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If you commute by bike, get them (or a bar-end mirror that sticks out)! They will save your hands in a crash! I have a bike mirror that's structurally like a b
by Steltek 5y ago
If you commute by bike, get them (or a bar-end mirror that sticks out)! They will save your hands in a crash!
I have a bike mirror that's structurally like a bar-end. I got right hooked by a driver: he didn't look nor signal, just yanked the wheel while I was in the bike lane next to him. The mirror/bar-end left a dent and then deep scratch all the way down the side of his SUV. That could have been my fingers!
- mumblemumble 5y agoIf you had been holding onto the bar end at the time, it would have been your fingers, wouldn't it?
- C19is20 5y agoUSA right hook?
- Steltek 5y agoCorrect.
- dharmab 5y agoHandguards with wrap-around metal guards are a must on my dirt bike and commuter motorcycle. There is a small chance in an over-the-bars crash I could get a wrist caught in the guard, but this is unlikely and the more common incident I have is either a drop on a loose or cambered surface or hitting something like a bush or low branch and knocking it out of the way in a narrow gap.