Road bike mirror is designed to maximize view for cyclist and make commuting by bike is much safer and more convenient. Of course, having a mirror on a bike is not mandatory and in his absence nobody will penalize, as is the case with the car. But it will safer and better to use it, especially when you riding through the busy streets of the city. Mirror allows you to assess the situation on the back and sides without you actually looking for it. That will definitely more convenient and allows you to control the situation on the road and in the direction of movement.
Road bike mirror is usually mounted on the handlebar or cyclist helmet known as bike helmet mirror. They can be of different in dimensions and may have additional functions of adjustment. Adjusting the position of the mirror allows you to set a comfortable viewing angle. Folding mirror is useful if you are transporting your bike, such as transport, where the overhangs with the overall design, as the bike is not suitable neither you nor others. Large mirror, of course, easier to review, but at the same time it increases the windage. So choose medium in size mirror.
The material from which made the mirror must be unbreakable, to avoid the appearance of dangerous debris if fall and collisions. Most often such material are from special plastic.
If the mirror is mounted on the handlebars (the most common case) it is attached on the left side at the end of the handlebar. Bike helmet mirrors, which are mounted on a helmet or glasses cyclist may not comfortable for everyone, as their size is much smaller, and thus the view it provide little worse.
The design of the road bike mirror blades may be flat or have a spherical shape. Spherical mirrors are also called panoramic. Panoramic mirrors provide a broader overview angle and their blind spot is much smaller than the mirror plane. However, also remember that the panoramic mirror reduces the image, all the items that it displays seem further away than they actually are. This can be quite dangerous, especially if you just changed a flat mirror on spherical. In such a case, will have some time to get used to it and keep the utmost care in the process.
Most recently, the cyclists were able to use technological innovation - electronic rear view mirror. Such devices have been quite some time has been successfully used on the car, but how to customize the gadget among cyclists is difficult to say. A system of this electronic mirror consists of a video camera, which is fixed on the seatpost, and a small LCD screen (usually about 3-4 inches), which is mounted on the steering wheel. The camera and the display are connected by a cable. This camera provides a 360 degrees, which is beyond the power of any ordinary mirror, can work in the dark, due to the IR sensor.
Road bike mirror is usually mounted on the handlebar or cyclist helmet known as bike helmet mirror. They can be of different in dimensions and may have additional functions of adjustment. Adjusting the position of the mirror allows you to set a comfortable viewing angle. Folding mirror is useful if you are transporting your bike, such as transport, where the overhangs with the overall design, as the bike is not suitable neither you nor others. Large mirror, of course, easier to review, but at the same time it increases the windage. So choose medium in size mirror.
The material from which made the mirror must be unbreakable, to avoid the appearance of dangerous debris if fall and collisions. Most often such material are from special plastic.
If the mirror is mounted on the handlebars (the most common case) it is attached on the left side at the end of the handlebar. Bike helmet mirrors, which are mounted on a helmet or glasses cyclist may not comfortable for everyone, as their size is much smaller, and thus the view it provide little worse.
The design of the road bike mirror blades may be flat or have a spherical shape. Spherical mirrors are also called panoramic. Panoramic mirrors provide a broader overview angle and their blind spot is much smaller than the mirror plane. However, also remember that the panoramic mirror reduces the image, all the items that it displays seem further away than they actually are. This can be quite dangerous, especially if you just changed a flat mirror on spherical. In such a case, will have some time to get used to it and keep the utmost care in the process.
Most recently, the cyclists were able to use technological innovation - electronic rear view mirror. Such devices have been quite some time has been successfully used on the car, but how to customize the gadget among cyclists is difficult to say. A system of this electronic mirror consists of a video camera, which is fixed on the seatpost, and a small LCD screen (usually about 3-4 inches), which is mounted on the steering wheel. The camera and the display are connected by a cable. This camera provides a 360 degrees, which is beyond the power of any ordinary mirror, can work in the dark, due to the IR sensor.