Customer Reviews

Zefal Spy Bicycle Mirror

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I really like this mirror. It's very easy to put on and remove. And it can be used on any bike that I feel like putting in on with very little effort. It takes a little bit of time to find a place for it that can be viewed well but for what it is it works very well.

I have two of these mirrors on my Bacchetta Corsa recumbent bicycle handle bar. The Zefal Spy mirrors appear to be cheaply made and I do not expect them to last very long. The mirror itself displays a highly distorted image, which at first is aggravating. All that being said . . . I like 'em! Here's why: They are very light weight, and they are small and compact. On my bike, they really look sharp and appear to be custom built just for my bicycle. Although the image in the mirror is awfully distorted, they clearly show what is behind the rider quite well, and that is really all that is important. They are a snap to install. No tools required, just stretch the rubber strap tight on the handlebar and hook it to the tab on the mirror. I purchased the mirrors through Amazon. The price was fair and the delivery was prompt.

Denny G
Carlsbad, CA

It is OK mirror for the price. I have trired it on the handle bar of the cross bike and it is good there. On my second road bike with drop handle bars there is really no place for this mirror. Front fork and handle bars are both bad for it.

I recently just purchased a second one of these mirrors. I really like the versitility of mounting options for this product. I've had other mirrors (i.e the "Mirrycle" - also nice) that mounted on the end of my mountain bike handlebar. While these provide good visibility they are obtrusive in a bike rack and are easily damaged (I've broken two). This little mirror provides a good rearview, due to the convex surface, although smaller than the Mirrycle. I've also yet to break one of these - the mirror is plastic instead of glass (a flaw in the Mirrycle) and is pretty tough.
I've got mine mounted underneath my handlebar. You can also mount them on the bike frame or front fork but I found the image a little too small to see well - but does work well to see oncoming lights behind you at night. It is easy to mount and remove if you want to play around with the location that works best for you. It also has a good range of motion in the direction of the mirror. Although you can't "lock" it in a position, it doesn't seem to move around while riding rough roads.
All in all this is the best of several rearview mirrors that I've tried - recommended

I was limited with my mirror options as I could not mount a bar end mirror due to bar end shifters on my Surly LHT. In addition, a helmet mirror does not appeal to me. I did quite a bit of research and decided to give the Zefal spy mirror a chance. My first impression when I received it was that it was pretty small. But after using it I feel that the size is perfect. My favorite feature of this mirror is how flexible the mounting is. You can take it off and remount in seconds. Not to forget the most important function being the visibility of the mirror which is fantastic.

I bought one of these mirrors to try out and ended up buying 2 more for my other bikes. You get a wide field of view for such a small mirror, but of course the image is smaller. But if you are looking for cars coming up from the rear the image is plenty big enough. I mounted all 3 mirrors on bike handlebars. I still have a large helmet mounted mirror that also use, but I let other folks ride my bikes and they don't have helmet mounted mirrors. I find myself looking at this Zefal mirror most of the time. Installs in seconds. Highly recommend it.

I have been Using this Mirror for five months and I'm by no means a pro-Lance Armstrong Biker...But I love biking like at-least 20miles once a week. I share the road with lots of tourist and local's coming to the beach and its sometimes good to know their coming up beside me in their automobiles. I have to store my bike so the mirror is easy to take off and folds up when put in my bag. Even better it doesn't scratch up easy when I just toss it in my bag. I had another mirror made by BeLL® and it broke when I set the bike down on the first ride. This Mirror can be placed in a lot of spots on the bike but doesn't stick out or get in the way! I keep it on my left side handle bar and it isn't a big screen but big enough. I also LOVE That it doesn't slip down when I adjust it stays...I don't ride mt. Bike but for road its MY Favorite bike mirror Ever!

Sorry I have to say this mirror just doesn't measure up. It's tough to find a place for the mirror that makes it useful. If you look at the illustration it shows multiple placements and it's true the mirror can easily go in any of those. Trouble is if you put a rider into that picture, you would see that in almost every one of those positions the view is blocked by the rider. I'm giving up on mine.

I use one one each side of my bars. I can see the rider behind me even if they are to the right of my back wheel

This mirror is too small for me. I don't like the distorted images. I do like the easy mounting but it just does not work for me. I might be a little biased because i have a different mirror on the left side which is much better but it's mounted on the handlebar end. I wanted to try the zefal because you can mount it on top of the hanldebar but it is too small.