some scrapes and sore as fuck, but no broken bones and no broken noggin

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    21 days ago

    I just wish I could find more stylish ones. Or more biodegradable ones. Or both.

    Yeah yeah, I’ll keep wearing them of course.

    The thing that drives me crazy, and something I see way more often, is people riding at night with no lights. Terrible idea. Surround your shit with lights. Be a wheeling christmas tree if you have to, or it is only a matter of time before you will be hit.

    Also rear-view mirrors are underrated, though I wish companies would manufacture ones that are more sturdy, less floppy.

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        21 days ago

        How do you have them positioned? I have mirrors on my bike but they kinda useless, the slight movements I make on the handlebars+bumps in the road make them too hard to see. If I put them more at the center of my handlebars so they move less then I can’t see anything but my own bike.

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          19 days ago

          I only have one on the left side and it’s mounted close to the outer end of the handlebar. Mine looks like this:

          And it’s pretty sturdy. I’ve had flimsier mirrors before that had the same problems you describe.

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            19 days ago

            That looks pretty good I’ll have to try and find one in that style thanks!