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February 14th 13, 08:33 PM
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3 Reasons To Think Twice Before Buying Blackburn Mirrors
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Actually more like 5 or 6... but I just started keeping the broken bits. Twenty-Dollar Mirror: Fifty-Cent Piece Of Plastic... Heaven forbid Blackburn should sell the part separately... There... now I've got it off my chest..... -) -- Pete Cresswell 
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February 14th 13, 09:24 PM
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On 2/14/2013 2:33 PM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/av9j4lt Actually more like 5 or 6... but I just started keeping the broken bits. Twenty-Dollar Mirror: Fifty-Cent Piece Of Plastic... Heaven forbid Blackburn should sell the part separately... There... now I've got it off my chest..... -) Good analysis. Mr Blackburn had the ultimate exit plan. Big product ramp up with scores of new SKUs for a one-year sales boost, followed by sale of the company. New owners promptly moved production to PRC. The older USA made products really were of good quality but that was long long ago. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971
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February 14th 13, 09:58 PM
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On Thursday, February 14, 2013 3:33:55 PM UTC-5, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/av9j4lt Actually more like 5 or 6... but I just started keeping the broken bits. Twenty-Dollar Mirror: Fifty-Cent Piece Of Plastic... Heaven forbid Blackburn should sell the part separately... There... now I've got it off my chest..... -) -- Pete Cresswell Try Mirrcycle MC). I've used them since the 1980s and still love the Original Mirrcycle mirrors I put on my vintage touring bike with the exposed brake cable housing that loops up and over the handlebar. MC also makes a mirror to fit an mtb and another one for STI Road bike brake levers. If you break a part you can buy that part from MC. Cheers
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February 14th 13, 10:00 PM
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On Thursday, February 14, 2013 4:58:19 PM UTC-5, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Thursday, February 14, 2013 3:33:55 PM UTC-5, (PeteCresswell) wrote: http://tinyurl.com/av9j4lt Actually more like 5 or 6... but I just started keeping the broken bits.. Twenty-Dollar Mirror: Fifty-Cent Piece Of Plastic... Heaven forbid Blackburn should sell the part separately... There... now I've got it off my chest..... -) -- Pete Cresswell Try Mirrcycle MC). I've used them since the 1980s and still love the Original Mirrcycle mirrors I put on my vintage touring bike with the exposed brake cable housing that loops up and over the handlebar. MC also makes a mirror to fit an mtb and another one for STI Road bike brake levers. If you break a part you can buy that part from MC. Cheers Sorry, I forgot to post a lonk to Mirrcycle for you. Here it is: http://mirrycle.com/mirrycle_mirrors.php
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February 14th 13, 10:40 PM
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On Feb 14, 3:33*pm, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/av9j4lt Actually more like 5 or 6... but I just started keeping the broken bits. Twenty-Dollar Mirror: Fifty-Cent Piece Of Plastic... Heaven forbid Blackburn should sell the part separately... There... now I've got it off my chest..... -) That's partly why I make my own eyeglass mirrors. - Frank Krygowski
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February 14th 13, 11:10 PM
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On Thursday, February 14, 2013 5:40:30 PM UTC-5, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On Feb 14, 3:33*pm, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote: http://tinyurl.com/av9j4lt Actually more like 5 or 6... but I just started keeping the broken bits.. Twenty-Dollar Mirror: Fifty-Cent Piece Of Plastic... Heaven forbid Blackburn should sell the part separately... There... now I've got it off my chest..... -) That's partly why I make my own eyeglass mirrors. - Frank Krygowski !!!!!!!!!! Frank, own a digital camera ? post photos of your mirror ?
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February 15th 13, 01:07 AM
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Per AMuzi:
The older USA made products really were of good quality but that was long long ago. I can't take issue with the product quality of these mirrors, just the design - and not even the design if that little plastic casting were available as a replacement part. Non-destructive breakaway would be the brass ring though. -- Pete Cresswell
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February 15th 13, 04:37 AM
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On Feb 14, 6:10*pm, datakoll wrote:
On Thursday, February 14, 2013 5:40:30 PM UTC-5, Frank Krygowski wrote: On Feb 14, 3:33*pm, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote: http://tinyurl.com/av9j4lt Actually more like 5 or 6... but I just started keeping the broken bits. Twenty-Dollar Mirror: Fifty-Cent Piece Of Plastic... Heaven forbid Blackburn should sell the part separately... There... now I've got it off my chest..... -) That's partly why I make my own eyeglass mirrors. - Frank Krygowski !!!!!!!!!! Frank, own a digital camera ? post photos of your mirror ? http://www.flickr.com/photos/1697229...in/photostream - Frank Krygowski
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February 15th 13, 03:30 PM
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Per Sir Ridesalot:
Sorry, I forgot to post a lonk to Mirrcycle for you. Here it is: http://mirrycle.com/mirrycle_mirrors.php Do you use them with bar ends - as in http://tinyurl.com/3nowflx ? I'm guessing that if they are mounted so they hang down instead of up, the bar ends would be available - but I don't know if they would contend with the rider's legs... -- Pete Cresswell
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February 15th 13, 04:28 PM
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For eyeglass mounted mirrors, I think the best is the Take A Look brand. Available in short or long arms. Around $15.
http://www.calhouncycle.com/shopcast/?p=224 On Thursday, February 14, 2013 2:33:55 PM UTC-6, (PeteCresswell) wrote: http://tinyurl.com/av9j4lt Actually more like 5 or 6... but I just started keeping the broken bits. Twenty-Dollar Mirror: Fifty-Cent Piece Of Plastic... Heaven forbid Blackburn should sell the part separately... There... now I've got it off my chest..... -) -- Pete Cresswell
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