slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Some people find it easier to look down and then rotate their necks, rather that swivelling from a normal riding position. Lot's of practice will help. Good luck.
Can't look behind me
- Thread starter Wetdog
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Andy_R
Hard of hearing..I said Herd of Herring..oh FFS..
- Location
- County Durham
I've found leaning forward a little with arms bent helps.
Big Dave laaa
Biking Ninja
- Location
- Flintshire
Try holding onto the back of your saddle with your right hand then look back over your right shoulder. It seems to help with balance and swerving. May still be an issue if you have limited motion but give it a go.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I am suffering from the same problem. It is becoming very uncomfortable and a bit dodgy in traffic. In my case it could be just an ageing thing, but I am going to try some flexibility exercises for my neck to see if I can improve matters.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Visit a physio for a bit of spinal manipulation. You'll be turning your head like an owl after.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
shouldbeinbed
Rollin' along
- Location
- Manchester way
Yes, huge car crash, cracked vertebrae and a lifetime of neck/rotational problems.
I'm a huge fan and advocate of the right mirror and would not be cycling in any significant way anymore without them.
I could (&have) bore on in great detail do a search for keyword mirror and my username to see what I mean
And so to do it again
Bar end plug mirrors are the best for rigid, vibration free vision.
Nothing on an arm, however short, is much good,
Every Blackburn mirror I have ever tried has gone in the bin.
The BikeEye frame mounted one is a tremendous compromise to pedaling action and rack usability.
The big round cateye one just doesn't have the ball and socket strength or solidity to hold a properly steady image.
I binned a new Decathlon one last week, it looked good but I couldn't stop it vibrating evwn with bracing the joints.
I will always try new ones or ones I've not come across before as the quest for perfection is never over but the below ones are my preferred and principal means of seeing behind me through an awful lot of trial and error and years of happy, safe use.
drop bars = sprintech bar end mirror, they come in pairs and it is helpful to mount both to give absolute rearward visibility, but the offside one is plenty good enough if you so wish.
Flat or slight rake back bars: Zefal Dooback it has a ratchet mechanism that holds it v well but does limit it on proper cruising swept back or full on moustache bars, for those I recommend the Zefal Spy or Spin.
Butterfly bars or even on drops as a plan B if e.g. you have bar end shifters = Zefal Spy
I'm not employed by Zefal BTW but in my experience they have got their product range very right.
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Mrs M
Guru
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
I can look behind to the left, OK abroad but no much use here 
Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
Try a Zefal Spy mirror. I have it mounted like this, and it's very effective at showing what's behind me.
Cp40Carl
Über Member
- Location
- Wirral, England
Strange that. I can't look behind me either and think it might be due to my long term in the Theatre starring in Christmas Pantomimes...
(oh, no it isn't)
Tail End Charlie
Well, write it down boy ......
- Location
- In green and pleasant hills.
I'm the same. My left eye is much better than my right so I tend to look over my left shoulder, I know I have to twist my body more to see properly, but it works for me.I can look behind to the left, OK abroad but no much use here
hopless500
Trundling along
- Location
- not-as-flat-as-you-think Norfolk
Yes, kind of. I have 3 fused neck vertebrae and have to turm quite a lot of myself round to look behind.
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Wetdog
Senior Member
- Location
- Warrington
Bloody'ell, some injured folk about isn't there?
