I had little hope for these until today: the other fenders I tried failed. I opened the bag, and took out the front fender. It had a few simple diagrams showing how to strap its bracket to the down tube. Minutes later, bracket on, fender snapped to it, and I'm pretty sure it will block spray from the front tire. I got the rear fender. A few more parts, screws, and I'm thinking, "Here it comes." But again, a few simple diagrams, parts that matched the diagrams, who knew it was possible! I followed the sequence and a few minutes later, it was on, snugly, no cable ties, no mangling the fender to make it fit. The support attaches to the base of the seat tube (dropper post in my case) with a soft and tough strap that gets snugged up with a cam lever. The fender snaps to the support. I adjusted mine to hover 1 cm above the rear tire.
I took it for a short ride. The fenders are out of the way. They don't get in the way when I hang the bike on its hook, as with other bikes. They're both just quietly waiting for the next ride in a downpour. I rode in one 5 days ago, and everything got soaked. These will help,
A cool part of the design is that the rear fender can be removed by releasing the cam lever. The front fender can be removed by loosening its straps. If you're feeling lucky you can leave them off until it's going to rain. I'm leaving them on. I won't accidentally tear them off like I did previous fenders.
I found the method of attaching the mirror to the bars to be awkward and, in one case, impossible. To fit the mirror one must choose between two plugs. Shims are provided to help with fitment, but fitting the mirror depends upon rotating the mirror at the bar end to expand the plug to fit. I was able to fit one bike, but even with shims, I could not fit another of my bikes. There are mirrors available the tighten to the bar with a screw type arrangement , and I found those much better. Once installed, the mirror is fine, but I found that two sizes do not fit all. I ended up buying another brand and have those on all of my bikes because they fit without hassle, and are easier to adjust. The Third Eye mirror just isn't as good.
Love its light weight as compared to the u-lock I prefer to leave at home when I don't anticipate being away from my bike more than just a few minutes. Also like to double up with a u-lock to get some added protection for my front wheel when leaving my bike out of sight for an extended period of time. Downside is the combination lock, with just 3 digits, feels rather insecure vs. a keyed lock. But I greatly appreciate its overall practicality for those rides where I just need to use a restroom or grab a quick beverage.
Got this mirror because the one I had that was similar had gotten scratched. I was a bit concerned because I could not get the piece fully into the bar end probably due to the thickness of the bar tape. Installed as far as I could and gave it a test before trying my plan 'B'. Mirror is solid and stays in place. Bumps that caused my old mirror to move do not affect this mirror. This is on a road bike. Now I will never know if my plan 'B' would have worked:)
