Guys with Glasses
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From: Norman Ok.
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2014
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From: Michigan
I take it you're nearsighted. How strong is your script? Also, I may be older than you - do they do progressives?
Tourer
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: Tillsonburg, Ontario
Yes the do Progressives, just for us old people. Had the optometrist do mine.
5th Gear
Joined: Jan 2015
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From: El Dorado, Kansas
Another option is a brand called Fatheadz...I used to wear these with transition lenses. It is an old school look made for folks with big heads so they tend to be wider but not a wrap around. Out in the sun, when riding they looked and functioned like an old school pair of sunglasses. I got mine at a Walmart optical shop pretty reasonably and were my daily wear for a long time. My Wiley X RX glasses were better at blocking wind but if you can't wear a wrap around style the Fatheadz might be worth looking into.
Tourer
Joined: Oct 2010
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From: Bel Air, MD
I have a pair of Wiley-X prescription transitionals that work great! I actually used my vision insurance through my company and got them through my eye doctor. I am entitled to new frames and lenses every two years so I just used one year and got the Wiley-X's. Only cost me $50 through my vision insurance.
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From: The City Of New York
Astigmatism here as well. Sport Rx in Ca was able to make me a set of semi-wraparounds with light weight transition lenses. I think I'm ready for Lazik though. Last time I went for new clear and suns it was close to $1300!
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From: Central California
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.
I reckon it's up to the individual and what their own comfort level/cool factor is, but one day out in the foothills, I took a hornet to the face at about 50mph. Damn near crashed. That was it. "T'hell with the cool factor" I says to myself. Bought a full face modular that day and never looked back. I actually think my head stays cooler because of the flow-thru ventilation.
On my naked bikes, the FF is great. Behind the windshield on my Deluxe, I flip open the visor and get a nice breeze. When all is said and done, I can just pull on the helmet and hit the road. Don't have to put a set of goggles on, or a bandana to keep my nose from freezing off on cold days. Just pull it on a ride. Just seemed to be the best no nonsense solution for me.