Take a Look Cyclist Mirror

I love this product. I bought one several years ago. I used it when I walk for exercise on a bike and walking trail near my house. I would put it on a golf cap. I needed it because there are some stupid or uncaring bikers and joggers who seem to take delight in getting as close to you as possible when passing you without alerting you.

With this mirror I can see them coming and do not get startled when they pass so close. It has a high quality mirror and is easy to adjust right where you want it. I like the fact that it does not magnify and you see the real picture.

Unfortunately, I dropped mine and scratched the mirror. I immediately ordered two more so I will have a backup.

After 30 years of riding this is my first mirror purchase and I couldn't be happier with it. Takes a while to get used to it and find a position that works, but once you figure out what works for you it becomes second nature to use it. Absolutely no issues with vibration or movement while riding. Biggest problem is moving it by accident when I forget I am wearing it and strike it with my hand or arm...operator error. Great tool for safer biking.

I just started riding with it. I had used another mirror type and so far I enjoy the large vision I get out of it.

I don't see out of my left eye and can't turn around far enough to see what's coming up on me.

Some riders think it is not cool but when your alternative is getting run over by a truck I will take not cool any day.

I hope over time it does not flop around and stays tight.

I attach this mirror to plastic frame safety glasses when I ride. It grips well and, once adjusted for view, stays in position over bumps. The field of view is fairly large and is effective for seeing overtaking vehicles and cyclists.

Have a Third Eye mirror and bought two of these for others. Really nice. I use it on my sunglasses and find both types equally useful, altho this one seems sturdier, classier, more like precision machinery than the plastic 3rd Eye. Not to deny that plastic has advantages in being rustproof. These have a big advantage over a mirror on the handlebars in that they point where you want them pointing, and an advantage over one attached permanently to a helmet, which will eventually get knocked off when the helmet's not being used.

There is not another bike mirror out there that is as effective as the the TAKE A LOOK cyclist mirror. Tilt the mirror diagonally for a panoramic view of two lanes of traffic behind you, distortion free vision, early warning of that car in your lane in the city, alertness to that quiet vehicle hanging a little too close on that narrow country road, watch that last hill you just topped for the too fast, unable to safely pass car behind you, keep track of your slower fellow riders, don't run off the shoulder to look back, save your life with constant traffic alertness without taking your attention from the road in front of you.

I have been saved from incidents by my mirror MANY more times than I have every been saved by my helmet.

I give them to my foolish fellow cyclists who don't have one.

I even wear mine when sitting drinking that cold one at the end of the ride... no more 'back to the wall facing the door'.

The viewing area seems to be bigger than othe mirrors. It can be used on different glasses & is very mobile. There is a small learing curve in positioning the mirror. I like it better than mirrors attached to the helmut, which tend to fall off after some use.

First of all not only is it safer knowing what's behind you, it makes for more pleasurable ride. Imagine driving 100 miles in a car wo rear or side view mirrors. I know this thing looks something Benjamin Franklyn designed but it really works. Initially the wonky, archaic look of the mirror turned me off but later I discovered the genius of the design. It's super light, thin and highly adjustable due to all the moveable joints. At first it will feel a bit awkward having something jutting out in front of you but you'll soon get used to it.I also use their helmet mounting device. It's nice not having anything attached to your glasses. However the glue that came with it is worthless. I got around it by using tiny screws and Gorilla Glue. I'm giving it 4 stars because the 3 rubber friction padding that slides over the arm of the glasses tend to slip off.

If I stop to eat or shop, I take the Take a Look mirror off, the 3rd. eye folds back out of the way.