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A Compact Rearview Mirror for Bikes Hidden in the Handle

Corky and Corky Urban, by The Beam

By Rain Noe - November 14

in Bikes

This little Corky gizmo was designed for cyclists with drop bars. It's so named because you install it by "corking up" the end of the bar, and now you've got a handy rearview mirror (polycarbonate, not glass) you can flip out. It's attached via a ball joint, so you can dial in the angle.

Made by French bike accessories company The Beam, these run $38.

They also sell a Corky Urban variant for ordinary handles. (Same price.)

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Stefanos Stefou

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Fantastic idea, but is it not too small? Does anybody have experience?

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  Looks like this features a 32mm mirror. I run a 50mm mirror on the end of my flat bars, and I wouldn't want to go much smaller than that as the field of view gets really small and it is difficult to get the mirror positioned just right.
  
  Also, the ability of the mirror to open and close seems a bit gimmicky to me. It is a very precise job to get one of these mirrors adjusted to just the right spot so I would not want to be opening and closing this all the time. I prefer a mirror that has a ball mount, but then locks down with a locking bolt - that way it is always in the right spot. I use the R50 by Spurcycle and find it to be excellent for this reason. Once positioned it is very secure, even over rough terrain (which other mirrors struggle with).
  
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