The New York/New Jersey ReBcycle beer view mirrors consist of an acrylic mirror mounted in a used bottle cap from a beer brewed in New York or New Jersey and attached to a bicycle spoke.

The spoke can be shaped to fit on the temple of a pair of eyeglasses or sunglasses, onto a bicycle helmet, or onto a baseball cap. The mirror, if mounted on the left and properly adjusted, is designed to help cyclists see vehicles approaching them from behind. Using the beer view mirror (adjusted to show just a bit of my left ear) has been helpful to me and I hope that others will like it.

Listed in the pull-down menu are bottle caps from New York (Bluepoint, Brooklyn, Coney Island, Druthers, Dundee, Evil Twin, He'brew, Ithaca, Keegan, Lake Placid, Middle Ages, Ommegang, Sarnac, Southampton Publick House, Southern Tier, and Three Heads) and New Jersey (Beach Haus, Cape May, Cricket Hill, and Flying Fish). I'm always looking for more caps from good beers, will be adding more as I get them, and if you request a cap from a beer that I don't have listed here, I will do my best to get it.

Spokes for glasses are available in long or short lengths, depending on personal preference. Short spokes (with their mirrors) are usually between 4 1/2" and 5 1/2" long. Long spokes (with their mirrors) are usually between 6 1/2" and 8 1/2" in length. Some people seem to prefer the long spoke because the mirror takes up less of the users visual frame and because it can be more easily adjusted to see around hair, hats, and such. Others prefer the short spokes because they easily fit in a shirt pocket and are slightly more lightweight.

One other option is to have a long spoke clamped to a bicycle helmet. This can work on either hard shelled skater-style helmets or on foam aerodynamic helmets. The third option is to design the spoke to attach to a baseball cap. Personally I prefer the glasses option but the helmet and baseball hat options are loved by the customers who have purchased and used them.

Included below are links to videos of me putting mirrors on my glasses and on my helmet.
- Long Glasses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsqFDDqwKao
- Helmet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f--K2oRHbmY

As shown in the videos, the spokes can be bent and cap rotated to improve adjustment for your particular pair of glasses or helmet in order to help you get the mirror to show objects behind you. Bend the spoke all you need to get the right position; the spokes are hard to break and I'm glad to replace any product that is broken or damaged in any way. If you are concerned about whether the mirror will work for your glasses or helmet please contact me.

The bike spokes are from Baltimore City bike repair shops and local cyclists and vary widely in style and character. The spokes are shaped by me and dipped in a plastic to reduce scratching of the glasses temple. Users can choose the color of plastic (red, orange, yellow, green, light blue, dark blue, purple, or black) for the glasses option in addition to the length of the spoke.

The bottle caps are from myself and my friends and are washed to remove beer residue. I have listed the many bottle cap options, and have some other listings just with beers from a specific state or region, but I have far more caps than listed here and am happy to find any cap that you want for your personal Beer View Mirror. We also have a separate listing for Soda View Mirrors with bottle caps from non-alcoholic beverages and beers from different regions including MD/DE, PA, New England, Midwest, CO/UT/MT, West, International, and macrobrews.

The mirror can also be used for rowing crew or other activities where seeing behind you would be helpful. Rowers generally want their mirrors adjusted for use on the right temple, as do cyclists in countries where vehicles drive on the left, so please let me know if that is your preference.