metropical

I'd like some mirror recommendations.
I bout a HeadsUp eyewear mirror. I find that no matter how I adjust it, I still have to turn my head too far.
I riding a CAAD9 with drop bars. Would a helmet or bar mirror be a better choice for minimal head movement?
I'm looking for something that I can use mostly with eye movement.

Gus90

You can't go wrong with Sprintech, I put a left sided one on my road bike and it provides a decent enough view of what's behind me and is compact enough that I don't bump it when I stop. It's pretty snug as well so the mirror assembly doesn't tend to move even over bumps.

I tried a similar one from CycleAware that they sold at my LBS, but it was bigger, stuck out further from the bar end, and moved around too easily.

Sprintech - Sprintech racing

I haven't tried this one but it looks like the best option if you want something smaller. Looks like it requires installation under your bar tape though and you have to get the adjustment right before taping it all up. Most compact choice though. It's called The Italian Road Bike Mirror

The Italian Road Bike Mirror (IRBM) - www.AVT.Bike

Athens80

I've been happy for years with the visor-mounted Third Eye® Hardshell Helmet Mirror. It's steady, with a good field of view, if you have something to mount it on.

noglider 

I've settled on a eyeglass mounted mirror. I wear my glasses every day anyway, so they're always there to hold my mirror.

It definitely is a skill to use it. It took me a few weeks to use it well. I do have to turn my head, but at this point, it's OK.

Of the many eyeglass mirrors I've tried, the Take-A-Look mirror is vastly superior to all of the others. It is very tough, it's adjustable, and I can flatten it out and keep it in my pocket. All the others fall apart on me or go out of adjustment too readily.

doctor j

I have a Third Eye bar end mirror on each of my drop-bar road bikes. I've had good luck with them.

Looigi

+1 on the Take-a-look Compact: Wide full scale field of view that can be scanned over an even wider range with slight rotation of the head. Steady view with virtually no vibration when mounted on eyeglasses. The mount is bendable and I have the mirror positioned to the left above my normal line of sight.

metropical

thanks for these.

GeneO 

+=1. This is probably the best $10 I ever spent. I feel naked without one now. If adjusted right, I never need to turn my head to see behind me unless I am using a backpack. With that I have to adjust the angle so I turn my head enough to get the mirror past the pack some. But it is not very much of a movement. The width of the mirror gives you a very good view of what is behind you. No blind spots as long as you only have to worry about traffic on one side.

HunkerDown

I can't imagine being without my Italian Road Bike Mirror.

HD

KenshiBiker

+1 on the Take-a-Look (and the entire explanation). I had the Italian Road Bike Mirror on my fixed gear for a year or two. Eventually I went back to the Take-a-Look.

Doc V

I really like the frame mounted Bike-Eye Mirror in the wide size (Bike Eye bike mirror review | road.cc). There is no vibration and it holds its position so the correct view is always available.

bikeideas

I wanted an eyeglass-mount mirror for riding yet was unhappy with the size and design of the available products (T-a-L, 3rd-I). So I made my own.

Posted here for you to copy and make if you think it would work for you.

davidad

A copy of the Chuck Harris mirror. OUR MIRRORS

1 Miyata Biker

I have and really like the Take-A-Look mirror. I have the longer length shaft that's about an inch or so longer than the "regular" length. I believe it's made longer for a tandem setup, but these older eyes need the mirror sticking out in front farther for a good look at what's behind me. I don't know if they still have a lifetime repair/replacement warranty yet, but you never have to worry about it falling apart or getting loose and going out of adjustment. Here's a link to the mirror I have. It's the best fitting and adjusting mirror I've ever found. They have a helmet mount if you want to mount the mirror on the helmet, but I've never had a problem with the mirror staying on my glasses.
https://www.amazon.com/Bike-Peddler-Cycling-Eyeglass-Mirror/dp/B001VTQNVO

Dave Cutter

I never bicycle without cycling glasses. I have two pairs of cycling glasses. One pair has dark (summer) lens and the other has photochromic (darkening) lens. Both of my cycling glasses have mirrors mounted to them. I used a couple inches of tape to attach the mirrors to the cycling/sunglasses and then reinforced the mounting with (electrical) shrink tubing.

I get a nice steady view to the rear of me by slightly turning my head up and to the left. And I often "sense" the movement of an approaching car in the mirror when cycling.

noglider 

One rainy night, my glasses got too wet to wear. As luck has it, my prescription is mild, and I can do without my glasses. But they are my attachment point for my take-a-look mirror. I can't figure out how to attach it to my helmet (well). What do regular glasses wearers do in rain? I'm lucky not to need glasses badly.

linnefaulk

Ah, good point. I think the bar end mirror might be a better idea.

ragnar.jensen 

I have it zip-tied to the helmet visor.

brickster

This mirror is absolutely great for riding in traffic. Not for the cool kids or wanna be cool kids, but if you want to see what is behind you no other mirror that I have used comes close. It is, umm, huge.

Amazon.com : Safe Zone Bicycle Helmet Mirror : Bike Mirrors : Sports & Outdoors

JohnJ80

Bike-eye - Best of a all.

or the Italian Bike Mirror. These are pretty good and nice and sleek.

J.

Outback Cayucan

+1 Bike Eye. New wide model probably better than my original narrower version which I've relied upon since 2008. Superior to helmet, glasses mount, or handle bar mounts for me.

Dave Cutter

Interesting.... Bike-Eye. A mirror I've yet to try.

linnefaulk

I like the look of it but my fat legs would probably block the view.

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linnefaulk

I did get the Sprintech mirror. It is OK. It seems cheap like a mirrored sticker instead of a piece of mirror. It definitely is not as mice or useful as my Mountain Mirracycle but helps.

JohnJ80

Your legs aren't rubbing on the frame throughout your pedal stroke, are they? If they are, then you'd be right but it would awfully uncomfortable riding a bike. When your leg on the mirror side is at the top of the stroke, there is really no way to occlude the view.

J.