Sunglasses

[mikepg]

Grazoid - Ihave order a pair of these as well as the cheap as chips £3.50 a pair safety glasses just in case.

I have no intention of paying daft money for 'designer' labels - it's bad enough riding a shiny new R12 let alone sporting over=priced 'eye-wear'!

I think that there is allot of tosh written on some web-sites about specs - one even recommends polarised lenses and as Nick said and IMHO, polarised will do your head in when you flip your vison down and then look through a screen!.

So - maybe my quest is soon to be over in the search for a perfect set of glasses!

 

[cookie]

But the polarised lenses seem to interfere with the helmet visor and bike screen.

mine do that.

bit of floyd on the ipod, i'm sorted

 

[The pater]

You shouldn't make a choice by internet and buy without trying the sunglasses with your helmet on your head !


OK, I did make some choices with the help of internet. But at the end I went to the shop and tried several sunglasses.
I haven't chosen the ones having the design that I like, but thoses having the glasses that I wanted (photochromatic and anti-fog) and with which I felt confortable.

http://new.julbo.fr/uk/en/Speed/

My wife didn't take the same. Because she felt confortable with some others, but still Julbos sunglasses.

So my recommendation : try them before buying !

 

[mikepg]

You are right of course The Pater - but I also think you have a much better choice in France than we do over here up North!

 

[Bronco Billy]

Tested and used by the military .......... will withstand a shotgun blast at short range ........ Get a pair with the three interchangable lenses, Dark,Yellow and clear ...... Straight arms and comfortable .......... best I`ve used in years and I wear an open face helmet a lot of the time ......

http://www.essgoggles.com/whats_hot.html
ESS Goggles - Protective Goggles - Ballistic Goggles - Eye Protection

 

[The Slow Granger]

How much are these fully interchangable with grenade launcher MI5 specials?

High speed & low drag frames........... somewhat overexpressed for a pair of sunglasses unless they are compared to a 1957 pair of US sitcom specs that sit under some very BIG hair?

as ken says in the blub.... 'We have tested the Eye Safety Systems goggles and are particularly impressed with the ESS Striker TurboFan. Its durability, reliability, function, and performance have proven to be a top choice for our trainees who work on S.W.A.T. teams. For those of us who must work in inclement weather-from humid, hot days and nights to frozen tundra in upstate NY winters-fogged eye systems are an intrinsic problem, one which you have answered. Form, function, and fit come together in you system and allow vision to be clearer and eyes to be protected. '
Ken Cooper, Director, Tactical Handgun Training of NY, Inc.

But Ken - they are still _ucked if you drop 'em, maybe its Ken with the big hair and Ra Ra skirt?

Sorry Bronco, - just having a P_ss take as I have to work today. on me

The Incredibly Bitter and Slow (who has to work today to catch up) Granger





Ps all who are looking if they come up to standard its the same standard!

 

[garfield]

the yellow glasses I was gonna buy (see earlier post) have just arrived by courier, quite happy with them, fit very nicely under the helmet, will see how good they are once I ride, but I think they'll really help with night driving

only thing, if I was charging postage on e-bay like what they do, there'd be a murder

 

[Womble]

Sunglasses for use with contact lenses

I'm a long-time spectacle wearer, but I also enjoy the freedom of occasionally wearing contact lenses. Unfortunately for me, the best occasional use lenses still don't stand up well to breezes and there's no way I could consider using them on the bike.

However, a couple of the recommendations so far seem to have foam rubber padding around the rims and they look like I might be able to get away with using them on the bike, as this might seal out the draughts.

Has anyone got any experience of the Fuglies or the Motorcycle Sunglasses, and would they be able to comment on the effectiveness of the seal?

 

[chapsworth]

Got my Crackerjack (CRACKERJACK!! ) safety glasses - look good for the money. However they are safety glasses and not sunglasses . Is there a difference?

Will try them on the motorbike but wonder how optically good they will be for long distance. If not will end up using them on the mountain bike and who cares if they get damaged.

 

[Skippy]

Oops!

How long do these Babies last for then?

Sorry, been away for a couple of days and missed this.

They last for as long as you don't put a deep scratch on them and even then only if it's in-vision.

I wore a pair of the blue irridium type for months and only changed to a new pair cos I gave them away to another tosser.

The yellow lenses turn glooyness into a sunny day without the glare. Brilliant!

 

[Skippy]

http://www.swissonesafety.com/

The Crackerjack are the ones.

I have had to prod my eye before to check if I'm wearing them. Honest, they're that light and comfy.

Here's where I got them from; http://www.aspli.com/

Superb service and delivered next day.

Highly recommend the glasses and the supplier.

 

[Loiq]

I wear glasses and contacts the sunglassess of choice for adventure sports are Wiley X frames designed for Parachuting, I use mine for Paragliding and Shooting and Motorcycling come with internchangable lenses clear and dark fit fine into crash helmit and have foam padding around the edges to stop getting cut or side ways wind vortex which you get at more than 100mph with normal gasses Oh and they are ballistic spec so tough as old boots and Polarising...

Top draw bit of kit

got mine from a mate in army apparently they get a discount

 

[chapsworth]

Now doubt my wife will think me and sunglasses are the same as women and handbags.....

Anyway, having followed this thread I've ended up with 3 pairs of Crackerjack safety specs. Haven't used them yet but cheap, light and ideal to keep on the bike or in the car.

Have also just ordered some ESS (www.essgoggles.com) CDI and ICE sunglasses, so we'll see what they are like.

 

[Rocket Rob]

We get issued these glasses for use in the Gulf and I also use them on the 1200 GS. Good kit.

 

[Rolf]

I'm a long-time spectacle wearer, but I also enjoy the freedom of occasionally wearing contact lenses. Unfortunately for me, the best occasional use lenses still don't stand up well to breezes and there's no way I could consider using them on the bike.

Tobermory - I have worn glasses for years and have started wearing contacts this year - have had no problems after getting used to them on the bike, even riding to Morocco on back last month. Iuse a pair of 'Dirty Dog' sunglasses I bought for about £30 in Hein Gericke, nice wrap round so no obscuring of peripheral vision as you get with a lot of glasses, good fit which cuts out all light. Have found use of sunglasses, like ordinary glasses, can vary a bit from helmet to helmet - much easier to wear with my System IV than curretn Arai Tour X.

 

[TheWarlock]

Have used Sundogs for the past three years on the bike. Very comfortable. Straight arms so no problem getting them in the side of the helmet. Wrap around so no peripheral vision distortion and excellent draught prevention. If you get the right ones, they come with three interchangeable lenses, dark, yellow and clear. The yellow ones are brilliant in low light conditions, a bit like turning the lights on.

They are being aimed at golfers and cyclists, but work equally well for us. I have a spare lens with mark on it where a stone impacted at about fifty mph. Don't know if they are ballistic tested, but they appear to work okay.

 

[Womble]

Slow Granger kindly sent me a couple of pairs of sunglasses that he'd retired, so I decided to do a bit of roadtesting, once I'd got some free time and unearthed the bike from behind some tat in the garage.

I had 2 sets of glasses to play with, the SwissOne Crackerjacks and some Protector Explorers. As I was going to be out for a few hours, I decided to use the SwissOnes - the Protectors had some scratches that I knew I wouldn't be happy with if I was covering the miles.

After a couple of hours on the bike, on a variety of roads, both visor up and visor down, I found the SwissOne specs to be impressive, optically good and I didn't notice any strange visual effects. Unfortunately for me, there is still just a little too much of a breeze around the edges for continual use, but it was close!

I think that I'll give the Fuglies a go (without the polarisation), but I'll grab some SwissOne CrackerJacks or CoverJacks in clear and Yellow so I can be flexible while out and about. One of the things that had been holding me back from using contacts on the bike was the problem of what I was going to do if it got too dark and I had to take off the sunglasses. Of course, the blindingly obvious answer is to use clear protective specs

If anyone else wants to try out these specs, send me a PM and I'll forward them

 

[chapsworth]

I've used the Crackerjacks a couple of times now and been impressed. I like the idea that if i drop or scratch them then it's no big deal.

 

[mikepg]

Well - two weeks now with a set of Swissones - and they are absolutely perfect!

Cheapest place to get them (so far is at http://www.medisave.co.uk/default.php)

 

[B Murr]

I no longer use glasses on the bike since getting my schuberth concept with built in sun visor. Vision doesn't seem distorted and I can turn my glasses on or off at the slide of a lever, it's quite liberating not having to think about sunglasses when setting off and being able to turn them on or off when needed. Having the chin piece up doesn't effect it either. Might be worth a punt if you were also thinking of changing helmets?