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Old Mar 13, 2015 | 07:59 PM
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It's that time, time to wear RX while riding. Looking for advice, what everyone wears etc...for their Rx sunglasses. I don't like the idea of carrying or paying for clears and sunglasses, so transitions are definitely an option. I do here that most people say transitions don't get dark enough?? I started my search with Wiley x and Oakly.

Spring is finally here in the North east!! Looking fwd to get in my knees in the breeze!
 
Old Mar 13, 2015 | 08:05 PM
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I have Oakley transitions and I really like them
 
Old Mar 13, 2015 | 08:25 PM
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I have the Wiley X with the extra active Transition coating, they work pretty well but you have to wipe the bug juice off pretty quickly or it eats through the coating leaving yellow areas that won't turn dark.
 
Old Mar 13, 2015 | 08:39 PM
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I have Costa sunglasses that aren't Rx. I had Rx lenses made in grey and clear for my Wiley-X pair.

Here is a recent thread on sunglasses. You may find some posts helpful.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/gener...xperience.html
 
Old Mar 13, 2015 | 08:48 PM
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I have Oakley transition lenses and they do get dark. The transition coating does scratch, as I found out with my first pair.
 
Old Mar 13, 2015 | 09:21 PM
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Contact lenses & Some sort of safety glasses.


 
Old Mar 13, 2015 | 09:34 PM
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Bolle sunglasses with prescription transition lenses in them
 
Old Mar 13, 2015 | 09:37 PM
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If bi-focals is all you need -

http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/safreadglas.html

Radians work for me.
 
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I've been trying to get a new set of prescription riding glasses thru Eye Mart since just before Christmas. They wrote down my prescription wrong and couldn't understand why I kept complaining that the left lens was blurry. Well duh, idiots. Try checking the prescription you have on file sometime during that whole process!! I gave up and demanded a refund.


I may give Rider's Eye a try. Prices are very reasonable.
http://riderseye.com/prescription.html?limit=30
 



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