How to mount and use a bicycle helmet mounted mirror for safety - Third Eye
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
- How to select, install and use a bicycle helmet mirror so you can see behind yourself in traffic. Better in many ways than a handlebar mirror. I prefer the Third Eye Foam Helmet mount mirror over all the other designs, but I use 3M automotive trim double stick foam tape to make my own mount. I also add a bracing wire to reduce vibrations.
Third eye: www.amazon.com/Third-Eye-Helm...
3M Automotive molding tape: www.amazon.com/3M-3614-15/dp/...
Ball Joint Hack. I use a Third Eye Pro. When the ball joints get loose, drip some pure Maple syrup directly into them. It will make the joints tacky, and they hold really well once they set. When the joints eventually lose their tackiness, just drip in some more syrup. I haven't tried Log Cabin, or other corn syrup-based imposters. The pure stuff flows well enough to run directly into the joints, especially at room temperature. And pure U.S. or Canadian syrup, no matter the grade. Ha ha.
Brilliant !! Shaving off the rib and reverse mounting the mirror eliminated the mirror support stalk hitting my sunglasses. Would have never thought of that; thanks
Excellent video. Great information and clearly/effectively communicated. Many thanks. Plan on purchasing to test. 👍🏻
Super advice! I have used third eye helmet mirror for 25 years and 100,000 miles
Good info. Appreciate your confidence at adaption with copper wire.
Thanks you. Very helpful. Shaving off that little bar solved my problem.
Two great suggestions for these mirrors. Automotive trim tape to hold it on. I end up using a couple zip ties to hold the base to my helmet. And the copper wire stiffener to counter the looseness of the mirror arm over time. Keeps me wearing a helmet because without my lid I can't see behind me. I like how I can scan a wide area behind me. Helps with converging traffic such as entrance ramps.
tldr glue or cement your perfect angle
Very helpful. Thanks for posting.
Great advice , Thank you! First timer here. Now I have and idea on how to mount one !
Awesome Video.. Learned alot from this. Thank You 🙏🏻
I have a pair on order that should arrive today. I'm going to try 2 thin black wire ties instead of tape to hole the mirror in place once adjusted correctly. I'll update my comment to let you know how it goes... Thanks for your review!
Thanks Bud...well done!
Very useful thank you!
Great Job, friend, Thanks!
Did this about a year ago, very satisfied, it is holding up well! I cycle a few times almost every week.
thank you very much!
This was helpful. I need a new mirror mine keeps falling off. Thanks
Thanks for review , been thinking of trying a helmet mount. I have glasses , tried a handle bar mount and found it useless , your bars are always moving when you dodging potholes a plenty ...
Like it a lot
Great suggestion re: that 3M double-sided sticky tape. However, that mirror must be very convex and thus make you guess how far back the cars are, right?
Actually, that is one benefit of the helmet mirror. Handlebar mirrors seem to be mostly convex where all of the helmet mirrors I have tried have been flat, so there is no issue with the distances being distorted
I have tried the handlebar mount mirrors, but on a road bike you change positions a lot, which makes it harder to have the mirror in a good place. I have a 1.25" convex bar end mirror and that's way too small, you have to focus on it too long to see if a car is coming and then you only really see it when it's right on top of you. I also have a 3" barn end convex mirror, and while it's more usable, it is quite large. I'll post a review of those in the coming weeks
_"...I have a 1.25" convex bar end mirror..."_ , is that the Corky mirror?
Being so close to your left eye, does the mirror block the view of oncoming traffic? Like cars making left turn
Once you get used to it there is no obstruction to vision, your other eye fills everything in for you, much like you never notice the blind spot in your eyes (your eyes have a natural blind spot due to the optic nerve) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_spot_(vision)
Thanks for in depth review and suggestions. I live in Japan where you would want to attach it on other side of a helmet. Is it possible?
Yes, the base is symmetrical so you can easily mount to the right side of your helmet.
@@yrwu-vd2fv Great. I am getting one.
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Is the mirror convex?
PS: the reflective tape is a nice touch.
The mirror is flat, but it's close enough to your eye that it doesn't need to have the curvature. Brand is Third Eye.
@@yrwu-vd2fv Thanks!
Whats the difference between Helmet mount Mirror and the bike mount one
? And which is more efficient?
The best mirror is the one that you use :) That said, IMO the helmet mounted mirrors are better, particularly if you are changing positions with drop bars. Another issue - I have a handlebar mounted mirror on my folding bike and I often have to re-adjust it after hitting a hard bump.
Where can I buy that. What brand and model
Brand is Third Eye, the hard shell model, link at Amazon is www.amazon.com/Third-Eye-Helmet-Bicycle-Mirror/dp/B0012OKA6M/
To short
My piece of junk Third Eye does not mount properly to the front of my helmet. I am going to take it back to get a new design.