Take A Look Cycling Mirror – Low-Tech Rearview Mirror for Bikes – Fits Helmet & Sunglasses – Shatter-Resistant Polycarbonate Lens, Anti-Vibration Stainless-Steel & Brass, Always On (Left-Side)

I have been riding bicycles for a very long time. As a teen and a young man I rode to get places, not in competition or for exercise or for personal amusement. I never needed a mirror because the traffic was lighter, I usually rode faster than most of the traffic, I never rode in groups to speak of, I had plenty of flexibility in my neck and shoulders to twist to see behind me, and most of all since I was young I was certain I was invincible. I'm getting back into cycling now for exercise and fun. But with more traffic, riding with friends, going at a slower pace so that the traffic is often overtaking me from behind, and mostly now with the wisdom that only comes with age that I will certainly not come out well in an altercation with a cell-phone distracted idiot-automobile operator. I decided reluctantly that it was time to try a bike mirror. Here is the problem: You are a pretty compact package on a road bike. You neither have nor want things sticking way out to the sides, but if you keep the mirror in tight how do you see past yourself on the bike? You block your own view! And you don't want an over sized wind-dragging mirror, so small and light is good, but where do you put it so you can see behind you when you need to? I experimented with a few of the more popular concepts and concluded that a flat (non-wide angle) mirror on your eyeglasses or helmet is best. You want a small mirror because you don't want the windage or the sticking out factor. But if the mirror is already small, you really don't want to make the view even smaller by using a wide-angle mirror. So forget about the supposed benefits of a wide angle (convex) mirrors unless it is going to be on your beach cruiser and as big as the side mirror on your SUV... BUT if it is a small mirror how much can you see? Can you see enough? Well, if it is on your head like this "Take a Look Mirror" it turns out you quickly adapt to tilting or turning your head ever so slightly this way and that as necessary to peer anywhere you please around the vicinity of your 6 o'clock. If you try this mirror walking around the shop or home, you will not appreciate how intuitive that head tilting is, and how quickly you learn to adjust the mirror so that you can glimpse it in your peripheral vision. Or if you are deliberately looking into it, how you still have your peripheral vision engaged on the road ahead. It is a lot like using your automobile side mirrors: You don't feel as if you have to look entirely away from where you are going, and if you move your head slightly to change your mirror-view a little, it's no big deal. I walked around the house with mine and was totally skeptical that it was going to work for me. Once on the bike it was entierly natural and intuitive. OK so this is the right design: A small helmet or eyeglass mounted mirror, flat, not convex. But what about the quality? adjust-ability? value? and so on? Well I was absolutely floored that the quality was so good at this price point. It is a simple thing, but it is also well made from good materials. Perfect! And it comes with a lifetime guarantee from a company that has been around long enough that you know they must mean it. There is a reason this has been such a popular product for so long. As for adjusting it? You can move it very easily to whatever orientation you like. In my experience so far it stays put where you adjust it. It is also easy to adjust with one hand while riding for fine tuning if you need it. Size? I got the "original" and I think it is about right, though I suppose some may prefer the newer compact version. It is important to set the mirror up so that it doesn't interfere annoyingly with your forward vision, but isn't too far over so that you can't just glimpse it. With so much adjust-ability in the mounting there are several options. You will have to experiment and decide what works for you. For me the "original" size works great. Not too big to block my forward vision, not too small to see behind. Just right. I have mine on a pair of aviator style sunglasses that have lightweight thin bows. Not quite wire bows as on RayBans, but nearly so. This is no problem for the mounting. It would also clip easily onto wide bows on wraparound style glasses. And you snap the mirror on and off easily enough to move it to other specs or to your helmet, or if you just want to use you glasses without the mirror while you are having lunch or something. I think there is an "optional extra" to mount it to a helmet, but I also think that for many helmets you might not need it. Just clip it to the shell which might require removing a little foam. And how do I like it? I LOVE it! I never thought I'd be the sort to say that. I'm not the spandex type, but I'm not into looking like a fool either... and I never thought that these mirrors were "cool." However this mirror gives me a good view astern which has added unanticipated confidence and opportunity when I'm riding. I can speed up or slow down to time my left turns when there isn't an idiot behind me trying to run me off the road; I can cross busy intersections when I know there isn't some soccer mom on her cell phone about to cut me off; if I have to swing wide around a pothole or sewer grate I can look behind in an instant to check for an oncoming dump truck....and best of all I can look back there to see if my mates are still keeping up with me ('cause I'm still way faster than most of them *wink*) Fist off if you are on the fence about getting a mirror, just get one. Any one. You won't regret it. You will like it. Next: The "Take a Look Mirror" beats out the bar end mirrors, the frame mounted mirrors, and all the other wide angle helmet or eyeglass mounted mirrors hands down. Don't waste your time with the others. Try this one first and you won't have to try anything else. There is a reason they have been around so long and why they keep getting repeat customers. Peter

This is a great accessory for bicycle safety. I tried the mirrors that fasten to handlebars first and found they just did not work well enough. They tended to be in the way; vibrated enough in the wind to make it hard to see; and convex mirrors made it hard to tell if traffic was approaching and how close it was. When I spotted the Take A Look product I decided to give it a try and am glad I did. This mirror will fit on either your glasses or helmet and is very flexible/adjustable. The mirror can be adjusted in several ways and the settings can be easily "tweaked" while riding. Once adjusted the mirror stays positioned and the mirror itself is of good quality. It is large enough to see behind you, but small and light enough not to be an issue. It is easy to "sweep" the view behind you with a simple head movement. I must say that it does take a little getting used to as it can be distracting at first and could block a small part of your view depending on how you mount and adjust it. I tried it first on my sunglasses. It mounts on the side piece of your glasses frame using tension to grab the frame. Rubber protectors prevent it from scratching. It worked fine mounted this way and was a significant improvement over handlebar mirrors. I found the downside of this method when I stopped along the way. I would have to remove the mirror from my glasses; stow it somewhere and then reattach and readjust it when I was ready to go again. I then tried it on my helmet. It mounts by grabbing onto the visor frame along the side where the visor comes around the side to attach to the helmet (obviously you need a helmet with a visor for this option). After a few rides this way I have found this to be the best way to for me to use it, but I think it is a matter of personal preference. With this method it is semi-permanently attached to my helmet and requires only minor adjustment when I put the helmet on. If I take the helmet off the mirror stays with the helmet, so I won't have to find a separate place for it. The downside of this method, however, is that you have to be careful with the helmet after riding to keep from bending or otherwise damaging the mirror. It is nice to find a simple product that just works!

This is my second head-mounted cycling mirror. I've had it for a few weeks, and it's been good so far. The mirror has excellent build quality, especially compared to my previous one. The mirror is clear, the mount is sturdy, and metal arm adjusts smoothly and easily. I've been wearing this mounted to my sunglasses, and it hasn't moved out of place once, even over rough terrain and in high winds. I'd definitely recommend this product for anyone looking for this style of mirror. My only complaint is that it's so far been impossible to position the mirror to get a sufficiently full view behind me, without having to turn my head. I've tried changing the mounting position on my sunglasses, moving the mirror, and even bending the mount arm (in the manner prescribed in the enclosed directions) to no avail. Basically, if the mirror is in a position where I can see it easily, my head / shoulder / backpack block a fair amount of the viewfield. I think the solution would be to have a longer arm, so the mirror could be further in front of my face, and slightly more to the outside. Unfortunately, every head-mounted mirror I've looked at seems to have this same problem. But, I am able to turn my head and scan behind me pretty easily, so this mirror still gets high marks. I'll add a few more comments about this style of mirror, for folks who might be considering one but haven't used one before. These aren't specific to the Bike Peddler model per se, though certainly apply to this model. Firstly, after trying both head and handlebar mounted mirrors, I greatly prefer the head ones. They allow me to keep my eyes forward, rather than having to look down at the bars. Also, I can move my head independently of the handlebars, so I can look behind me when cornering, or when stabbing the bars to avoid potholes and storm drains. That's the same reason I wear a helmet-mounted light (in addition to a handlebar one) when mountain biking at night. As far as stability goes, the eyeglass mounts work best, by far. I had my previous mirror mounted to my helmet, which vibrated like crazy unless I tightened my helmet to the point of getting a headache. My prior handlebar mirrors suffered from similar vibration problems. That said, the eyeglass mount is also somewhat inconvenient. I have wire framed sunglasses (I know, I know, I should be using plastic - I'm working on it) and the pressure of the mirror mount flexes the sunglass arm. I bent the mirror mount a bit, though, and it helped that problem. Of course, you also need to be wearing some sort of glasses all the time. I lost my good cycling glasses last year, which had swappable dark lenses for daytime and clear lenses for nighttime. So, without a clear lens option at the moment, I'm stuck without a mirror at night. I'm considering buying the Bike Peddler helmet mount, or fashioning one of my own, just so I don't have to wear glasses at night, or mount / unmount it from my sunglasses every time I stop somewhere (it's a little weird hanging out on the patio at the pub with a mirror on). Again, this might yield too many vibrations over bumps and in the wind, but it's worth a try if I can just mount it and leave it on my helmet for good. If you want an eyeglass mounted mirror, or one that can be easily adapted to a helmet mount, this is a good choice. It's well made and stable. The only improvement would be - having dedicated bicycle lanes everywhere so I didn't need to keep checking my tail for cars :)

January 2019 update to my reviews which I still give five stars. A few years ago I switched to a Fly Racing Freestone helmet, which has a built in visor and better rear coverage of the head. The helmet is designed for MTB use, but I prefer the better coverage at the rear and the solid (as in screw attached) visor. After getting tired of the eyeglass mount of the Take A Look mirror and all its compromises, I cobbled together a semi-permanent mount to the visor of the helmet, using cable ties and the mirror mount. The end result is a vastly improved mount and view. I no longer had to fiddle with the mirror on my glasses, and now just rotate the mirror under the visor when dismounting. Still have to fiddle with it when first donning the helmet, but it works so much better now. Vibrations are minimized to almost non-existent. Downside is that my other helmets do not have the same type of visor, but since I like the Freestone (a great helmet), it is not such a negative. I have gone through a few helmet mounted mirrors before finally trying this one. This model has been around for years, is still made right here in the USA, and I like it best. My main issue with helmet mount mirrors is the way they quickly go out of alignment. Be it the ever changing location of the helmet in relation to your view from daily donning/undonning, the mounts coming loose (Velcro adhesive or hard mount adhesive loosening over time), and my own clumsiness in dropping the mirror onto something while attached to my helmet, they always left me irritated. The Bike Peddler model slips onto your eyeglass or sunglass (for those of you blessed with decent vision) frames, staying in place via friction mount. The mirror has ample swivel points to it and folds flat. With my nearsightness, I assumed it would be difficult for me to focus on the mirror, but that was unfounded in use (physics ain't my strong point). This mirror works perfectly for me. Yeah, you may look goofy, but knowing what is coming from behind is of much greater benefit than appearance as one ages. The mirror stays in place using plastic pads (on metal arms) of the eyeglass, and once adjusted is locked in for that wearing. No more worrying about my helmet mounted mirror getting bumped out of view. One of the reasons I hesitated on this model for so many years was the metal construction, worrying that when I took a spill, bits of metal framing would poke the head, and it's semi useful contents. Still possible, of course, but no more so than eyeglass frames I suppose. And helmet mounted ones have bits that could easily become projectiles, so it is a wash. Only nitpick, and this is my own doing, is that it is so small, I have already lost one. So I purchased another to replace it. Worth it and recommended.

I've seen other cyclists with these but they looked kind of weird and like it would get in the way.. Boy was I wrong. I commute on my bike and it's in a high traffic area where you definitely want a mirror. I've used many types that install to the handle bars. If you're reading this, please don't buy one of those. As cool as they look, they never work out(the vibration moves them around) and it's dangerous to turn the bars for a better view. Which brings me to the take a look mirror. The best feature is it is attached to your head so once you learn the movements you can see just about anywhere behind you. Like other reviewers I find this mirror works best attached to your sunglasses. I've tried both and for me the helmet doesn't work as well. It fell off once while riding attached to the helmet. The most important step to remember is that the middle clip needs to be on the outside and the other two go on the inside. It's very simple and I was able to get it installed the first time in under a minute. If you have any issues there is a website address with more detailed instructions included on the manual in the package. I find this mirror very easy to use. The little arm that the mirror is attached to rotatates vertically, while the arm that is connected to rotates horizontal. Meaning you can adjust the mirror anywhere you want. I put the clip in the center of my sunglasses so the mirror is just outside my vision and adjust the mirror so it's perfect viewing when my head is looking Straight ahead. Then for fine turning I turn my head to the left to see me behind me and to the right to see more to my outside. Once you have it adjusted and ride a couple miles you will figure out the angles to turn to see where you want. I can't believe I waited this long to buy one. No more guessing or straining your neck to see behind you. This mirror allows me to quickly scan behind me when ever I need to. Unlike handlebar mirrors that vibrate and bounce and eventually fall off, this little mirror attaches very well. It's simply made but well thought out and works well. I've had zero issues with stability or it detaching outside of the one time it detached from my Hemet but I do believe that's because it hangs upside down from my helmet. I have had no issues with it attached to my sunglasses. Even if it comes off I know where I put it(right in the middle) and then just a couple seconds to look behind me while wearing it to tune it in. The quality of the mirror is good as are all the parts for the mirror. You will be able to see in it. If you ride a bicycle and want to see behind you this is by far the best mirror I've used to do it.

I've addressed the following in my review. ►A: Ease of mounting ►B: Product quality and design ►C: Optics and optical path considerations ►D: Storage ►E: Recommendation ►A: My glasses are wire frame so the mirror support has little material to clip to. I solved this to some extent by wrapping a rubber band around the mirror support and my glasses. Not too satisfied with this arrangement. ►B: The mirror seems to be made quite well and stays in whatever position you locate the joints. Because it is lightweight, I fear the wire supports may get accidentally bent. I think a little more thought could have gone into the design of the mounting arrangement. ►C: This is where I have the most concern. The mirror itself is excellent and seems to be a first surface mirror. It is very clear. However, locating where to put the mirror takes a lot of experimentation. I finally located mine as close to my face as I could get it. This allows for the widest field of view but makes it difficult to shift your eyes that far left, then only getting only a furtive glance, before returning to the road of ahead. You must train your head to always assume the same orientation while attempting to look back. This would be the same for any glasses mounted mirror. ►D: I have yet to arrive at good means of storage. Flipping them in a back pocket would probably mean death to the device. ►E: I seem to be 50/50 as far as my recommendation is concerned. I think the mirror definitely is better than taking a glance backward by moving your head and taking a direct look. However, the problems with locating the mirror in your field of view while cycling and how it takes your eyes off the road are definite minuses. If I were to do it over I might investigate a handlebar mounted mirror first.

Some of the customer reviews for this product left me wondering whether it would attach well to a helmet visor. It appeared from those reviews that it may attach well only to sunglass/eyeglass frames. But it attaches well to my helmet visor and will stay attached while I ride. It’s very useful and to me, it’s the perfect size: it’s big enough to show me all I need to see behind me but small enough that it doesn’t obstruct what I want to see in front of me. And it doesn’t look awkward. It’s also very easy to install (5 mins or less) and very easy to adjust once it’s on - even while I’m riding. At first, when I removed my helmet after the first dozen or so rides, it would sometimes detach from my visor if an object jostled my helmet. It was very easy to put it back on, but I finally decided to eliminate the hassle by using a zip tie to secure it. Now it stays on all the time. Bottom line: I considered buying a more expensive, larger helmet mirror but am very happy I picked this one. I think you’ll feel the same way. It’s user-friendly in every way.

Easily adjustable to fit my glasses. The mirror, itself, is quite adjustable and allows me to see approaching traffic with the slightest head tilt/turn. I had a similar mirror, many years ago, but it attached to my helmet. This design is superior and it seems more stable! I would buy this again!

A good mirror clipped to my glasses with a little tape for extra security. Fits either left or right with gentle adjustment. Mine fitted right mirror vertical gives good view of approaching traffic. Still need to look over your shoulder if turning. We’ll made better than the plastic one I had for holidays in Spain. Would not be without this mirror.

An absolutely must for cycling.

Overview: This tool is simply amazing. A no-nonsense lightweight and sturdy tool that performs as designed. It allows you to easily and securely mount an unobstrusive optic on a helmet or eyewear so that you can minimise your rearview blindspot. Whether you are riding a bicycle, rollerblading, longboarding on a skateboard or even walking your nervous pups, you will never be surprised or startled by anyone, much less a fast moving person or object from behind you again. Adjustability: -The tool itself is mallable (steel) in a couple of areas, to enable micro adjustments to suit individual needs -It can be used on either the right or left side; but requires a bit of mental juggling to find the best in/out/up/down option- in my case, it is set up for the right side Pros: -Most affordable option -Light weight, durable -Low profile -Never need to twist your head to see what’s behind you again Cons: -Once mounted, it takes up space

しっかりと造られており走行中もブレがなくバッグが良く見える。これなら早くつけておけば良かった。

I have purchased four of these over the years. I won't ride without one. I have given 2 to friends. I have never had the product fail, and I am still using my original mirror. I have tried the compact version to see if I preferred it but it did not suit me - I like the original, which is slightly longer and works better as a helmet mount. The compact may be better for glasses. I attach the mirror to my helmet's visor, using zip ties, which hold it snugly, semi-permanently, in place. If I knock it, it's only a matter of realigning the mirror. When riding, the mirror is very stable and does not vibrate, which is essential. I tried an Asian variant but the vibration made it useless--migraine material! For a recent bike tour of Vietnam, I purchased a new Take-a-Look mirror, so I didn't have to change the orientation of my original mirror--Australia--right-hand side of my helmet. My friend in VN was envious, so I gave him the new mirror when I was returning to Australia. Unfortunately, once I arrived home, I couldn't find my original mirror, so I immediately ordered another from the States. Then, of course, a couple of days later, I found it! No matter, it's available for my next OS bike tour.