Why HubBub developed our own helmet mirror.

We never wanted to "take business away" from Chuck Harris. He's a nice guy and makes a nice product. His mirrors have been on the market a long time and we bought many, many from him with our logo on the back.

Then, about two years ago, the mirrors began having issues - the mirror was discoloring - the silver was somehow coming off the back. Now, Chuck has always stood behind his mirrors and would replace them. But, here's the thing; Chuck could not keep up with our needs.

We tried to order as many as we needed - and we even tried pre-paying him for our orders. But, (and I don't fault him for this) I know his priority was to fill his RETAIL orders first. He would go to rides and tweak a mirror for you - just for you - that's pretty cool. But, HubBub would wait, and wait, and wait - sometimes as much as 6 months - and then only get 15 or 20 mirrors.

So, HubBub always had a waiting list - a LONG waiting list. And then, suddenly we had several dozen mirros that had gone bad.

So we began researching having our own mirror made - we even contacted Chuck and asked if he wanted to "collaborate" on the mirror project. His wire form with our mirror. Chuck never even answered our inquiry.

So, we developed the HubBub helmet mirror and it is loosely based upon his idea. It is 100% made in NE Ohio. (except the DT spoke, which is made in Colorado). The differences? Our mirror is shaped differently ; every wire form is uniform in size, shape, length, and weight; our mirror weighs a bit less than his (just a couple of grams) and most importantly - we have them IN STOCK ALL THE TIME NOW.

Our mirror took 20 months to develop. We are proud of it and think it is at least as good, if not better, than Chuck's. No, it isn't made of all recycled materials - so for those who are interested in "green" - maybe Chuck's is a bit more enticing. But, we have a huge stack of mirrors that can't be used - or reused for that matter - so, I think the "green" thing might be moot.

At any rate, if you like our mirror - we are happy. If you like Chuck's mirror, that's okay too. There is plenty of room for two people making a nice helmet mirror in the marketplace.

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