Olympic cycling champion Callum Skinner launches 'rear view glasses'

On 14/05/2020 03:38, JNugent wrote:
On 13/05/2020 10:35, Peter Keller wrote:
On 13/05/2020 04:02, JNugent wrote:
On 12/05/2020 11:57, Simon Mason wrote:

On Monday, May 11, 2020 at 3:19:41 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
QUOTE:
Â*Â* Olympic champion Callum Skinner and physicist Alex Macdonald have
today announced the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for a new
cycling safety product it is claimed aids awareness when on the road.

The company called HindSight is pushing what it calls "rear view
cycling glasses", which is sunglasses with a mirror section.

You are better off with a rear facing camera that saves evidence of
poor driving and illegal close passings.

You are actually better off with mirrors, so that you can know what is
happening behind you and be in a position to react appropriately to it.

I seem to manage fine by what I don't wear.
I don't wear ear plugs, headphones etc.

Good.

A mirror would still help.

Remember that fashion in the mid-sixties for Lambrettas and Vespas to be
fitted with about twenty mirrors each?

https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TRTM5C/modern-day-scooter-in-old-style-mods-rockers-detail-TRTM5C.jpg


Perfectly SFW.

Oh yes remember those.
The youngsters of today do not know what they are missing.

On 14/05/2020 15:32, Mike Collins wrote:
On Thursday, 14 May 2020 02:06:11 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 13/05/2020 19:34, Mike Collins wrote:
On Tuesday, 12 May 2020 17:02:37 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 12/05/2020 11:57, Simon Mason wrote:

On Monday, May 11, 2020 at 3:19:41 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
QUOTE:
Olympic champion Callum Skinner and physicist Alex Macdonald have today announced the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for a new cycling safety product it is claimed aids awareness when on the road.

The company called HindSight is pushing what it calls "rear view cycling glasses", which is sunglasses with a mirror section.

You are better off with a rear facing camera that saves evidence of poor driving and illegal close passings.

You are actually better off with mirrors, so that you can know what is
happening behind you and be in a position to react appropriately to it.

Which pedal cycle mirror would you recommend?
I have tried several of them over the years and never found one that works.

Any that will grip the handlebar when sufficiently tightened and has a
stalk long enough to allow the glass to be positioned so as to afford a
wide enough view of the road behind.

Motorcyclists and scooter riders don't seem to have any difficulty
finding them, so perhaps you culd visit a store specialising in
motor-cycle parts and accessories.

They aren't free, mind.

That might be a problem, I expect.

I have BOUGHT several pedal cycle mirrors over the 30 years I have been a cycle commuter and never found one that worked. This includes handlebar mounted, bar end mounted, frame mounted and even the helmet with the built in mirror (Revue?).

What mirror do you use on your pedal cycle?


I have bought mirrors also - specifically "bicycle rear vision mirrors"
which screw onto the handlebars.
The main problem I found was severe vibration - such that the picture in
the mirror is extremely blurred.

On 14/05/2020 04:32, Mike Collins wrote:
On Thursday, 14 May 2020 02:06:11 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 13/05/2020 19:34, Mike Collins wrote:
On Tuesday, 12 May 2020 17:02:37 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 12/05/2020 11:57, Simon Mason wrote:

On Monday, May 11, 2020 at 3:19:41 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
QUOTE:
Olympic champion Callum Skinner and physicist Alex Macdonald have today announced the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for a new cycling safety product it is claimed aids awareness when on the road.

The company called HindSight is pushing what it calls "rear view cycling glasses", which is sunglasses with a mirror section.

You are better off with a rear facing camera that saves evidence of poor driving and illegal close passings.

You are actually better off with mirrors, so that you can know what is
happening behind you and be in a position to react appropriately to it.

Which pedal cycle mirror would you recommend?
I have tried several of them over the years and never found one that works.

Any that will grip the handlebar when sufficiently tightened and has a
stalk long enough to allow the glass to be positioned so as to afford a
wide enough view of the road behind.

Motorcyclists and scooter riders don't seem to have any difficulty
finding them, so perhaps you culd visit a store specialising in
motor-cycle parts and accessories.

They aren't free, mind.

That might be a problem, I expect.

I have BOUGHT several pedal cycle mirrors over the 30 years I have been a cycle commuter and never found one that worked.

Does light refract and reflect in some different way for cyclists?

This includes handlebar mounted, bar end mounted, frame mounted and even the helmet with the built in mirror (Revue?).

What mirror do you use on your pedal cycle?

Why does it matter?

A mirror will help you see behind you. The lack of one will not.

On Thursday, 14 May 2020 10:51:08 UTC+1, Peter Keller wrote:
On 14/05/2020 15:32, Mike Collins wrote:
On Thursday, 14 May 2020 02:06:11 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 13/05/2020 19:34, Mike Collins wrote:
On Tuesday, 12 May 2020 17:02:37 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 12/05/2020 11:57, Simon Mason wrote:

On Monday, May 11, 2020 at 3:19:41 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
QUOTE:
Olympic champion Callum Skinner and physicist Alex Macdonald have today announced the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for a new cycling safety product it is claimed aids awareness when on the road.

The company called HindSight is pushing what it calls "rear view cycling glasses", which is sunglasses with a mirror section.

You are better off with a rear facing camera that saves evidence of poor driving and illegal close passings.

You are actually better off with mirrors, so that you can know what is
happening behind you and be in a position to react appropriately to it.

Which pedal cycle mirror would you recommend?
I have tried several of them over the years and never found one that works.

Any that will grip the handlebar when sufficiently tightened and has a
stalk long enough to allow the glass to be positioned so as to afford a
wide enough view of the road behind.

Motorcyclists and scooter riders don't seem to have any difficulty
finding them, so perhaps you culd visit a store specialising in
motor-cycle parts and accessories.

They aren't free, mind.

That might be a problem, I expect.

I have BOUGHT several pedal cycle mirrors over the 30 years I have been a cycle commuter and never found one that worked. This includes handlebar mounted, bar end mounted, frame mounted and even the helmet with the built in mirror (Revue?).

What mirror do you use on your pedal cycle?


I have bought mirrors also - specifically "bicycle rear vision mirrors"
which screw onto the handlebars.
The main problem I found was severe vibration - such that the picture in
the mirror is extremely blurred.

Exactly, you spend more time trying to see the image in the mirror than you do looking ahead.

On Thursday, 14 May 2020 11:49:25 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 14/05/2020 04:32, Mike Collins wrote:
On Thursday, 14 May 2020 02:06:11 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 13/05/2020 19:34, Mike Collins wrote:
On Tuesday, 12 May 2020 17:02:37 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 12/05/2020 11:57, Simon Mason wrote:

On Monday, May 11, 2020 at 3:19:41 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
QUOTE:
Olympic champion Callum Skinner and physicist Alex Macdonald have today announced the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for a new cycling safety product it is claimed aids awareness when on the road.

The company called HindSight is pushing what it calls "rear view cycling glasses", which is sunglasses with a mirror section.

You are better off with a rear facing camera that saves evidence of poor driving and illegal close passings.

You are actually better off with mirrors, so that you can know what is
happening behind you and be in a position to react appropriately to it.

Which pedal cycle mirror would you recommend?
I have tried several of them over the years and never found one that works.

Any that will grip the handlebar when sufficiently tightened and has a
stalk long enough to allow the glass to be positioned so as to afford a
wide enough view of the road behind.

Motorcyclists and scooter riders don't seem to have any difficulty
finding them, so perhaps you culd visit a store specialising in
motor-cycle parts and accessories.

They aren't free, mind.

That might be a problem, I expect.

I have BOUGHT several pedal cycle mirrors over the 30 years I have been a cycle commuter and never found one that worked.

Does light refract and reflect in some different way for cyclists?

This includes handlebar mounted, bar end mounted, frame mounted and even the helmet with the built in mirror (Revue?).

What mirror do you use on your pedal cycle?

Why does it matter?

Unless you have actual real world experience of pedal cycle mirrors your opinion does not count.


A mirror will help you see behind you. The lack of one will not.

See above. Either post your experience or STFU.