Sprintech Swiss-Made Convex Chrome-Plated Bike Mirror for Drop Bars – Hand-Finished, Adjustable, Reflective Surface, Durable ABS Housing, Universal Fit for Enhanced Rear Visibility (Black, Pair)

So many people say, "Just look over your shoulder" on the road bike, but for me, I want to glance in a mirror and see traffic behind me. I've used 2 Blackburn bar end mirrors and they never stayed in very well. The Sprintech is smaller than the Blackburn I used, but I love it. It was so easy to install, and although it's maybe a little less clear, I don't need to see license plates in the mirror. I've just used the lefthand mirror on my new road bike and been out 3-4 times with it. It's such a great mirror, I had to write a review. The adjustment angle on the mirror is terrific and it stays in place. My other complaint with bard end mirrors was that it usually was in the way with where my arms were at. The placement of the Sprintech works perfect and I don't need to move my arms to glance in the mirror. I highly recommend this mirror if you're looking for one on your road or commuting bike and want a compact mirror that gets the job done.

Naturally, this entire review is personal opinion, but I've tried several bikes and helmet mirrors for my road bike and never found any worth keeping before the Sprintech. Despite positive reviews I hesitated to buy it because so many bike mirrors just don't seem to work. Either their field of view is too narrow and you can't see approaching dangers, so wide that the danger is there but too small to see, or it takes so much effort to focus on the mirror that you're blind to what's ahead of you for too long. The Sprintech is different. It works just the way a road cyclist needs. You can QUICKLY glance down and see what's approaching from behind. For me its field of view is wide enough that it will reflect just about anything that's a danger, but narrow enough so that said danger isn't so small that it's nearly invisible. (Keep in mind there is some distortion like in any wide angle mirror, so objects are closer than they appear, but the important thing is you can see that approaching car.) Just like when driving you're going to want to glance over your shoulder before changing lanes just to be sure. At first I doubted that a mirror in that position, where the bar plug goes, would be useful. I was wrong. It's a well thought out piece of engineering. It's simple to install- requires only minutes, but does require a bit of muscle. This allows it to stay in place over incredibly bumpy roads without needing to readjust it. Last but not least are the aesthetics. Most road bikers don't like to kludge up their sleek machines or add anything that adds aerodynamic drag. The Sprintech is fairly small and looks good. It also comes in a left mirror only configuration Sprintech Left Drop Bar Mirror, Red Sprintech Road Bicycle Drop Bar Mirror . I only bought the pair because I have two road bikes and wanted a left side mirror on both. While it does mean my 'B' bike has a right side mirror on the left, it seems to work just fine.

I have a road bike and I do long rides. Initially it’s hard to see traffic in the mirror coming up from behind until it’s pretty close, but for me, this improves with use over several rides. The view Is best when down in the drops, since eyes are closer to the mirrors. Worst thing is, it’s easy to knock the mirrors out of the ball-and-socket joint, then they fall off the bike and get lost. This happens easily when mirrors touch an object that the bike is leaned up against. I lost one mirror already. The solution is to tie a string (a short lanyard) around the ball stem, and fasten the other end to the bar, where the mirror plug inserts into the bar end. With this precaution, when the mirror inevitably is knocked off, at least you won’t lose it. The mirrors are held securely enough by the ball-and-socket joint, in that they stay adjusted, even when riding over some rough pavement. The bad thing is, I’m rewarding the company for an inadequate joint design that enables the mirror to fall off. I’m purchasing another pair of these mirrors. On this set, I’ll secure the mirror with a short lanyard. So, when the mirror ball is knocked out of the socket joint, it will stay connected to the bike, for easy re-insertion of the ball back into the socket. The price is too high for what they are. Look at designs carefully. These mirrors are best for road bikes where the rider is down in the drops. Mountain bikes and heavy big box store bikes for casual riding can benefit from larger mirrors.

This is a fabulous product from an truly fabulous family-owned/family-run company in Switzerland. As other reviewers have noted, these mirrors are a sleek but highly functional addition to drop-bar handle bars, providing a critical safety factor without compromising the aerodynamic properties of racing road bike. As described in my earlier review (appended below) after a year or so of use I had encountered some pitting of the mirrors, which may relate to exposure to a very high-salt, high-humidity marine coastal environment where I live and ride. When I contacted Sprintech about this issue, although they had never received a similar complaint regarding their mirrors, they immediately sent to me a complete replacement set, and also encouraged me to feed back to them if I should ever again encounter a problem with their product. This is indeed a company with customer service of the highest order. I highly recommend this product and I would buy any of their products without hesitation. This is a company that from my personal experience, can be completely trusted to stand by the quality of their product, and to respond in a supportive and positive manner to consumer complaints or concerns that are brought to their attention. PRIOR REVIEW Great idea but mirrored finish spontaneously became pitted and corroded over a period of 18 months to the point that they are now unsafe to use as rear-view mirrors. Manufacturer should be made aware of this problem and potential customers should be warned of the problem.

Both mirrors had scratches on them in the box that didn't buff out. Not great for something new and fairly expensive. Mirror is easy to install, adjust and doesn't vibrate loose. Also gives a good view of traffic.

Sehr gute Sicht nach hinten ohne die Optik des Rennrades zu stören. Ich nutze die Spiegel seit 2 Jahren und bin sehr zufrieden. Wenn ich diese jemals ersetzen müsste würde ich garantiert wieder dieselben nehmen. Sitzen auch nach fast 2 Jahren und über 4.000 km immer noch bombenfest und bilden alles wackelfrei ab. Meine absolute Empfehlung!

Great product, takes a while to get best position but then is really useful. It does not replace the look over the shoulder but I use as a sneak peak to let me know what’s there. I am not sure I will use both sides but time will tell. Really easy to fit on my Triban, if it takes a really hard hit it pops out rather than snaps so pops straight back in with no damange.

Anfänglich sah ich die Notwendigkeit eines Rückspiegels an meinem neuen Gravelbike nur darin, meine Frau, die mir im E-Rad hinterher saust, noch bei mir zu wissen. Nach Montage und Test bin ich jedoch auch im Solo-Betrieb begeistert. Man ist einfach informiert, was hinter einem los ist. Im Normalbetrieb völlig ausreichend und sehr guter, wenn naturgemäß auch verzerrter, Blick nach hinten. In sehr komplexen Situation (z. B. in der Stadt mit mehreren Spuren) sicherlich nicht mehr ausreichend. Im Fall des Falles nehme ich immer noch den Schulterblick zur Sicherheit. Montage ist stinke einfach: alte Endkappe abziehen, neue einführen und mit festen Schlägen (z. B. Gummihammer) einführen. Dann das Kugelgelenk in die neue Endkappe einsetzen. Der Spiegel sitzt fest. Klar, wenn man drankommt, ist er verstellt, was im Normalbetrieb aber nicht der Fall ist. Da bei mir das Lenkerband ins Griffinnere geht, lässt sich der Spiegel die letzten ca. 3 mm an der Dickstelle nicht mehr einführen. Entweder das Lenkerband abschneiden und einen Isolierband als Abschluss des Lenkerbandes bilden oder einfach ein Gewebeband um die Übergangsstelle wickeln. Wenn man nicht gerade einen überdimensionalen Flatterärmel hat, ist die Sicht auch nicht versperrt. Insgesamt: möchte ich nicht mehr missen. Ob tatsächlich zwei Spiegel notwendig sind, sei dahingestellt. Einer sieht aber doof aus. Beide zusammen wirken wie ein geschwungener, harmonischer Abschluss des Rennradlenkers.

This little mirrors are amazing. They are bright and big enough for you to see whatever is behind you, and still keeping your bike aero. Im not sure it would work as well with a non road bike though… but absolutely recommend if youve got a standard road bike with the drops and you like riding in more aero position.