Review on Bike Eye Frame Mount Mirror Wide by Vincent Burton

I have used both narrow and wide versions of this product. I bought the narrow one locally and then the wide ones from Revain. The rating applies to both, but I like the wide one better and have replaced the narrow one on my carbon road bike. I've since bought two more as Christmas gifts for friends. This was my original review of the narrow version, but it applied identically to the wide version. ================= This is a bit of a long review of a cheap product, but this is an excellent product. If you're even a semi-serious road cyclist, you understand the issue and why I'm bragging about this mirror so much. On my racing bike I tried a side mirror, two helmet mirrors and two glasses mirrors. They all stink to some degree, and we all know why. Then I took a flyer and bought this miracle. In short IT WORKS! Whoever came up with this did it right. You attach it to the frame at the junction of the steerer tube and lower frame with two zip-ties, adjust it, tighten the transom (a plastic key like the included wrench) and that's it. . I never touched it again except to check. I moved it around to see how easy it is to recover while riding and it was extremely easy to get back in position as I already knew what the view looked like when it was set. Much quicker to adjust than a car's rear view mirror, as the mirror has only one adjustment - up and down. The reconfiguration time was no more than two or three seconds. At first it took me about thirty seconds to set it up, I spent most of the time playing around with it to see how it works. After having a "Now I see how it works" moment, it took two or three seconds to set it right and it has stayed there ever since. next to the frame protected by the handle. I don't encounter this when I park my bike, lean it against a wall, or snap the front wheel and put it in my tailgate for transport. He comes out of the car adjusted. It's far enough forward (near the steering column) that I can't hit it with my knee while pedaling. Most of the time I forget until I look down while driving to see what's behind me. To use it, look down while riding a bike and it shows the side of your bike and the road behind you, much like looking in a side rear view mirror. Automobile. The sideline is almost below your thigh. You see the bike and the road, so you can see the edge of the bike the same way you would see a car's side mirror. I say "side mirror" because it's more like a rear view mirror. It has about the same eye-to-mirror distance as a car's side or rear view mirror, so it's very natural to use and you'll get used to it in a matter of seconds. seconds as it has the same primary image as the car's side mirror. Using the mirror is very natural and FAST. It's not at all like looking up in a helmet-mounted mirror and shaking your head (turning out of the way). Both because of the mounting location and the strength of the mount, it has a much more stable image than the rod end mirror I tried. Even on fairly bumpy country roads with "splinter sealed" the picture was stable enough to be usable on all but the worst surfaces. to move your body to use it. Because it sits right next to the frame, you can see the bike and the road behind it. If you're actively peddling you'll see your foot on the edge of the mirror, but I'm a little bow-legged so your experience may be different. I usually think if you didn't really tuck your leg in for some reason, such as if you didn't really tuck your leg in, it's not a problem. B. a fast retraction downhill. If I can see my foot, I just place my right foot on the pedal and put my left foot down and it registers. The mirror lateral line is below your thigh. But then again only if for some reason I banged my foot directly against the frame. The shape of the head tube / frame tube is not a problem in my opinion. The mount is a fairly soft plastic that fits my large diameter carbon frame headset. It fits just as well on a steel frame bike or on diamond or oval tubing. It's also not sensitive to the angle between them. Cosmetically, no one usually sees until I point out it's there. It just fits in and is perfect for me. A guy driving behind me noticed this as he kept seeing me in it while driving and asked about it at the bus stop. One caveat and it is CLEARLY stated on their website that this probably won't work on a touring bike with panniers mounted on either side of the bike as you will then only see the front of the pannier. It works with a swing basket as long as the bag is placed on the curb. As this is an English company mirror I assume it will work the same on either side of the frame. It certainly could have been installed anyway, and that's what it's made for. And since it's from an English company, I just can't resist calling it "the real bike kit".