Guys with Glasses
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Joined: Apr 2013
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From: CC TX
I wanted to see what you guys that wear glasses are doing when riding at night or cloudy days where you don't wear sunglasses. I have a full helmet and half helmet and greatly prefer the half helmet. Only problem is when I get up to a decent speed wind is rushing in around my glasses and its hard to see. My sunglasses do ok because they wrap further around my eyes but my regular glasses are killing me.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Anyone have any suggestions?
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Joined: Dec 2012
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From: Palm Coast, Florida
I wear glasses. But...on the bike I usually wear contacts with goggles, with transition lenses. Works great, night or day for me.
With the glasses, I just had too much wind behind the lenses, along with sand.
With the glasses, I just had too much wind behind the lenses, along with sand.
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From: Hill Country, TX
\It's really not that difficult one pair of prescription wraparound riding glasses with transition lenses. Problem solved.
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From: Fishers, IN
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From: Eastern Washington State
Wraparound sunglasses with transition, prescription lens. They turn perfectly clear when inside or out at night. I don't even bother to take my regular glasses with me anymore when I go out on the bike.
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I hate transition lenses. I'm blind as a bat for a few minutes after walking into a dark bar after being in bright sunshine. I much prefer having a second set of glasses. Also, my clear lenses are bi-focals, which helps with reading menus and calculating the tip. Plus, I found that over time I developed a horrible sensitivity to light using transition lenses.
Last edited by keith_stepp; Jun 3, 2013 at 06:08 PM.
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Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Sedalia,Missouri
I have several different pair of prescription glasses for riding.I have Chopper glasses with transition lenses.These glasses have little magnetic pieces that you can attach to the sides.When attached it pretty much seals them up but I then noticed two things. First thing is I seem to fog up easily,second thing I kind of feel like I have blinders on. I actually have worn these glasses more without the magnetic pieces on the sides.One thing I might mention is if I use my 3/4 helmet with a flip down shield the tint on my transitions will not get very dark.Same effect I get in my car. Another pair of prescription glasses I have are called drivers wear which stay tinted all the time.These are designed to be used behind a windshield and kind of make things seem brighter with a yellow effect.I think I'm going to try using these when I go on my road trip later this month wearing my 3/4 helmet with shield.
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I wanted to see what you guys that wear glasses are doing when riding at night or cloudy days where you don't wear sunglasses. I have a full helmet and half helmet and greatly prefer the half helmet. Only problem is when I get up to a decent speed wind is rushing in around my glasses and its hard to see. My sunglasses do ok because they wrap further around my eyes but my regular glasses are killing me.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Anyone have any suggestions?
Of course I picked frames that fit nice and close and have little curve or wrap to them.