What type of sunglasses
Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2013
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From: Rochester NY
I haven't seen any issue with any screens while wearing polarized lenses in a long time. Newer (within 10 years) LCDs are made differently than older calculator types. My phone looks a little weird, but still very easy to see. I have a good friend who is a commercial pilot and he states he wears polars and has no problems. I know HE has plenty of screens to see.... Polarized lenses are far superior to a simple tint by allowing you see better, truer images without the glare. The only people I don't recommend them for are competitive golfers. Makes it a little harder to "read" the greens (flattens out the small bumps in grass).
Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2013
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From: Rochester NY
I have 2 pr Wiley X sunglasses we were given in Iraq in 2004. They are still great shape. A couple of Marines had shrapnel deflect off the lenses. Doggone good. The foam inside that blocks sand, wind, etc will make you sweat around that area but works very well for intended purpose. I am blind as a bat now without prescription glasses so I just use Cocoon fit overs and call it a day.
Cruiser
Joined: Feb 2015
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From: Kent, England
I haven't seen any issue with any screens while wearing polarized lenses in a long time. Newer (within 10 years) LCDs are made differently than older calculator types. My phone looks a little weird, but still very easy to see. I have a good friend who is a commercial pilot and he states he wears polars and has no problems. I know HE has plenty of screens to see.... Polarized lenses are far superior to a simple tint by allowing you see better, truer images without the glare. The only people I don't recommend them for are competitive golfers. Makes it a little harder to "read" the greens (flattens out the small bumps in grass).
Interestingly I just asked my lad who flies the A320.
He says you cant wear them whilst in flight on the Airbus. You only need to turn your head slightly and you cant see the information on the digital display!
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2017
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From: UAE
I had the same issue while driving in bright afternoon sun and then entering a tunnel. It really blocks your eye sight for short period. For that I had medium dark lenses and a half helmet with drop down shades. That really made a difference. It all depends what your road is gong to be. If it's all open road you can do with interchangeable lenses. In case a lot of tunnels are on your way or forest zone's, you cannot always stop and interchange.
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2017
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From: Lancaster County PA
I usually ride with my Oakleys during the day and carry a set of clears for when I need them at night. Bought a pair of the HD glasses with the transitional lenses in them. They are very nice glasses and it's nice not having to carry 2 sets of glasses with. But i recently returned them because they just didnt get dark enough for me during the daytime. So back to my Oakleys.
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From: Toronto, Ontario
Oakley Frog Skins, they block wind, shatter proof at high speed and you can not beat the quality of vision!
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Same here (and time). I wore those exclusively for 10+ years. Used one pair with dark lenses and the other for clears. Still have them and use them for a back up/loaners. I got a pair of the tactical 5.11 (designed by Wiley X) and they are awesome. Hope to get 10+ years out of them too.