[Yak] Mirror and minor annoyance

[alex wetmore]

On Mon, 21 Jan 2008, Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 wrote:
> Since I've started riding a motorcycle, I've started using those
> mirrors, and have decided that a mirror on the bike would be a good
> idea, if I can find the right one.  I have the H bars, and I'd like
> one that's designed to go into bar-ends so it can mount into the top
> of the H.  But, it needs to be flexible and rugged for the following
> reason.

You might try a helmet mirror instead.  They bounce around less, so a
smaller mirror gives a clearer image.  I like the ones made by Chuck
Harris and sold by Hub-Bub Cycles.

> One of the minor annoyances of the BF is that the front tends to
> swivel when not held in place.  It's having a small wheel, I think
> (although my Brompton didn't annoy me like that).  My bike falls a lot
> because of that.  Is there any reasonable way to restrict that
> movement?

You can put a toestrap around the wheel and main tube, or around the
brake lever and handlebar to keep the brake acctuated.

alex