Prescription Eyewear

[Wazoo]

Please share your thoughts on resiliant, stylish and reasonably priced prescription eyewear for riding. I wear my MJs during the day but I'm in need of clears for night, preferably the kind of lens that gets dark in the sun.

 

[kevorama]

I have been a big fan of Wiley X glasses. Mine are polycarbonate and I also use them as tactical glasses. The U.S. military is also a big fan of them. The best prices I have found have been through www.framesdirect.com and you can usually find a coupon code to save you a bunch of $$$. My last purchase put my riding specs at $300 and the coupon knocked them down to $200! The glasses I have are called Wiley X AirRage Prescription Sunglasses.

http://www.framesdirect.com/Wiley-X-Sun-Prescription-prescsgp/rxsgp-lamirj-s-l-k-k-tcqdni.html

I hope that this helps :thumbup:

 

[currin20fan]

Glasses

I have tried several different eyewear and opted for the sunglasses that fit over my glasses. That works well for me, however, I also have a half helmet that I use my sunvisor over my regular glasses. I also have a 3/4 helmet with a sunvisor and a clear visor on it. 3/4 I use in the winter time. All of this seems to work well for me instead of shelling out the dollars for perscription sunglasses.

Fit overs I found at JP Cycles and they do carry a cheaper brand at Walmart.

 

[NancysToy]

I just wear my regular or Rx sunglasses with a full-face helmet.

 

[Chupaca]

:agree: I have a modular helmet and wear my glasses with a clear shield..just when night fall need to remove the sun glasses.:thumbup:

 

[Texmac1011]

I visited my local Lenscrafters, Eyemasters and Pearle Vision to try on the differentstyles of glasses/goggles. I found what I liked at Pearle Vision and got prescription bifocal transition googles, convertible to glasses, for $200.

 

[Bob Denman]

Modular Helmet; Clip-ons for the daytime battles, and they go in a pocket once the Sun sets... :thumbup:

 

[duneside]

I did the Wiley-x light adjusting glasses with the foam around the lenses to help keep the wind out of my eyes.

 

[FANG]

Find that transitions work well for a quick jaunt outside but the longer I am outside in bright sun I find they are less effective. I just use my built in sun visor with my regular glasses or poloarized polycarbonate Oakley's that I had my Rx put in them.

 

[Grandpa Pete]

Shades

I do the same thing Bob does. Works great!!

 

[MtlBen]

Make sure they are not polarized !

Whatever you buy, make sure they are not polarized.

Mine interfere with my RT's LCD display and with my helmet visor.


...Ben...

 

[ruthie]

Check out e-tint visor. Had my e-tint for two years and love it. Works as advertised. Try this web site E-tint.comõ

 

[MtlBen]

Check out e-tint visor. Had my e-tint for two years and love it. Works as advertised. Try this web site E-tint.comõ

Cool technology ! But I am not sure I would give up my pinlock for it.

...Ben...

PS: Their web site is: http://e-tintproducts.com

 

[Bob Denman]

e-tint? Thanks for the link; I'd never heard of them before! :thumbup:

 

[bruiser]

I have a pair of wrap around Costas with my prescription in them. Also have crizal transitions that I wear with my visor.

 

[asp125]

I wear a full face helmet with tinted shield for daytime, and another one with a flip down sunshade for dusk/night. Most sunglasses have arms too big to squeeze between the helmet and my ears, so I wear regular wire framed prescription glasses (Transitions lenses) underneath.

 

[jerpinoy]

I got my transition glasses at Cosco for $ 130. They automatically darken during bright sunlight which fill my need.:doorag:

 

[Olddood]

eyewear

Hi Guys and Dolls,
I opted for the cheap comfortable glasses (shatterproof) and I went to wal-mart where they gave me a free trial pair of contact lenses and now That's what I always wear when riding, regardless of helmet type.

 

[ARtraveler]

Nolan helmets with the flip down sun shade. I wear my RX glasses and when the need arises flip down the helmet interior sun shade. The visors come in many shades as well as the sun shades.

I use a light smoke for the outside visor on one helmet and have the blue tint on another. I use a darker interior sunshade for those bright days.

 

[MtlBen]

Nolan helmets with the flip down sun shade. I wear my RX glasses and when the need arises flip down the helmet interior sun shade. The visors come in many shades as well as the sun shades.

I use a light smoke for the outside visor on one helmet and have the blue tint on another. I use a darker interior sunshade for those bright days.

I also have a Nolan (N104), but there are times (sunset) that even with the internal sun visor down, I wish I would have real sunglasses.

The Nolan clear shield blocks enough UVs to prevent my transition Rx glasses from darkening.

...Ben...