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Mirrycle Road Mirror

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The Road Mirrycle rearview mirror attaches directly to your Shimano STI road-brake/shifter lever, allowing unrestricted use of the entire handlebar for your other accessories.

When located on the lever, it's in the very best position for viewing to the rear; slight flick of your eyes allows for a quick view behind
Mounts quickly to the brake hood clip of Shimano STI road levers and won't interfere with operation
3 in. glass convex mirror provides superior optics
Easily folds out of the way when you join your buddies in the peloton
Made of rugged polycarbonate, brass and steel
Includes all necessary tools
Attaches to either right or left hand lever

Made in USA.

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Mirrycle Road Mirror Customer Reviews

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Mirrycle Road Mirror

3.1

(based on 9 reviews)

56%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

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

Cons

Best Uses

Road bikes (6)
Commuting (5)

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Mar

2009

(7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

The best bike mirror out there.

By Dr.C

from Moraga, CA

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Comes In Handy
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Commuting
Road Bikes

Comments about Mirrycle Road Mirror:

The previous version of this mirror was recalled. This is the new one.

This is simply the best mirror for bikes with Shimano shifters. It is in the best position, large and shows a huge area. It works great with aero bars too.

Now that it is redesigned, hopefully it will not break. My old one cracked so I ordered two more today of the new one to make sure I wouldn't be without it.

The other mirrors I've tried are too small to very useful.

Apr

2009

(6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

absolutely brilliant!

By greyglide

from Portland, OR

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Pros

Bright big images
Durable
Easy to Install
Low distraction

Cons

Best Uses

Commuting
Road Bikes

Comments about Mirrycle Road Mirror:

Before STI was invented, the Road Mirrycle was the best bike mirror on the road. The brake hood mount is, as the manufacturer says, the best position for a mirror as it requires just a small, quick glance to view. The field of view is broad and bright, and cars appear large and easily spotted. I think this is a safer design than other products with excessively curved mirrors or bar end mounting positions, because you spend less time distracted from the road ahead squinting at a small and difficult to discern image far outside your normal field of view. The mounting is extremely clever, and allows for the mirror to swing aside if hit. The mirror stays put and is easy to adjust.

One small nit: your jacket arm will block some of the image if you're on the drops. A slight tilt of the head to the left will allow you to view straight back. A slightly longer mirror arm would cure that. It would also increase mirror vibration and risk of snagging on something, so the present design is an excellent optimization. It's great to see the return of the best mirror on the market!

Jun

2009

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

A well thought out design!

By dsmith53

from Spokane, WA

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Pros

Comes In Handy
Durable
Easy to Install
Lightweight
Works very well

Cons

Best Uses

Commuting
Road Bikes

Comments about Mirrycle Road Mirror:

I have used the well designed Mountain Mirrcycle for a number of years. During that time I have tried and abandoned an assortment of other mirrors for my road bikes, including helmet and glasses mounted designs. When I recently installed the ROAD MIRRCYCLE I was immediately impressed. The instructions were clear and easy follow and included details for proper installation on a variety of Shimano STI shifters well as as how to determine which series you have. The actual installation was even easier - it took only a few minutes! The best feature of the mirror is how well it works! It is easy to adjust and holds its position securely until YOU decide to move it (not counting collisions, crashes, or vandalism). I am purchasing one for each of mine and my wife's bikes.

May

2010

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

absolutely brilliant, but flawed design

By greyglide

from Portland, OR

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Pros

Clear view
Perfect positioning

Cons

Can damage brake hoods

Best Uses

Road Bikes

Comments about Mirrycle Road Mirror:

After over a season of riding and several thousand miles with this mirror I have to retract my earlier excellent rating and recommendation. Although the mirror itself is very durable and provides excellent rear vision, it is very susceptible to loosening from vibration. It must be checked after every ride for tightness and can (and in my case did, twice) break off the STI lever hood clip from fatigue if ridden for too long on moderately rough roads or if the mirror is hit accidentally. This mirror depends for structural support on that clip, which is a very weak part of the lever bracket. This damage is not dangerous nor does it affect the operation of the STI lever, but the lever hood is no longer held in position. Should the clip break, the lever bracket is not a replaceable part. Unless you can find a lever bracket in the parts bin at your local bike store, you must replace the lever with a new one at great cost.
A lever mount mirror is a superb idea. Mirrycle's pre-STI road mirror was bulletproof. The STI version, clever as it is, needs to be redesigned.

May

2011

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Elegant but complicated installation

By Se7enLC

from Arlington, MA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Durable
Strong
Well designed

Cons

Complicated

Best Uses

Commuting
Road Bikes

Comments about Mirrycle Road Mirror:

After commuting on a road bike for a few days, I HAD to get a mirror. Not just for cars, but for other bikers that come up quickly and silently. The three options were this, a bar-end mirror, or a clamp-on mirror. I was skeptical of the location of a bar-end mirror, and handlebar mirrors will either be in a bad location to see with or get in the way of hand grip locations. This mirror seemed like a good idea.

Right away when I opened the box, I was stupefied. Dozens of tiny pieces - bolts, washers of various sizes, some plastic pieces, and the actual glass. Normally, I would just start putting pieces together, but this mirror requires reading the directions. For some reason, part of it involves putting three washers in a row on a bolt. I can't imagine why, but I followed the directions to a T and I'm happy with the result.

I have the Ultegra 6610, which is not mentioned in the instructions as far as which shim to use. I tried it with no shim and it seemed fine, and I tried it with a full shim, and it also seemed fine. I'm guessing that if it wobbles at all, you can add a full or half-shim to fix it, and the slight differences between models can account for that.

Overall, I'm pretty happy with it and I'd recommend it to anybody with an STI shifter.

Aug

2009

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

Great mirror, fragile mount

By Robyn

from Livonia, MI

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Pros

Comes In Handy
Easy to Install
Excellent View
Lightweight

Cons

Breaks Easily
Vibrates on rough road

Best Uses

Commuting
Road Bikes

Comments about Mirrycle Road Mirror:

This is an excellent mirror in terms of view, mounting location, and ease of adjustment. The convex mirror is large enough to have a good view of traffic.

I have had two of these crack and break at the mount interface. The roads here in Michigan are exceptionally rough: concrete with seams every 5 feet, some of which have unavoidable 3-inch wide and deep crevices at every seam courtesy of the snowplows, plus potholes in the concrete that have been patched repeatedly with a dozen layers of asphalt. The bumps are bad enough that I have to re-adjust the mirror 5-10 times daily due to the bumps. After a month or two and a couple hundred miles, the part of the mount attached to the STI lever begins to crack, and eventually break.

I still plan to replace it again, because I don't know how I could get along without it! I hope Mirrycle Co. finds a way to improve the mount durability.

Also note: The directions say that the parts fit together very tightly and not worry about overtightening. This should NOT apply to the small bolt that attaches it to your STI lever. Tightening that to the point where it squeezes the plastic together will increase the stress on the mount.

Aug

2011

1.0

Breaks your STI mount

By Lvoutdoor

from Seattle

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Pros

Nice position

Cons

Breaks Easily
Vibrates a lot

Best Uses

Comments about Mirrycle Road Mirror:

Worked well for about 9 months, then simply fell off. Went to reinstall and noticed the plastic piece on the STI was broken.
This mirror puts too much leverage on a relatively thin piece of plastic.
Not a good idea.

Feb

2010

1.0

Not so good vibrations

By jrjwoodsman

from Spokane, WA

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Pros

Durable
Easy to Install
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about Mirrycle Road Mirror:

This product has a great design and seems to be of good quality. The installation took me 5 minutes and was straight forward. I took it out for a ride on what I would consider average quality asphalt roads on my brand new road bike. The road vibration coming through the chromoly fork and my 700x32 tires was to the extent that I could not distinguish the objects behind me. I did ride on some new asphalt streets through a new development and did notice an improvement, but the vibration was still evident. Might work well for those riding on very new/fresh asphalt trails, but not so much for commuters on city/suburban streets.

Nov

2009

2.0

Didn't hold up on rough roads

By Jon

from Sonoma, California

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Cons

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Comments about Mirrycle Road Mirror:

Plastic construction did not hold up to the vibration caused by riding on moderately rough pavement. The mirror repeatedly rotated out of adjustment when jolted by fast riding on uneven surface. A star washer alleviated that problem. I was very careful after riding to loosen the mirror and swing it into a less vulnerable position to facilitate storage. After about 6 months the plastic arm broke away during a ride apparently the result of material fatigue from the shaking.