I like these riding glasses...

[Nvreloader]

I have had these riding glasses for over a year now,
and they have stood the test of time for me, I am very hard on glasses,
they don't seem to last long around me.
I am very pleased with these glasses, and these glasses have all 3 of the interchangeable lens, Smoke (Grey), Yellow and clear.

Since it has been so blasted hot around here, over a 100* most of the time, I have been resorting to evening rides, but the Buffalo Nat's are in VERY thick clouds, riding with your mouth open and you'll get a full meal, Yuck.

And if you don't wear some type of eye protection you'll be walking home. I hate googles, and have been trying out the Yellow lens for night time rides, works very well and bug free in the eyes.

Changing lens takes less than a minute, once you find out the secret.
Tonight I'll try the clear lens to see which is better. See glass information here:
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Tia,

 

[Deacon Blues]

For me the number one thing I look for when considering purchasing riding glasses is UV protection.

 

[fooferdoggie]

For me the number one thing I look for when considering purchasing riding glasses is UV protection.

uv is easy pretty much any glasses with plastic protect against uv.
What's hard is to get good optics. Since I wear glasses I am really picky what is in front of my face. I guess if I rode in a car I would not be so picky.
but what you get f you spend more is you get good ventilation no slip and durability. keeping the bugs out of your face is good. the wind and rain too.
I wanted the big glasses cyclists use but the prescription adaptors don't tape progressive lenses or bifocal. so had to go this route and man its not cheap. the lens alone are 550.00
but they work well and I can read my bike computer with them with a bill on my helmet they keep the rain out of my eyes well too. Plus they are a high-end transition so they get really dark in bright light. these don't slide and they stay cool. the more you sweat the stickier they become.

 

[Nvreloader]

For me the number one thing I look for when considering purchasing riding glasses is UV protection.

Deacon
These Lenses provide 100 percent protection from harmful UVA/UVB/UVC rays.
I just wish that they were Polaroid also.
The Yellow lens worked very well, even in full darkness,
just running the bikes head lights, which are NOT very bright etc.
Thanks. ymmv

 

[Nvreloader]

Foo
If I bought glasses at that level, the first thing that would happen is,
I'd set on them and break them, that is what happened to my first pair of shooting glass that were over a 100 clams.

 

[fooferdoggie]

Deacon
These Lenses provide 100 percent protection from harmful UVA/UVB/UVC rays.
I just wish that they were Polaroid also.
The Yellow lens worked very well, even in full darkness,
just running the bikes head lights, which are NOT very bright etc.
Thanks. ymmv

you don't want polarized because it makes it hard to see holes and ruts and stuff. you lose depth.

 

[fooferdoggie]

Foo
If I bought glasses at that level, the first thing that would happen is,
I'd set on them and break them, that is what happened to my first pair of shooting glass that were over a 100 clams.

the arms pop off the lens pop out don't ask me how I found this out. but I don't usually break glasses ( one of the few things I don't break)

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

you don't want polarized because it makes it hard to see holes and ruts and stuff. you lose depth.

I ride with polarized prescription sunglasses all the time and can't say that I've ever noticed those problems.

But maybe you're referring to holes and ruts with standing water in rainy Portland. Not much standing water here in semi-arid SoCal.

Polarized lenses do require a head tilt to the side to see some screens, but that's easy to get used to.

On the plus side, the polarized lenses in glasses are oriented to cut glare reflected from roughly horizontal shiny surfaces like water, car bodies, and waxy leaves. Overall, that makes for less eye strain and richer colors.

 

[fooferdoggie]

I ride with polarized prescription sunglasses all the time and can't say that I've ever noticed those problems.

But maybe you're referring to holes and ruts with standing water in rainy Portland. Not much standing water here in semi-arid SoCal.

Polarized lenses do require a head tilt to the side to see some screens, but that's easy to get used to.

On the plus side, the polarized lenses in glasses are oriented to cut glare reflected from roughly horizontal shiny surfaces like water, car bodies, and waxy leaves. Overall, that makes for less eye strain and richer colors.

when I was trying to find the right color I talked to a couple of glasses experts about color. Neither one recommended a polarized lens for cycling because it's harder to see changes in the road. . glare coatings take care of that issue easily with no change in light. but the richness in color has nothing to do with polarized it is all to do with the color of the lens. browns are more rich than grays. grays are more neutral. porlized are more recommended behind a car's windshield. ruby red does really well in varied light conditions but it is not dark enough for really bright sun and my eyes did not like it. I found this is the best way to go since you only need one set of glasses but it adds a fair amount to the cost. but I can wear the glasses in rain or full sun and at night.

Transitions GEN S: Dynamic Lenses for Everyday Wear

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[Jeremy McCreary]

... but the richness in color has nothing to do with polarized...

Not true, as anyone who's done serious photography with polarizing filters can tell you.

Many sources of reflected glare in the enviroment, and most of it becomes polarized on reflection. This glare washes out the scene's true colors. A polarizer oriented to block it eliminates the wash-out.

Cutting the glare reflected off leaves is a strong reason to use a polarizer in landscape photography. Since leaves on average face upward, the glare they reflect is on average polarized in the direction blocked by polarized sunglasses.

 

[Nvreloader]

Try looking for fish with Polarized glasses,
you'll see the difference, real quick...
that's why fisherman wear them.

 

[fooferdoggie]

Try looking for fish with Polarized glasses,
you'll see the difference, real quick...
that's why fisherman wear them.

yep its handy when I accidentally ride underwater (G)

 

[m@Robertson]

My eyes are weird as I have been able to use simple off-the-shelf 'readers' for decades. An optometrist who fitted me for my one and only set of prescription lenses told me that readers will just bring the world into focus at a single distance, but I knew from using them for years that was baloney.

I ride with these cheap reader-magnified sunglasses that match the lens that I normally wear. Amazon tells me I have bought them 4 times since 2019. I must have bought 2 or 3 at a pop on some of my orders, as I have had more than 4 of them over the years. $15 each.

The reason I bring them up at all is their wraparound style. The solid nose bridge and the overall shape make them good for riding - literally - in freezing weather where otherwise the cold air blast will make your eyes water and freeze your nose bridge. In the summer, as seen below, when worn with a thin head gaiter they keep the bugs from streaking in thru any openings and out of my eyes.

 

[Kayakguy]

Deacon
These Lenses provide 100 percent protection from harmful UVA/UVB/UVC rays.
I just wish that they were Polaroid also.
The Yellow lens worked very well, even in full darkness,
just running the bikes head lights, which are NOT very bright etc.
Thanks. ymmv

I discovered that if I use my credit card with a card reader at a vendor, I can't see anything on the screen because the glasses are polarized.

 

[bobf]

With my older eyes I have trouble seeing a bike computer. The solution was to convert sunglasses into bifocals using stick-on lenses. The ones I bought were OPTX Hydrotac. They work much better than I expected: easy to install and they stay in place when I clean my lenses with mild soap. They can be trimmed with scissors so that the magnified field is tucked away toward the bottom edge of each lens.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

My eyes are weird as I have been able to use simple off-the-shelf 'readers' for decades....

The reason I bring them up at all is their wraparound style....

Wraparound coverage is really valuable. "Unwanted light" is a useful concept in photography, and it applies to vision as well.

Basically, you only want the light needed to form the image you're after to enter your camera lens. Everything else should be blocked — with a lens hood, polarizer, or even your hat. Glare is almost always unwanted.

Ditto for your eyes. Light coming in from the side is usually unwanted in this sense, and wraparound sunglasses tone it down.

 

[fooferdoggie]

Was wondering how well the Panoptix/Wiley X or Rudy Project glasses with the windblock inserts work and what do you recommend. I demoed a Street Bob with my regular sunglasses on andthey didn't do much to protect my eyes. Thanks. My list of stuff seems to be growing and I haven't even gotten the bike yet.

I tried the Rudy Project glasses with insets and they felt good but they had no antiglare built-in and I learned I don't like having to look through two sets of lens. the inserts cant use progressive lens (I don't think you can find inserts that can)

 

[rbeckert]

For me the number one thing I look for when considering purchasing riding glasses is UV protection.

I've used these sunglasses (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00982XXJ6?psc=1) since 2015 for running and cycling and they are practically indestructible! Note that they are ANSI Z87.1+ standards for personal eye protection with Polycarbonate lenses providing 99.9% UVA/ UVB/UVC protection. The price listed is for 12 PAIRS!

 

[mrgold35]

I started out with wrap around eye protection; but, they didn't work in all situations. I had issues with hitting a swarm of gnats and getting bugs in my eyes, getting dust/dirt in my eyes on windy days or trail riding, or my eyes start to water in colder temps. I figured the non-helmet wearing motorcycle riders use windproof googles. They come in different styles, UV protection, interchangeable lens colors (clear, smoke, yellow), change out the arms for head strap, and polarized option. I have two pairs for day (polarized) or clear for night/low light riding.

I like Wynd Blocker on Amazon, USA, w/ or w/o polarization and different lens inserts:

 

[spokewrench]

People see a biker in dark glasses and assume he's not on the side of law and order... unless of course he wears a suitable hat.