For cyclists who check over their shoulder
Every time you look behind you, your bike follows.
There's a way to see what's behind you without ever turning your head. I wish I'd found it years ago.
See The ViewThe thing no one says out loud
A shoulder-check isn't actually safe.
You know the moment. You hear something behind you, and to find out what it is you have to turn your head almost all the way around — and the second you do, the bike drifts the same way. You've traded the danger behind you for a new one in front.
Every ride is full of these little gambles. Most of us stopped noticing them years ago, because there was never another option. You just accept that checking behind you means, for a second or two, not really steering.
You've probably tried the alternatives
Bar-end mirrors
Vibrate at speed, knock loose on every bump, and sit at an angle that's never quite right. Most riders have a story of one falling off mid-ride.
Helmet clip mirrors
Shift the moment you move your head, fog up in the cold, and the clip works loose within months. Never in the right position when you need it.
Just turning your head
The default everyone falls back on — and the one that moves the bike and pulls your eyes off the road. It was never a solution. It's the problem.
The fix
There's a mirror in the lens.
The View is a pair of cycling sunglasses with a small mirror integrated into the lens itself — set on a ball-and-socket joint you aim once with a fingertip.
After that, checking behind you is a slight head tilt, not a full head turn. The bike holds its line. Your eyes stay on the road ahead. It's stable at any speed, there's no vibration, no battery, nothing to clip on or fall off. One pair, every ride.
See for yourself
This is what you see.
It's just a glance
- 1
Put them on
Aim the mirror once with a fingertip. It holds — no vibration, no batteries, nothing to clip on.
- 2
Tilt your eyes, not your head
A slight glance down and out. The bike holds its line. Your eyes never leave the road ahead.
- 3
See the road behind
Cars, riders, anything closing on you — in the corner of your lens, the moment you want it.
Straight answer
It takes 2–3 rides to dial in. Then you never go back.
It feels different at first — that's honest. By the third ride the glance is automatic, and an unmirrored ride starts to feel blind.
What cyclists say
I can't ride without these anymore. The mirror completely changed how I see traffic.
Game changer for group rides. I can see the whole paceline behind me without breaking my line.
Took a couple of rides to get used to. Now an unmirrored ride feels blind. I won't go back.
Keep your eyes on the road.
See everything behind you with a glance. Give it three rides.
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