Fortaye Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Ive judt ordered my Tesla and am stoked for it. I'm getting ready for it by learning how to mount dismount, stop, turn, etc. But I'm wondering how someone would see behind them. As a cyclist I would just turn my head and look. But on a unicycle then I'd be turning my unicycle. Right? I'm not sure if one would then need a rear view helmet mirror to see behind you those things aren't great at night either which I will be doing since I come home from classes at night. Is this an issue? How do you handle this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US69 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 10 minutes ago, Fortaye said: Ive judt ordered my Tesla and am stoked for it. I'm getting ready for it by learning how to mount dismount, stop, turn, etc. But I'm wondering how someone would see behind them. As a cyclist I would just turn my head and look. But on a unicycle then I'd be turning my unicycle. Right? I'm not sure if one would then need a rear view helmet mirror to see behind you those things aren't great at night either which I will be doing since I come home from classes at night. Is this an issue? How do you handle this? Hmmh, just turn you head around?! ;-) But serious: You just should not move your hips while doing that, and everything is fine! But i would not call that a „beginner move“...so first try to get to normal driving, thats hard ebough in the beginning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven D Wheeler Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 On 11/15/2017 at 1:54 PM, Fortaye said: Ive judt ordered my Tesla and am stoked for it. I'm getting ready for it by learning how to mount dismount, stop, turn, etc. But I'm wondering how someone would see behind them. As a cyclist I would just turn my head and look. But on a unicycle then I'd be turning my unicycle. Right? I'm not sure if one would then need a rear view helmet mirror to see behind you those things aren't great at night either which I will be doing since I come home from classes at night. Is this an issue? How do you handle this? I use a bike helmet with the Rear view mirror. I glued mine on and it's still held strong since June. Now when I wear my motorcycle helmet, I use the wrist mounted mirror. I velcro this over my Flexmeters. Good to see if a bike is trying to pass me from behind when I'm on trail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanghamP Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 This is an interesting question because there's a lot going on when you turn your head. If you turn your head left without doing anything else then the EUC rotates to the right. When that happens the wheel moves to the right under you and then you start tipping over to your left, and hence you start describing an arc to you left. If you want to look behind you without turning then simply tip your head forward and to the left so your chin nearly touches your left collarbone. While some weight results in the wheel tipping left, the lack of torque results in the wheel going mostly straight. Because you can rotate your head further when your head is at a forward cant, you get to see more behind you. If this is too bothersome then simply taken your right hand, raise it, then point/swing it right while moving your head, as these two torques cancel each other out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nute Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 I bought a wrist mounted mirror, works really well, you just raise your hand to look behind you - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Seriously learn to look behind! All the mirrors and rear view systems in the world won't help you when you want to start riding backwards, so practice and get used to it as early as possble! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve454 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 When you first start practicing looking behind you, do it at a low speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapsflaps7laps Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Ordered this on ebay... hasnt arrived yet.. was planning to attach it to my glasses when on long rides. Can also be attached ti a helmet. I do like the idea of the wrist mirror as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yourtoys7 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 learn to turn around, mirrors can work, but nothing like taking a quick pick.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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