Increase Your Hindsight For Cycling Safety With These Unique Bar-End Mirrors

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For the cyclists, e-cyclists, and tricyclists who spend a good bit of time driving in and round busy streets and amongst visitors, situational consciousness is one massive key to staying protected whereas driving. Figuring out who or what’s arising behind you earlier than you merge or flip or hit the brakes could make all of the distinction, however taking a fast look over your shoulder isn’t all the time optimum or attainable, through which case having a biking mirror in your bike can supply nice rear-view visibility at a look.

When you’re an lively bike owner your self, otherwise you’re on the lookout for an important reward for a motorcycle commuting good friend, the French biking security accent firm THE BEAM has a few distinctive (and inexpensive) bar-end mirror choices, the CORKY and the CORKY URBAN, in addition to the CORKY X mirror that attaches to glasses or sun shades.

For these driving bikes with drop bars, the CORKY is designed to be shortly put in in the long run of both aspect of your bars, the place it may be rotated by means of a full 360° for optimum visibility and a variety of view of as much as 100 meters, with minimal drag and weight (16g) added to the bike. The CORKY will also be closed and be fully out of the best way when not getting used, which additionally helps to guard the polycarbonate mirror. THE BEAM lists the complete retail worth of the CORKY at €45, however it’s presently priced at simply €36,99 (~$39) on the web site.

The CORKY URBAN is the model designed for bikes with flat bars, and it may be both mounted in a hard and fast place into the bar finish, or might be slipped over the bar finish with an included silicone mount (which makes it quick and straightforward to take away it to place it onto a distinct bike). The rearview mirror of the URBAN will also be closed when not in use, and though this model is almost double the burden of the CORKY, it’s solely 30 grams, which is fairly insignificant. The CORKY URBAN is priced at €36 (~$38).

The CORKY X, which is alleged to be “modeled roughly on the form factor of Google Glass,” is designed to present riders a light-weight (14g) heads-up show that may be tilted in any path to assist get rid of blind spots and supply most visibility. THE BEAM says its “universally retrofittable design” is aerodynamic and secure, and “attaches securely and comfortably to any eyewear in mere seconds.” The CORKY X is priced at €49 (~$52).

THE BEAM additionally affords the VIRGO full face helmet, which was claimed to be “the safest cycling helmet for e-bikes” when it was launched via Kickstarter final spring. The VIRGO helmets are priced beginning at round €179 (~$189), and are additionally out there in a children model.