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I would like to pass on an idea for a mirror that has works good for me. I
ride a recumbent with the bars under the seat, (USS) so I had to get the mirror higher. Bend a coat hanger two right angles and attach a small plastic frame convex stick on mirror (sold at Grand Auto for you car sun visor) Attach the other end to your helmet visor, I used wire ties and glue. Cheep and works great. See my pic. posted on:http://s84.photobucket.com/albums/k27/kengee_photo/ |
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Oh yes, I forgot to memtsion: Use some small sheet metal screw to attach
the visor to the helmet. Valcro will not cut it with the mirror! Kengee "Ken Bradley" wrote in message ... I would like to pass on an idea for a mirror that has works good for me. I ride a recumbent with the bars under the seat, (USS) so I had to get the mirror higher. Bend a coat hanger two right angles and attach a small plastic frame convex stick on mirror (sold at Grand Auto for you car sun visor) Attach the other end to your helmet visor, I used wire ties and glue. Cheep and works great. See my pic. posted on:http://s84.photobucket.com/albums/k27/kengee_photo/ |
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Seeing that helmets are esigned to protect in the event of accident, I
don't think I'd want what amonuts to a steel dart anywhere on it, especially on a visor so close to the eye. I use the ThirdEye Pro mirror, which attaches to the side of the helmet, is plastic, and not in such a dangerous location. JMHO - - Compliments of: "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman" If you want to E-mail me use: ChrisZCorner "at" webtv "dot" net My website: http://geocities.com/czcorner |
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Thanks Chris, you do bring up a good point which I have considered, the end
of my wire is outside my helmet so if it did come off on impact, it could not get to my eye. I tried a ThirdEye and found it to be too small. If I did this again I would attach about 2" higher, way above the visor and even futher away from my eye. "Chris Y.F.N.W." wrote in message ... Seeing that helmets are esigned to protect in the event of accident, I don't think I'd want what amonuts to a steel dart anywhere on it, especially on a visor so close to the eye. I use the ThirdEye Pro mirror, which attaches to the side of the helmet, is plastic, and not in such a dangerous location. JMHO - - Compliments of: "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman" If you want to E-mail me use: ChrisZCorner "at" webtv "dot" net My website: http://geocities.com/czcorner |
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"Ken Bradley" writes: I would like to pass on an idea for a mirror that has works good for me. I ride a recumbent with the bars under the seat, (USS) so I had to get the mirror higher. Bend a coat hanger two right angles and attach a small plastic frame convex stick on mirror (sold at Grand Auto for you car sun visor) Attach the other end to your helmet visor, I used wire ties and glue. Cheep and works great. See my pic. posted on:http://s84.photobucket.com/albums/k27/kengee_photo/ I have/use a Mirrcycle handlebar mirror. Despite poplular denegrating opinions about handlebar mirrors, it works very well, and within reasonable expectations of a mirror of any sort on urban-ish routes. Eric Sande might take me to task for having it, but I use my eyeballs a lot, too -- in fact, mostly. The mirror is just supplementary (but still occasionally useful.) cheers, Tom -- -- Nothing is safe from me. Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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Yea Tom, I used to use a Mirrcycle handlebar mirror ( best one I tried) but
it's much too low on my USS recumbent. Your mirror should be very near your normal site line . I gave my Mirrcycle to a friend on a OSS (high bars) bent. But, as you say a look back is best! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Keats" Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.misc Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 9:33 PM Subject: Helmet mirror design "Tom Keats" wrote in message ... In article , "Ken Bradley" writes: I would like to pass on an idea for a mirror that has works good for me. I ride a recumbent with the bars under the seat, (USS) so I had to get the mirror higher. Bend a coat hanger two right angles and attach a small plastic frame convex stick on mirror (sold at Grand Auto for you car sun visor) Attach the other end to your helmet visor, I used wire ties and glue. Cheep and works great. See my pic. posted on:http://s84.photobucket.com/albums/k27/kengee_photo/ I have/use a Mirrcycle handlebar mirror. Despite poplular denegrating opinions about handlebar mirrors, it works very well, and within reasonable expectations of a mirror of any sort on urban-ish routes. Eric Sande might take me to task for having it, but I use my eyeballs a lot, too -- in fact, mostly. The mirror is just supplementary (but still occasionally useful.) cheers, Tom -- -- Nothing is safe from me. Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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Ken Bradley wrote: Bend a coat hanger two right angles and attach a small plastic frame convex stick on mirror ( don;t need a convex mirror plain flat is fine though it should definitely be plastic not glass for weight and safety reasons [weight only matters because if it;s lighter, the attachment is easier] i used piano wire, plastic flat 1" square mirror, and tape to mount wle |
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