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Bell Sports #109433 Flex View Bike Mirror |  | Brand: BELL SPORTS INC
List Price: $9.99
Buy New: $2.92
as of 11/22/2009 21:33 CST details
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Seller: ProMax Supply
Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 20326
Media: Misc.
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 8 x 4 x 0.8
MPN: 109433
Model: 109433
UPC: 035011003795
EAN: 0035011063799
ASIN: B00005OKYV
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Bell, Flex-View Handlebar Mirror, Perfect For Kids To Use As No Tools Are Required For Installation, Convex Mirror Provides Wide Angle Viewing Area, Flexible Arm Offers Easy Adjustment, Shatter Resistant, Won't Break And Injure Rider In A Fall.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 16
 Don't waste your money August 28, 2009
Charles Martin (Massachusetts)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's a toy for indoor use only. The images in the plastic convex mirror are too
small to be of any use on the street. Save your money (and possibly your life)
and buy a real mirror. I sent mine back for a refund. Ace hardware should be
embarassed to sell this mirror.
Useless mirror with good mount August 15, 2009
Evan Bontrager (Goshen, IN USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My first comment will be positive. The mounting clamp is good and works well without tools. The flexible arm was also solid and held nearly any position desired. Even with the really large mirror, this stayed in place and the vibrations were adequate.
But in the end this mirror is completely useless. I do not recommend buying this mirror for bicycling. The problem is the convex mirror. The convex mirror does not allow you to see cars approaching until they are directly next to you. I was hearing cars and looking over my shoulder to see cars less than 1/2 block behind but they were completely non-visible in this mirror. I presume the convex mirror was selected to assist with wider coverage, but on a bike your peripheral vision is adequate to see cars directly over your shoulder. The safety purpose of a bike mirror is to see cars approaching, which this mirror does not provide.
I do not recommend this mirror for bicycling in traffic. You cannot see cars approaching. You will hear cars and see them by turning your head slightly long before they show up in this mirror. Nice mounting design but I cannot believe an experienced parts supplier like Bell would not notice the absolute uselessness of this mirror for bike safety.
Wrongly Designed Mirror June 14, 2009
S. IYER (Chicago, IL)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I cannot understand a company like Bell would design such a bad mirror. Its stem is so short that all it displays is your body, and next to nothing to your left. Whichever way I try to adjust it just doesn't it fails to show view left of you. It is like having a small mirror in front of you and expect to see what is behind.
Bad purchase. I returned it and bought again just to make sure whether I make any mistake. But no, it is just a badly designed product. I am returning it again.
 Pros and cons of convex April 8, 2009
A. Dubinsky
This is a solid mirror. It's good quality, its arm stays in place.
Its biggest feature is that it's curved. Very curved. The downside is things look really small. I have great vision, but it's very hard to tell if the car 50 yards behind me is in my lane or not. The upside is that you can change position, stand up, turn the handlebars, etc and the mirror still shows you a view of the road somewhere on its face.
So that's the essence of a convex mirror. You can't see anything well, but you can always see it.
 Bell bike mirror December 12, 2008
W. Worthington (James Island SC USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Items works well, is fairly high quality materials and construction.
It has already taken several bumps and is still unscathed.
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