What riding glasses do you recommend??
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From: Chesapeake, Va
RE: What riding glasses do you recommend??
I can't offer advice on the self-changing lens but I have ran the gammut on glasses and the best I've found is available at Galeton's.http://www.galeton.com/
I love their Sportstermodel. http://www.galeton.com/item_group.as...;CategoryID=19
Lens are optically corrrect and perfect. I get the grey and clears. At $2 I buy a box at a time. Inexpensive but not cheap!Best of all, they last, and last, and last. Stylish too.
I have some nice polarized glasses bought at a boating supplier for when I'm out on the boat fishing, but still prefer the Galeton's. They are easy on the eyes, no straining. I have an expensive set of Wiley X's sitting the saddlebag. Worn them once. They're not as good in my opinion. They glare. Galenton's don't.
The great thing about these is that they are ANSI certified which takes into account impact and optical clarity. Pretty cool, eh?
I also like a particular pair of AO Safety that I get at Norfolk paint for $6
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...amp;lpage=none
These show ice blue but I get ones that are blue mirrored. I handed them to a friend who rides with Wiley X's and he said, oh you use them too.
Nope. AO Safety at a 10th of the price. All safety standards met.
Sunglasses are like bed mattresses......all marketing. Skip the marketing and you get what you pay for, a great pair of glasses.
John
I love their Sportstermodel. http://www.galeton.com/item_group.as...;CategoryID=19
Lens are optically corrrect and perfect. I get the grey and clears. At $2 I buy a box at a time. Inexpensive but not cheap!Best of all, they last, and last, and last. Stylish too.
I have some nice polarized glasses bought at a boating supplier for when I'm out on the boat fishing, but still prefer the Galeton's. They are easy on the eyes, no straining. I have an expensive set of Wiley X's sitting the saddlebag. Worn them once. They're not as good in my opinion. They glare. Galenton's don't.
The great thing about these is that they are ANSI certified which takes into account impact and optical clarity. Pretty cool, eh?
I also like a particular pair of AO Safety that I get at Norfolk paint for $6
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...amp;lpage=none
These show ice blue but I get ones that are blue mirrored. I handed them to a friend who rides with Wiley X's and he said, oh you use them too.
Nope. AO Safety at a 10th of the price. All safety standards met.
Sunglasses are like bed mattresses......all marketing. Skip the marketing and you get what you pay for, a great pair of glasses.
John
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From: Bartlett, Tennessee
RE: What riding glasses do you recommend??
I've just got my second pair of Curvz transitionals...The first pair I broke, so I ordered the Best Motorcycle glasses, but they are too big for my taste. Also, I wish the foam was removable like the Curvz...
Soooo, back to what works_
Soooo, back to what works_
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From: melbourne fl
RE: What riding glasses do you recommend??
I got to have the foam, I wear hard contact lenses, and when something gets under them...........
Northern Tool has some nice looking Safety Glasses, some with interchangable color lenses for 20 bucks.
Northern Tool has some nice looking Safety Glasses, some with interchangable color lenses for 20 bucks.
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RE: What riding glasses do you recommend??
my eyes are weird when it gets dark i put my glasses on my forhead and my eyes dont even water...I know dangerus i have replaceable clearlenses for my spys now too
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From: Melbourne, Australia
RE: What riding glasses do you recommend??
ORIGINAL: John Little
I have Panoptix prescriptions with auto lenses. I like em so much I threw my other glasses away and wear 'em in the cage too.
I have Panoptix prescriptions with auto lenses. I like em so much I threw my other glasses away and wear 'em in the cage too.