While mirrors don’t replace the need for the occasional glance over your shoulder to check the road behind, they can be a useful accessory – particularly for novice cyclists. Strange then, that so few of us use them. It appears the traditional handlebar-mounted mirror has gone the way the way of the mudguard; no longer regarded as desirable. In spite of this, the market for accessories has spawned all manner of alternatives, including spectacle-mounted designs, pop-up mirrors worn on the wrist like a watch and now the Corky.
Small enough to fold away into the end of a standard set of drop handlebars, it is claimed the Corky gives a view of the road behind that is clear and stable enough to see traffic 40 metres away. If you close the lid, you can protect the rear-view mirror.
Road test a Corky mirror
We have a Corky bicycle mirror to give away. Simply leave a comment at the bottom of this page and we will pick a winner next week. If you’re lucky enough to be chosen, we’d be interested to learn how the mirror performs.
You can order a set of Corky bicycle mirrors via Indiegogo
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Sam McNaughton
Would love to try your mirror. Sounds like a great idea without looking so bad on a expensive bike. Have been fighting not to put a mirror on my helmet. Good job
Gethen Baker
Happy to give one a try – I’ve often thought something like this was missing from my commuter setup 🙂
Lesley Charlson
Nifty ! better than a protruding wing mirror
Al Napp
Corky-ing Idea
John
let’s do this.
Bryn Jones
JUst perfect! Corky is just the right name for it. I’ve broken three mirrors and they always move and come loose. I depend on mirrors very much.
Alastair Seagroatt
Would be interesting to see how this works & give feedback
Will Byrne
Would be great for all those small tight roads in Cambridge, and for changing lanes on Milton Road.
David Wharton
I use mirrors a lot while touring – to ensure I’m not leaving my wife too far behind! And whatever the velominati might say, bikes with mirrors are just safer (unless you’re constantly faffing with them to get a proper view as you ride). This looks interesting and I’d like to give it a go.
Dan Riley
Happy to give this a go. Think the discrete design is a winner!
Graham
Looks like a neat idea
Kris
Would love to give these a go, been looking for a small, fold away, mirror for a while now
Marianthe
Innovative design – it would be interesting to see what the field of vision is like from that position. Would it help to reflect light to make us more visible? Any gadget to make me safer – it would be great to be able to provide try them out.
Howard Jones
As a motorist who is used to using mirrors constantly to know what is behind or overtaking when i get on a bike these days I feel highly insecure unless i know whats behind at all times, glancing behind is unfortunately, not as easy as it once was (!!), So I class a mirror(s) as essential safety kit and wouldn’t be without one.
Ian Nicholson
Corky looks not dissimilar in concept to the Zefal Spin Mirror – but a bit smaller n neater.
Neil Woolford
Neat! I’d happily try that out.
Henry
As someone who totes my toddler in a bike seat or trailer I’d love to try one out. If only to see the faces he’s pulling behind my back!
Inge
What a fantastic idea! I’d love to test it for you!
geoff w
My deafness means that I cannot hear traffic approaching from behind when I am training. I would be very interested to see how effective the mirror is when using all handlebar positions.
Peter Clark
I’ll try them but I can’t help but feel it’s a bit of a backwards looking idea to be honest
George Baker
Looks good.
David Easton
Seems like a good idea. I used to have mirrors on my bike when I was much younger, but they were rather bulky, and no-one else had them. I would certainly give them a try.
Jacob
sleek…I’m up for testing it
CraigS-A
Nice and compact. Well worth a try in my opinion
Sean Moran
what a neat solution, compact and unobtrusive, would give it a go!
Kenneth B
I have a traditional wing mirror on my road bike but have so far not found one that will fit on my Brompton without interfering with the fold. This new mirror looks very promising and I would be very interested in trying It out on my Brompton to see if it is a practical solution.
Cheryl Stevens
Please can I try your mirror. I commute every day through a busy city and it would be really useful to have.
Tim Day
A great integrated design that looks good on a modern bike. I like the way it can be folded away when parking the bike to protect it from getting knocked. I would be interested in trying one.
Alison Holmes
Very neat. My mirror keeps shifting, but have butterfly handlebars. Does it fit them? Mirrors are great when turning is getting more difficult with age!
Julian
Worth a try.
Martin Best
i use a helmet mounted mirror would be interested to see how these compare.
edmund white
looks a neat item, I use a mirror now, anything that helps you know whats around has to be for the good, I don’t think it spoils the look of any bike. I would love a chance to try this one out
Fiona Hunt
Definitely a great idea and would be happy to try it out and write a review for you. Living and riding in the ‘valley of the bike people’ (Tweed valley, Scottish Borders) I know a lot of riders who would be interested to see it too.
Sharon
I’d love to test it for you. As a Breeze ride leader, the mirror isn’t just an essential safety feature, but is so useful in checking for stragglers on the ride. I’m sure some of my ladies would be interested in them too.
Simon Hilton
Mirrors fitted to cars and motorcycles usually look integrated, those designed for bikes tend to look awful. The Corky looks to be a compact yet elegant solution, the ability to close it up should help keep this mirror intact when manoeuvring a bike in a tight space such as rail carriage or hallway. I would definitely like to try this mirror on my bike!
Dave Mann
Looks neat, compact and a compelling idea for safer riding.
Mark B
More than happy to try these out
DougMilly
I wasn’t quite sure at first, but “on reflection” I’d be happy to road test them!
Oldenoughtoknowbetter
I like the idea, but they look awfully small. Can I please try them out?
Richard Scrase
Mirrors were essential when I rode a motorbike, strange I don’t use them now I ride bikes. Tried a helmet mounted mirror but didn’t get on with it. These look elegant.
Hilary
Was just thinking the other day I could do with a mirror. Sometimes I really have to concentrate on not coming off my bike because of serious potholes on the road – I can’t take the time to look over my shoulder to check traffic to see if it is safe to move out to avoid the potholes (or even look just to be aware of what’s behind me), because I would most likely hit one at the time of looking back and come off my bike because of not being prepared for it.
I don’t have drop handlebars though, so this would be no good for me.
Nigel Andrews
The only mirror that really works for cycling is a ‘Take A Look’ mirror. That gives you permanent rear view without having to turn your head.
Stuart Kowalski
Would love to try out these while out on a club ride, if only to point out to others the need to look behind….
James
Looks great would love to try one
Francis Voon
I’ll do a road test on this fine product.
Roger Birchall
Think this would help very much, it’s something that i take for granted when driving a car but wen out on the bike it makes me feel vulnerable not to have the facility of being able to see what is approaching from behind.
Rob Lewis
I would like to try it and compare it with the mirrors I already use. I miss the mirror when I ride a bike without one.
Jenny
I would love to try this.
Judith Da Silva
Would love to try this mirror out for you in the North East of Scotland near Inverness and Elgin (busy roads!) and side roads.
Love,
Jude
David
I would love to try this out!
Richard
You’ve gotta know what’s behind you for a safe ride. Great idea!
TD
Would love to try it out; would allow looking out for those behind as well as the potholes in front!
PeteG
My helmet mirror is indispensable but I like the look of Corky and would be happy to road test it.
The next Lance
I’ll be more than happy to let you know how this neat looking mirror performs.
Already I can imagine it being difficult to consistently position correctly (if you close it every time you park up) and its small size limiting what you can actually see of behind, but I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it!
Dick Willis
I would be delighted to test your mirror
greg
Cord and mirror – genius!
Wayne Fox
A corking good idea! 🙂
In all seriousness, I’ve used, and lost under the wheels of a bus, a spectacle-mounted mirror some years ago now. But I’ve been on the look out for a neat, well engineered replacement ever since.
Ta da!
Leslie Morley
Elegant design and just what is needed. Brilliant.
Jimmy Grinter
I had cancer in various parts of my head, including my eye and was given 3 months to live. That was 2.5 years ago and I’m thrilled to bits to be all clear now. Unfortunately , I’ve lost my right eye due to the cancer and the treatment and was petrified when I went out on my bike for the first time with one eye, because I went to look behind me and of course I could’nt see a thing. I’m hoping that the corky will be the solution I need to allow me to ride my bike again, as I can use my good eye to look into it and see what is happening behind. Many thanks. Jimmy
julian
YOU CAN GET IT NOW ! on Kickstarter here is the link of the campaign: http://kck.st/2Ca0GOQ