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CatEye BM-500 MTB Mirror

    CatEye BM-500 MTB Mirror

    • $12.00
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    Item # 683206

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    This left-side-mount mirror for mountain bikes gives you a wide-angle reflection of what's behind you.

    • Heavy-duty design mounts to the inside of your handlebar end; fits handlebars with an inside diameter of 16 to 20mm
    • Fully adjustable mirror is scratch-resistant and lightweight

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    Item 683206

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    CatEye BM-500 MTB Mirror Specs
    Specification
    Description
    Best use
    Cycling
    Handlebar
    86 grams
    5.2 x 7.2 inches
    Mirror mounting
    Weight
    Dimensions

    CatEye BM-500 MTB Mirror Customer Reviews

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    Cat Eye BM-500 MTB Mirror
     
    3.3

    (based on 7 reviews)

    57%

    of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

    Pros

    • Easy to install (7)
    • Comes in handy (5)
    • Lightweight (4)
    • Durable (3)

    Cons

    • Not durable (3)

    Best Uses

    • Commuting (5)
      • Reviewer Profile:
      • Casual/ recreational (6)

    Reviewed by 7 customers

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    Jun

    30

    2008

    (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Deserves its five-star rating

    By heydogrun

    from Anaheim Hills CA

    About Me Casual/ Recreational

    See all my reviews

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    Pros

    • Durable
    • Easy to Install
    • Lightweight
    • omes In Handy

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Commuting
      • Mountain Bikes

      Comments about Cat Eye BM-500 MTB Mirror:

      Bought this as a replacement for the failed inch-square 'Heads Up' eyeglass-mount mirror that I tried first. Mounts easily and firmly, doesn't wobble, holds its adjustment where you put it - gives an excellent big wide view.

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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      Aug

      27

      2008

      (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

       
      3.0

      Good field of view but...

      By DuncanM

      from Foster City, CA

      About Me Casual/ Recreational

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      Pros

      • Easy to Install

      Cons

      • Obtrusive

      Best Uses

      • Commuting

      Comments about Cat Eye BM-500 MTB Mirror:

      I owned this for about a year before it broke. The field of view is good and the unit is solid, however,the pain for me was always maneuvering my bike into my bike-locker at work with this attached. I would have to de-adjust it each time. So look out for that if you use a locker for your bike.
      Eventually the ball a socket joint broke, probably from the fatigue of continual adjustment.
      The mirror plastic tended to pop out of the frame from time to time but it always just snapped back in with no problems.

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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      May

      31

      2011

      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      I bought another one

      By Doc the biker

      from The Dalles, OR

      About Me Avid Cyclist

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      Pros

      • Comes In Handy
      • Durable
      • Easy to Install

      Cons

      • Scratches Easily

      Best Uses

      • Commuting

      Comments about Cat Eye BM-500 MTB Mirror:

      I have had one of these mirros on my mountain bike for years without any failures. It is stable and exhibits minimal image loss from vibration. I put another one on my flat handlebar road bike that I use for commuting to work. It seems to be just as good as the first one. A good buy and an important safety feature.

      • Was this a gift?:
      • No

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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      Aug

      17

      2010

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

       
      2.0

      Not durable at all

      By mmoulai

      from Boston, MA

      About Me Casual/ Recreational

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      Pros

      • Comes In Handy
      • Easy to Install
      • Lightweight

      Cons

      • Breaks Easily

      Best Uses

      • Commuting

      Comments about Cat Eye BM-500 MTB Mirror:

      I bought this mirror to use while commuting. For the first month or so that I owned it, it was fantastic. It didn't vibrate too much (a frequent complaint I have heard about handlebar-mounted mirrors) and it was very easy to adjust while on the road. But then, out of nowhere, the part that houses the mirror snapped off while I was riding. I was hoping that it was a fluke, so I exchanged it for a new one. A week after installing the replacement, the mirror itself fell out of the housing.

      This would be a perfect rear view mirror if it were durable enough to withstand being used on a bicycle, but as it is, I wouldn't recommend it.

      Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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      Dec

      9

      2010

       
      2.0

      mirror falls out

      By Belowe

      from NY

      About Me Casual/ Recreational

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      Pros

      • Comes In Handy
      • Easy to Install

      Cons

      • Breaks Easily

      Best Uses

        Comments about Cat Eye BM-500 MTB Mirror:

        The mirror constantly fell out when riding. Finally I had to glue it in place. Not good!

        • Was this a gift?:
        • No

        Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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        Nov

        22

        2009

        (0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

         
        4.0

        Very good mirror at an economical price.

        By A2Wolverine

        from Tucson, AZ

        About Me Casual/ Recreational

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        Pros

        • Comes In Handy
        • Easy to Install
        • Lightweight

        Cons

        • Breaks Easily

        Best Uses

        • Commuting
        • Road Bikes

        Comments about Cat Eye BM-500 MTB Mirror:

        My wife and I each have this mirror on our around-town hybrids. We're casual riders and need to be watchful of traffic coming up behind us. The best things about the Cat Eye are that it installs very easily, has a great field of view, stays firmly were you put it, and because of the stalk that it's mounted on, does not interfere with your left grip. The one weak attribute that we've noticed is that the mirror on my wife's bike popped out of the housing once, but we just popped it back in and there hasn't been a problem since then. I'm going to buy a couple more to keep as spares.

        • Gift:
        • No

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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        Sep

        6

        2009

         
        2.0

        Not so much

        By Boulder Biker

        from Boulder, CO

        About Me Casual/ Recreational

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        Pros

        • Comes In Handy
        • Durable
        • Easy to Install
        • Lightweight

        Cons

        • Poor placement

        Best Uses

          Comments about Cat Eye BM-500 MTB Mirror:

          I really wanted to like this mirror, but no matter how I placed it, I get a better view of my arm than the road behind me. It installed really easily, seems nicely, it can adjust very well, but the way the main arm is constructed, it puts it in a very poor position for being able to see behind me, which is the entire point of the mirror. I'm going to try a different one.

          Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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