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I got my fly shield installed by the mechanic when he adjusted my highway pegs for me after I dropped the bike.
However, I feel like it's not doing what I want. For example, I don't know for sure, but I feel like it made the wind in my face worse. After it was installed and I got on the highway, I found myself thinking, "Wow, my lips are actually pressed flat against my teeth. That's new." Additionally, the wind noise seems worse. Also, I was looking for an effect that the deflected stream of air would actually deflect projectiles, like insects and the small pebbles that fly out from beneath the tires of vehicles in front of me. But I am still getting hit in the face.
I explained the above to an experienced rider that I played disc golf with on Saturday, and he suggested that I adjust the angle of the shield to be more straight up and down, instead of being angled in line with the forks. What do you think? Is that worth a try, or would I be wasting my time? I'm kind of reluctant to adjust it to that angle because it seems to me that the metal piece would be repositioned to partially block the headlight, but I don't know for sure.
To get a better idea of the angle, turn the pic until the front of the headlight is straight up and down.
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