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: Interesting. Everyone I ride with uses the long arm version too, but
: mounted on the eyewear. What's the advantage to helmet mount? : : GG He's thinking about an entirely different product, Gary. Read the previous post where he talks about using adhesive to fasten it to the helmet. That is not the Take a Look mirror. Pat in TX Pat: Nope, same product. The Take-a-Look mirror has an attachment that allows you to mount it to a helmet; this comes with each one (they don't make a separate helmet or eyeglass-only version). --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com |
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: Pat: Nope, same product. The Take-a-Look mirror has an attachment that : allows you to mount it to a helmet; this comes with each one (they don't : make a separate helmet or eyeglass-only version). : : --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles Oh. Well, the one I got didn't come with an attachment, but then, it is the "Compact Size" version. it just says to "position the prongs down for eyeglasses and up for helmet visor mount". Your must be for mounting on the helmet body, not the visor. At any rate, I think it is the best mirror I've seen. I also bought a little metallic sticker to put on the back of the mirror to protect it against scratches (just in case). Pat in TX |
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Pat wrote: I also bought a little metallic sticker to put on the back of the mirror to protect it against scratches (just in case). This is the second reference I've seen recently to protecting the back of the TaL mirror. Where's this coming from? It's never even occured to me that this was a concern. My TaL has seen almost daily use for something like five years, including much swapping from one set of frames to another, with nary a scratch. Are these things supposed to be susceptible to scratching? News to me. RichC |
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: : I also bought a little metallic sticker to put on the back of the : mirror to protect it against scratches (just in case). : : This is the second reference I've seen recently to protecting the back : of the TaL mirror. Where's this coming from? It's never even occured to : me that this was a concern. My TaL has seen almost daily use for : something like five years, including much swapping from one set of : frames to another, with nary a scratch. : : Are these things supposed to be susceptible to scratching? News to me. : : RichC No, no one has told me that their mirror was scratched. What they said was that they noticed the back of the mirror appears to be the back of the reflective surface. If that did get scratched, it would put a big scratch through the mirror surface. When I take off my glasses, I throw them in my helmet in my duffel bag, usually. I have had those mirrors made out of a circular piece of glass and a bicycle spoke, and I have managed to chip the edges with my rough handling. I just wanted to be pro-active. Pat in TX : |
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Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
: Interesting. Everyone I ride with uses the long arm version too, but : mounted on the eyewear. What's the advantage to helmet mount? : : GG He's thinking about an entirely different product, Gary. Read the previous post where he talks about using adhesive to fasten it to the helmet. That is not the Take a Look mirror. Pat in TX Pat: Nope, same product. The Take-a-Look mirror has an attachment that allows you to mount it to a helmet; this comes with each one (they don't make a separate helmet or eyeglass-only version). That attachment didn't come with mine...I have both the long version and the short one. |
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Pat wrote:
: : I also bought a little metallic sticker to put on the back of the : mirror to protect it against scratches (just in case). : : This is the second reference I've seen recently to protecting the back : of the TaL mirror. Where's this coming from? It's never even occured to : me that this was a concern. My TaL has seen almost daily use for : something like five years, including much swapping from one set of : frames to another, with nary a scratch. : : Are these things supposed to be susceptible to scratching? News to me. : : RichC No, no one has told me that their mirror was scratched. What they said was that they noticed the back of the mirror appears to be the back of the reflective surface. If that did get scratched, it would put a big scratch through the mirror surface. When I take off my glasses, I throw them in my helmet in my duffel bag, usually. I have had those mirrors made out of a circular piece of glass and a bicycle spoke, and I have managed to chip the edges with my rough handling. I just wanted to be pro-active. I paid all of $12 for mine...if it get damaged, I'd just get another one. However, it seems to be not a problem, though I don't throw it about, either. |
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