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Leading a breakaway while wearing a small Clearview Micro Mirror.

I have used a mirror 22 out of the 35 years of cycling.  As time goes on, the awareness aspect of using a mirror became a necessary part of my cycling.  Other mirror users and I discuss riding without a mirror and feeling very defenseless.  Strangely enough, the word that is used to describe the feeling is ‘naked.’  Many people, including myself, had previously been reluctant to use such a device because of inefficient designs.  The products featured on this website address such design shortcomings.  Ride safe, my friends.

We always remember the time we learned how to ride a bike. This was in the 1970’s for me.  It wasn’t until my late teens that I decided I wanted to spend more time on a bike.  I became one of those ‘strange people’ riding ‘somewhere’ on a highway throughout my college and post college years.  I raced throughout my 40’s, and still ride competitively.

Sadly, one particular incident occurred in a nearby small town. Through no act of aggression by a driver, two cyclist friends did not make it home one day.  I decided start using a mirror while cycling on the road.

My thought was ‘if you get into a car, one of the first things to do is to is to check the mirrors.’  Why should a cyclist be any different?  If anything, it is more important.