Hey LBS: Stock This Item!

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on December 2, 2011 at 8:53pm

And another:

$15 online.  Again willing to pay a bit more to support a LBS.

In both cases these are items I've found to be really great and looking to lay on another.

(feel free to add your own.)

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Permalink Reply by David on December 2, 2011 at 9:08pm

I know I bought my bar-ista locally.  I'm 85% sure I found it downstairs at Cycle Smithy.   I seem to remember seeing it at Roscoe Village pretty soon after that, but I'm shakier on that memory.

I only consider them semi-local, but REI has the Take-A-Look mirror, which seems to be pretty similar  to the Heads-Up mirror above (it's hard to tell from the picture, but I think the Take-A-Look is more adjustable, you should check it out).  I'm kind of stunned more shops don't carry helmet mirrors, mine has completely changed my awareness of my surroundings on the bike.  But I've never seen them in the local shops (and I've been looking because I want a spare). 

Edit. Ahh, I see now the heads-up is apparently a mirror more for eyeglasses rather than a helmet/glasses mirror like the take-a-look.  Or not. It's hard to read the fine print there. 

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Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on December 2, 2011 at 9:11pm

Rapid is looking into stocking those actually.

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on December 2, 2011 at 9:30pm

Yup, this particular mirror is for goggles or eyeglasses. I've looked at other brands and I want another one of these. I love how a moment of carelessness can pop the mirror off, and you can just pop it back in.

Coupled with these $10 Bolle SS safety glasses  = bliss.

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on December 2, 2011 at 10:39pm

The Barista is at Roscoe Village fo sho. ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Mary Ralph on December 3, 2011 at 10:35pm

kozy's in avondale has helmet mount mirrors (unless they've had a run on them in the past few days). not sure about eyeglasses mirrors, though!

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Permalink Reply by Brendan Kevenides on December 4, 2011 at 11:50am

+1

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on December 30, 2011 at 11:28pm

Forgot to mention-- I picked one (bar-ista) up at Rapid Transit south a few weeks ago.

Love this design.  Hey LBS-- I need two more!

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on December 30, 2011 at 11:31pm

Next up: Hey LBS-- stock this item!

This time of year I'd hope a Chicago LBS would have a reasonably full selection of fenders in stock at all times.

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Permalink Reply by Lanterne Rouge on December 31, 2011 at 9:49am

REI has that (or a variation from a different brand.) I've debated using one in addition to my fenders, but the chainring is surprisingly still pretty clean.

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on December 31, 2011 at 10:34am

Thanks-- I have no doubt you can find this at a national chain-store-- hoping one might be able to find one of this general style at an LBS.

I have this one (just installed it) and another style now (simple with velcro-- no branding) -- not yet sure how these rubber closures are going to hold up (some folks on Amazon had disparaging remarks about them, but there's no way to rule out user error) but I like this design as it looks a little more 'organic' on the bike, and it's narrower at the top making it slightly easier to get a U-lock around it without roughing it up too much.

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Permalink Reply by Marcus Moore on December 31, 2011 at 7:02pm

Howard- I have a couple variations of that front fender.  Swing by if you get a chance; I'll be in Sunday 12-4 and Monday 2-7, if either works for you...

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