Guys with Glasses
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,817
Likes: 116
From: Raleigh, NC
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?
5th Gear
Joined: Jan 2015
Posts: 9
Likes: 0
From: El Dorado, Kansas
I used to wear Wiley X military issue, I believe they were SG1's...had two pair, one fitted with tinted RX lenses, one with clear RX lenses. It wasn't cheap but was worth it. The Wiley X's had optional elastic head band that could be switched out to regular earpieces. I never cared for the foam eye gasket as it caused them to fog up, I just tore it out and removed all the sticky glue. Last year, I had the Lasik eye surgery, so now I wear whatever I want but still prefer Wiley X frames for my big head.
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 212
Likes: 4
From: South Carolina
Heritage has windshield but too much wind and other junk not to wear some kind of protection. I wear shaded, polarized glasses with foam padding to block wind/other stuff from coming into the eye in daytime and the same in clear at night.
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 3,133
Likes: 504
From: Lake County, IL
I've always worn clear prescription glasses with my no-windshield bikes, and haven't had a problem. I recall wearing sunglasses with contacts, usually no problem, but with one pair of sunglasses the wind stripped a contact lens right out of my eye.
I'd suspect the shape of your glasses.
I'd suspect the shape of your glasses.
Advanced
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 51
Likes: 2
From: New Orleans
Due to having a very high astigmatism I can not get any type of wrap around glasses. What I found to be the best option for me is to wear shooting glasses over my prescription glasses. The best part about that method is that the shooting glasses cost less than $10 and they come in clear, tinted, and yellow lenses.
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Road Master
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 1,132
Likes: 150
From: Michigan
Blind as a bat here. Usually, I wear contacts. I have Px sunglasses, but my script is so strong, I can only wear the Wayfarer style as that's the only lens shape that can handle it. I'm actually thinking about getting a pair of script goggles made.
