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But as you both recommend the same product it's worth knowingOops @swansonj posted while I was correcting my typos :-)

But as you both recommend the same product it's worth knowingOops @swansonj posted while I was correcting my typos :-)
Blxxdy heck, this answer is just perfect.If you want a simple and honest answer, I don't have one because my neck works, and because my rising position varies often enough (on drops, on bars, standing to pedal, sitting to pedal, sitting up straight, going aero) that mirror placement is going to be problematic.
But the main reason is because I can turn my head to look really enough - and importantly, that very act of looking can often alert the driver behind me of a possible move, and alter their driving.
good to see such an open minded approach to variety[\b]
I'm missing no point, if people are fine tuning heads then lovely - I do even with a mirror on my bikes. Like helmets, hi-viz et al, I'm pro do what works for you, but the point I find hard to fathom is why people can be so dismissive and dogmatic on a sample of one or less, it is hardly fair or representative.
I come back to the Asda bike analogy, if someone said they hate cycling because of such a machine, are we all going to agree wirh them and give up? or maybe we'd suggest that a single bad example doesn't tar the whole gamut of bikes as rubbish and they should give other ones a go & they'll eventually find a type & the quality that works for them. It may be the next one they try, it may take them a dozen goes and trying several of each on on drop bars fast flat bars, CXs, hybrids, MTBs.......
I could recommend you the mirrors I find effective if you like. We could turn this thread into something positive but I suspect not.
I shall bid the thread adieu and hide it in the ignore box.
I shall bid the thread adieu and hide it in the ignore box.
I think a bit of eye contact also helps to identify you as a human being, and not just an obstruction.But the main reason is because I can turn my head to look really enough - and importantly, that very act of looking can often alert the driver behind me of a possible move, and alter their driving.
My bar end mirror is made by mirrcycle ( an atrocious name I accept) but it really does work, the field of vision is great and it doesn't vibrate loose like some reports suggest that the cheaper ones do.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Generic-Mirrycle-Bike-Mirror/dp/B00JQN3J50
I accept that that not everyone, needs , likes, wants or gives a fart about mirrors but some people are denying the fact that they can be useful. Yes they have limitations but when can having an extra awareness about what is behind you possibly be a bad thing.
You don't have parking cameras?I think they come in handy when reversing the bike into tight spaces.
You don't have parking cameras?