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Discussion at Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum in the Motor Bicycle Safety forum. Originally Posted by ut1205 I have this one on my Currie. A Mirrycle MTB Bar End Mountain Bicycle Mirro. Bought ...
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Old 09-25-2009, 01:45 PM
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I have this one on my Currie. A Mirrycle MTB Bar End Mountain Bicycle Mirro. Bought at Amazon.com. Fits into the bar end. Solid with no viberation and will fold in to go through a narrow door.
I've got to agree here, the Mirrcycle is great. I tried the Wallmart Bell vecro on and it just wasnt' good. It would loosen up and vibrate. Even when it was still the image seem distorted.

Mirrcycle is solid mount and clear. A bit pricy at $15 or so but....
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Old 09-27-2009, 09:37 AM
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Get the bar end mirror with a wide angle view they work great. I have a round chrome mirror with a chrome shaft that mounts to the handle bars that I paid $8 for and its sitting in my tool box as a spare because Im too cheap to throw it away. No matter what you did to this POS it wouldnt stay in place plus the adjustment sucked on it and no wide angle feature so it was difficult to see your blindspot.
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Old 09-27-2009, 12:03 PM
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I have this one on my Currie. A Mirrycle MTB Bar End Mountain Bicycle Mirro. Bought at Amazon.com. Fits into the bar end. Solid with no viberation and will fold in to go through a narrow door.
I like these. They are around $17-20 at LBS as well as Amazon, depends which one. Big question is should you have left and right or just left. My lack of head turning ability really calls for 2 mirrors.

On my cruiser I built a mirror from a cheap Bell mirror, a piece of aluminum tubing and a reflector bracket, all for around $10. I want to find a slightly bigger mirror but haven't found one, I may have to cut one. Custom mirror on my cruiser.
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mirrors???? there aint no style in mirrors....i turn my head instead anyway...how much trust are going to put in a 1 inch mirror anyway...remember its your ass
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Noco well change your name to evil kneivel!
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Old 09-28-2009, 03:50 PM
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what i want to do is put a rear view camera. Amazon.com: XO Vision RM800HT Universal Wireless Rearview Back-Up Camera with Night Vision and 2.5-Inch LCD Monitor: Electronics target had them for 79 bucks a while back, and i thought it would be a good novelty item to put on a bike.......but never got around to it.
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mirrors???? there aint no style in mirrors....i turn my head instead anyway...how much trust are going to put in a 1 inch mirror anyway...remember its your ass
"My ass" swerves to the left half the time when I turn my head to look.

I say "There's no style in being dead or in the hospital for a month."
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Old 09-29-2009, 02:41 AM
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sorry guys...i just dont trust that i got a full view of traffic from a one inch mirror...i dont swirve when my head turns...keep your head on a swivel, dont trust anybody driving...dont get hit
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Old 09-29-2009, 05:15 AM
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or... both even lol
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Old 09-29-2009, 06:17 AM
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Noco thats why you get the 3.5 in wide angle mirror.
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