I love my Mirrycle. They’re a must-have on any of my bikes and I’ve gotten them for family members too. Very solid and sturdy design with great visibility.

I got some Pidzoom helmet mirrors a while back and I don’t think I’ll ever use something else. Field of view is great, I hardly ever have to adjust it, and build quality seems overkill but I’ve dropped it a fair bit and it’s fine so maybe it’s as sturdy as it should be.

If you want to look weirder, put a second mirror on the other arm of your glasses!

I only ever trust setup like the bar end one. I used to have those cheapo one that i can clip onto my handle, which doesn’t vibrate as it doesn’t have a long stick, but it hinder my grip. Then i upgrade(downgrade?) to handlebar one. The FOV is nice and it’s clearer, but the vibration nullify the gains, it make the vision worst as I can’t differentiate what type of vehicles are creeping toward me, or if any, and it’s worst at night, so i drop mirror altogether. Maybe i’ll get a bar end one and see if my hand would block the mirror or not.

I was riding my bike today. I have a little round mirror on my left handlebar that is mostly blocked by my body.

And I thought. What I need is a periscope.

Yeah. A periscope.

I just have to figure out how to design it.

I know how to cut glass and dabbled in kaleidoscope making.

I can also do 3d modeling and 3d printing.

So honest opinions. Do any of you think the could legitimately work ?

It would be like a tube shape running the bar length. With a viewing window that would sit on top. And a capture mirror behind the seat facing backwards.

Might take a while to design this but I think it is possible.

I have my end mirror under the handlebars, not above. My visibility is a lot better, rather than looking at my own elbow, and with it under the bar, it gets bumped a lot less.

And then I had one guy inform me that I can also look over my shoulder

I usually do that but one of the few times I didn’t a car cuts me off and almost runs me over, hence buying a handlebar mirror

Thanks for the writeup! I have the Mirrcycle on my recumbent and it’s been a pretty good mirror.

Good grips btw.