beansbaxter
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posted November 04, 2005 10:01 AM
Reevu helmet
"World's First Helmet With A Built-In Rear-View Mirror"
interesting...
http://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/motorcycle-helmet/reevu/
   
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trenace
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posted November 04, 2005 01:09 PM
 Edited By: trenace on 4 Nov 2005 13:16
I have one, don't like it. The image is dim, not very clear, and takes mental effort and time to read (for me anyway) instead of just "being there" and instantly readable the way normal mirrors are.
Also, your head angle has to be just right to be seeing the traffic and road behind you as opposed to sky. It's not an impossibly upright position but it's more upright than I tend to be, even though my guess is that I probably tend to average a touch more upright than the average 12 rider (though I don't use Helibars.) Certainly if you're tucked at all, forget about it, the "rear view" is of nothing but sky.
So far as the vertical angle goes, it's a "one size fits all" design... sportbike riders get the same angle as standard bike riders who get the same angle as cruiser riders... needless to say helmet angles while riding are NOT the same for all types of bikes and riders... so some will see the road behind them, some with higher views and some lower, and some will see nothing but sky.
For this to work well, IMO they need to make the image sharper and brighter, and build in a height adjustment wheel that you could easily operate while riding to aim the mirror higher or lower.
However, to balance things out, there was a guy on another forum that had one who liked it and disagreed with my objections, finding them not to matter to him. So it will depend on the person -- what percent of riders may like it I don't know but it's hard for me to believe it would be most.
My biggest objection is the image quality. Tilting the head back to check the mirrors, while not as convenient as glancing over to mirrors, is not too bad, but having to spend significant time puzzling out the dim, low-res image really sucks and to me is a safety hazard. I don't use mine anymore, actually rode with it only a few weeks to give it a chance and then gave up.
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beansbaxter
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posted November 04, 2005 02:32 PM
It looks more of a novelty, something I will prolly never get. I do hope they have one at this year's Seattle Moto Show so I can see one and try it on.
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frEEk
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posted November 04, 2005 06:44 PM
i still want a rear view camera personally. never had a mirror i coudl see anything in at speed (vibration) and it woudl be nice to have somethign that provided the same field of view regardless of how much you are tucked. however, that lack of ability to change view would mean u cant look a little more to the left or right by moving your head slightly. also be much more of a blind spot.
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trenace
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posted November 04, 2005 07:03 PM
It would be great to have a somewhat-artificial-intelligence controlled rear view camera that would display the most relevant (as judged by presence and absence of cars) field of view, well vibration-isolated and digitally compensated for, with automatic (when no vehicles present nearby in lanes to the side) and manual high zoom to better pick out police vehicles far in the distance.
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frEEk
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posted November 04, 2005 11:44 PM
yeah, and it should run no more than $99 
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