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CycleAware Reflex Flexible Helmet Mirror

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3-way adjustability -- rotating base, swivel mirror unit and bendable shaft -- allow you to position mirror just where you need it

Self-adhesive base -- fits any helmet
Mount holds mirror close to eye for wide-angle view
flexible shaft reduces image vibration for a steadier view

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Item 605686

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CycleAware Reflex Flexible Helmet Mirror Customer Reviews

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CycleAware Reflex Flexible Helmet Mirror

2.5

(based on 23 reviews)

39%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Lightweight (15)
Easy to install (14)
Comes in handy (7)
Omes in handy (3)

Cons

Not durable (10)

Best Uses

Commuting (15)
Road bikes (14)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid cyclist (15), Casual/ recreational (8)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (8)

Reviewed by 23 customers

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Apr

2013

1.0

Mirror is way too small.

By reituan

from Mountain View, CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Lightweight

Cons

Breaks Easily

Best Uses

Comments about CycleAware Reflex Flexible Helmet Mirror:

This mirror is way too small. I use it as a rear view mirror while biking. Using my shoulder as a reference point, the field of view is extremely narrow - maybe 5-6' wide at most. This should be expected considering the size of the mirror. But I could not find my toddler son on his bicycle behind me without constantly scanning behind me by moving my head side-side. This obviously is not great for keeping eyes on the road in front of me. I'll return this for one with a greater field of vision so that quick checks behind me don't require whole head turns.

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Oct

2011

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great Mirror

By Animal Lover

from Andover, MA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Comes In Handy
Easy to Install
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Road Bikes

Comments about CycleAware Reflex Flexible Helmet Mirror:

I have used this mirror nearly daily for recreational road biking during the past few months. It provides an excellent viewing area. I was afraid it wouldn't remain attached since helmets do not allow for full surface contact but this concern has not been realized. The mirror has become detached from the bracket a couple of times when I have not been attentive to where I was placing the helmet after biking. When this occurred it was easily snapped back into position. As long as one is not reckless in handling one's helmet this is an excellent product.

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Sep

2011

1.0

Very delicate high maintenance design

By paulpod57

from Bremerton, WA.

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Lightweight

Cons

Breaks Easily

Best Uses

Commuting
Road Bikes

Comments about CycleAware Reflex Flexible Helmet Mirror:

There are many posts about the need for care and maintenance of this mirror and they are all true. The first challenge was the attachment to the helmut that I finally solved with a zip tie. The most frustrating aspect of this mirror for me was the mirror simply falls off the stem with light motion, i.e. adjusting when riding, lifting your arm to load or unload your bike. A good friend had a bad crash related to adjusting this mirror. This MUST BE REMOVED when you are carrying your helmut or the mirror will be gone. Nearly lost mine several times and finally lost it in REI! I do like the idea of a helmut mirror and I hope someone out there will be inspired to design one that works.

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Jul

2011

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great Mirror if you know the trick

By SandiM

from Durham, NC

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Comes In Handy
Durable
Easy to Install
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Commuting
Mountain Bikes
Road Bikes

Comments about CycleAware Reflex Flexible Helmet Mirror:

This is an excellent helmet mirror. Problems with the mount can be completely avoided if you
A) CLEAN the helmet thoroughly before attaching the mount and
B) DETACH the mirror arm from the mount point when the helmet is not actually on your head. To detach the mirror arm, rotate it 90 degrees to expose the sides of the mount, use one hand to PRESS the mount firmly against your helmet and the other hand to pop the mirror arm off the helmet.

Any constant pressure on the mirror arm will pry the mount point off your helmet, so support the mount when you pop the mirror off and don't store your helment in a bag, or even on a shelf, without removing the mirror arm. The helmet itself will lean on the arm, creating a lever which will eventually cause the mount to fail.

I've retired three helmets; the original mirror and mount point outlasted each. As long as you're the kind of person who can keep up with the part you took off (I store my helmet upside down with the mirror arm in it) this mirror will last the life of your helmet.

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Jun

2011

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Good product

By Boggy

from Los Angeles, CA

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Easy to Install
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Commuting
Road Bikes

Comments about CycleAware Reflex Flexible Helmet Mirror:

I was initially reluctant to try this product after reading all the negative reviews, but I did not find anything better to use with my road bike. I honestly wanted to throw this mirror away after first couple of rides, as it is not easy to get used to. However, after using it daily for few hundred miles commuting to work on roads with busy traffic, this mirror gets 5 stars from me.

It does not come unglued from the helmet, it stays in position once aligned, and it reliably provides the traffic information that I need to get by.

Does not get any better then that.

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Jun

2011

1.0

Poor Choice

By Doc the biker

from The Dalles, OR

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Pros

Easy to Install
Lightweight

Cons

Difficult to use
Hard to keep adjusted

Best Uses

Commuting
Road Bikes

Comments about CycleAware Reflex Flexible Helmet Mirror:

It has been a struggle to get used to this mirror. It is very difficult to keep in adjustment and the mirror is too small. I finally put superglue in the ball and socket joint and that helped some, but it is still difficult to keep in adjustment because the arm bends easily. Rough road surfaces cause it to vibrate and then it is worthless. I find that I still rely on my handlebar mounted mirror and use this mirror to augment that one since it draws my attention to things coming up behind which I can then check out with the handlebar mirror. I am hopefull that some day it will fall off and then I can trash it.

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May

2011

1.0

Not as Package Advertising implies

By Catskill Mt Two

from Glendale NY, ( Queens, NYC )

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Pros

Cons

Dried out adhesive
Minimal rotation

Best Uses

Road Bikes

Comments about CycleAware Reflex Flexible Helmet Mirror:

Bought a new helmet, Giro with visor, at REI, also got a CycleAware mirror.
Have a Third Eye mirror on the old helmet for a dozen years or more and love it. Would not bike in NYC, where I live, without it.

Cycleware glue mount was dried out, not even tacky.
Apparently ( from reviews here )using your own glue is often needed.
Mount is flat, not a usual surface on a curved helmet. Information on packaging says : "New and Improved curved base for stronger adhesion"
Perhaps the packaging is new, but not yet the product : dried out adhesion and flat base.

Package also says : "New and improved ball & socket joint for increased longevity"
Perhaps that is old version also, because there is minimal rotation and mirror can easily be dislodged.

After having used a very well made product, Third Eye, for a long time, this does not compare well.

Would like to give a road test to see if there is any value to the design. Will happily amend this review.

Will try my adhesive or velcro. Or dissolve the glue on the Third Eye on the old helmet.

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May

2011

1.0

installation failure

By Snapshot39

from Milwaukee, WI

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Cons

Hard to Install

Best Uses

Comments about CycleAware Reflex Flexible Helmet Mirror:

Adhesive peeled off the foam backing, ended up using gorilla glue. Think I'll try a bar end mirror.

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Sep

2010

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

It works but....

By mountaincruiser

from NE Georgia

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Comes In Handy

Cons

Best Uses

Commuting
Road Bikes

Comments about CycleAware Reflex Flexible Helmet Mirror:

I initially thought that I was going to be happy with the mirror after I finally got it adjusted but after using it on a few rides I am dissapointed. I did not have any problem with the adhesive coming loose from the helmet but I have had a problem with the mirror falling off of the flexible piece. I was fortunate and found it the first few times that it happened but eventually lost it. I emailed the company asking if replacement mirrors were available and did not get a response. After sending the email I found replacement mirrors on their website but 2 mirrors [...] was almost as much as I paid originally. This one is going back to the store and I'll be giving someone else a try.

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Aug

2010

1.0

Not durable, fitting problems

By Laughing Coyote

from Madison, WI

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Easy to Install
Lightweight

Cons

Breaks Easily
Fitting Problems

Best Uses

Commuting

Comments about CycleAware Reflex Flexible Helmet Mirror:

Perhaps this mirror is okay for commuting and other gentle uses. But I got this mirror at last minute to use on a three week, 800-mile bike ride. I bought it because my Surely Long Haul Trucker's gear levers are on the ends of the handle bars and I have no easy way for mounting conventional mirrors, so I thought it would be convenient to have a mirror mounted on my helmet. But I immediately had problems and lost the mirror by the second day.

First, my helmet visor prevented proper mounting, forcing the mirror to be mounted further back than convenient. Second, because the mirror is made to be easily put on and removed, the mirror got knocked off the stem unnoticed while I was loading my bike the second day. The stem soon disappeared after that.

I would not advise using this mirror when you are heavily loaded and have other things to worry about than your mirror. It is not made to stay together if you are the least bit rough with it or preoccupied. Perhaps for light commuting it is adequate, but I would recommend a heavy-duty mirror that mounts on the bike and is made to last. The only mirror that has fit this specification in my experience was my old metal mirror that I had years ago. The new plastic ones that I have tried, though they last longer than this one, just aren't durable when you are riding rough roads or have heavy loads that might throw your frame around when you are loading-unloading, etc.