed to something like a Mirrycle, at the end of the handlebar is inconvenient at best and unsafe at worst. But I am more open minded than you are. Show me your bike with the mirror mounted like you are defending. I still won't do it on my bike, but at least I'll know the o.p. will have some company dealing with the nuisance.

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BassNotBass

Juggler2

As I said before, I've tried it. This is my "grocery getter", I had the mirror mounted like this for a little over a month. Decided to try something else, and switched to a bar end mirror. Much better view with the bar end, YMMV.

Old pic.

EmeralDQueen

I think I will try this and then lift my handle bar a little more, I think the handle bar is low as well and it's not helping to much...thanks everyone

downwinded

If that don't work out, you might look at one like this. I put these on my bike as well as my wife's. We like them. They come in black and chrome. The mfg is Sunlite if you want to shop them.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/BLACK-BIKE-B...item5aec843ebd

David Bierbaum

I do the Sunlight Mirror thing too. It's nice and solid even in a strong headwind. The bendy ones always seem to vibrate too much for my liking.

daredevil

Heck with figuring out how to mount those things. Learn to use a head mounted mirror, much more efficient as others have said.

canyoneagle

I've tried the same type that you are asking about, and it didn't work very well for me. After experimenting with just about all of the available mirrors, I've settled on this one. I also have a helmet/glasses mirror that is okay but my vision isn't as good 3" from my face, so I prefer the bar mount.

daredevil

You are correct, a head mounted mirror is located near the eyes but the vision it provides certainly isn't 3 inches away. That's why I said one needs to learn how to use them. For me it worked right away....for others it takes a bit to find the sweet spot. And you can try helmet or glasses mount. The helmet mount doesn't sit quite as close to the face.

It's worth the effort since it does provide such a wide view compared to the limits of a stationary mounted mirror pointed where you have to be steering.