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Old Sep 23, 2008 | 09:10 PM
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I am looking at getting some sunglasses just to keep with my ride. Has any tryed those singalsses that are photochromatic that go from clear to grey depending on the brightness?

Or do you just recmend that you get ones with changeable lens?

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Old Sep 23, 2008 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by jjlefty51
I am looking at getting some sunglasses just to keep with my ride. Has any tryed those singalsses that are photochromatic that go from clear to grey depending on the brightness?

Or do you just recmend that you get ones with changeable lens?

Thx
never tried thos expensive ones.... I'd lose them or break them anyway.

here's my fav's been using them for some time.

http://www.maxxsunglasses.com/products/foamrider.htm

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Old Sep 23, 2008 | 09:20 PM
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I tried the photograys but they don't change much. I almost always ride with a pair of Ocean Waives. Little expensive but what the heck, they're the only eyes I have. At night, I switch to cheep Harley clear glases.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2008 | 09:26 PM
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Check out Wiley X's, I am on my third pair and they're great glasses. I get a new pair every year with my rx in them from the eye doc.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2008 | 09:32 PM
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I'm very pleased with my Eye7 (Panoptix) Bora's. They fit a large head very well and my optician says they are very good optics.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2008 | 09:38 PM
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One of the best out there (the only ones I use) is Serengeti.

The model "Summit" are a perfect fit in all helmets, full face included.

The "Drivers Lense Sienna Copper" give you fantastic contrast with real color of all objects, I sheeeeet you not!

Take a look at them here:


http://www.sunglassescheaper.com/ite...603-detail.htm
 
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Old Sep 23, 2008 | 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by dbianco
Check out Wiley X's, I am on my third pair and they're great glasses. I get a new pair every year with my rx in them from the eye doc.
+1 I've been using Wiley X for years now and great glasses. Super fast transition from dark to light lenses.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2008 | 09:57 PM
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+1 on the Eye7 (Panoptix) Bora's, good fit and they change tint levels very quickly.

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another vote for WileyX - best ones I've ever used
 
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The photo lenses definately do not get dark enough to wear as sunglasses
 
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