Random Question on Eyewear While Riding...

I was watchin' vid of a ride me and my buddies took on Sunday, and noticed the differences in some of the riders... Myself and 2 others had tinted lenses on our lids, 2 wore shades inside the full-face, and one had a clear lens.

So, that got me thinking, what do you guys do for eyewear?

I've heard horror stories about guys gettin' their oribtals crushed in a fall (shades inside full-face) or their nose sliced open (flip-down shade component of some lids). I see a lot of cruiser guys with half-shells and shades too... I even saw some lenses they make now that tint themselves based on the ambient light (I think they're "wiki-shields" or somethin). Personally, I love my tinted lens, and once I got used to it, riding even in the middle of the night isn't a problem.

SO everybody, give up your opinions and preferences :biggrin:

 

I have the inside sun visor built into the helmet ( I cut about an inch off so when I look at my mirrors and instruments, I'm not looking though the tint(and since you mentioned it, it doesn't sit as close to my nose either). I also have a one inch strip of window tint on the top inside of my clear visor.
When I wear my Arie I have too sets of padded eyeglasses, dark/yellow....

 

All my helmets are equipped with dark smoke visors Pyro. The darker the better. I simply prefer them. I'm not a big fan of wearing sunglasses with my helmet on,although I do carry a pair of clear glasses with me just in case I'm out riding past sundown with the dark visor.

When I'm out touring,and I know that I'll be riding in the dark,I carry my clear visor with me in a visor pouch. It's made by Fieldsheer. The outside of the pouch is made of a textile material,and the inside is lined with soft terry cloth so the visor won't get scratched. You wear it around your waist like a fanny pack,with the visor cupped around either your right or left side. You'd think that it would be awkward or distracting while you're riding but it's not. After a couple of minutes I completely forget that I'm wearing the thing. Fieldsheer makes them in two styles for carrying either one or two visors.

 

I have a tinted visor. (smoke) It doesn't block out a lot of the light so I wear my Maui Jims. I know not a really good idea, but, the Jims lenses have a sort of filter effect in the day time.( It slips my mind what the lens type it is called.) It really clears up my veiw during the day. It illiminates hazeing that you normally see in the summertime. I've also used it in every day driveing in my truck. Last week it rained so hard I couldn't see 30 feet in front of me but when I had the glasses on it added another 10-15 feet of visibility which is important in those kind of conditions. At night riding the VFR I just take off the glasses and the smoked lens isn't dark enough to inhibit my rideing. That is of course when I actually do ride after dusk.

 

I always wear a full face helmet and very lightly tinted face shield. Or a clear shield. All my shields have a "sun blocker" which is a slim, dark, transparent film at the top of the face shield, this works as a visor for dawn/dusk sun situations.

The "sun blocker" is my most important accessory, I can't live w/o it.

Ron

 

I think the word your looking for is "polarized". I do a lot of fishing, and having polarized glasses is a necessity. It makes things much more clear, whether its in bright sun, haze, fog, rain, and can even reduce the reflection of oncoming headlights. (PS - Maui Jim makes a great polarized sunglass - that's a good purchase right there!). The color of the lenses can be important too.

I wear prescription glasses, not contacts, so I always have glasses on underneath my lid. I have one dark tinted visor which is my favorite. It allows enough light in, without being too dark in the event I get caught in bad weather, or happen to be out later than planned. I'll sometimes carry a clear visor with me to swap out if necessary. I also have one of the "reflective gold" type of visors. I hate it. Not sure if its the brand or if they are all like that, but it leaves prisms in my view. I don't use it anymore.

Clarity on visors can vary from one manufacturer to the next. Some use an actual mold to form the visor, whereas others might have a flat sheet that is subsequently bent into the shape needed. That former will almost always be more clear, especially on the peripheral vision.