Wearing Sunglasses (damned low sun)

[tuscarora]

Anyone wear sunglasses to cut down on glare? I'm not really over the moon with my current lid so don't wanna shell out money for a tinted visor, and last Sunday I reached the end of my patience with low winter sun and wet roads. Made me cry.. well, water came outta my eyes. For most of the journey

I was thinking if you did have a spill, then sunglasses inside a helmet probly ain't the best idea, anyone heard any horror/oh-actually-it's-fine stories about that?

Or have any cheapo recommendations for cutting down on glare (squinting does not count!)?

[Pete]

If you do get some I can highly recommend Bloc sunglasses. They're not massively expensive (£30 in the shops, I got mine for £10 at an exhibition!) and the lenses are virtually unbreakable. They're recommended for activities such as rock climbing and I've even worn them whilst white water kayaking before!

The arms on the sunglasses might dig into the side of your head a bit though. However there is one make of helmet that have channels in the padding so the user can wear sunglasses! I'll see if I can find it now...

EDIT: the helmet is the Shoei Synchrotec II and these are my glasses (Bloc Hawkeye):

http://discountdesignersunglassesuk.co.uk/image/cache/Bloc%20Cobra%20Sunglasses%20X20-500x500.jpg

[Guest]

Last year my mate was tinting his car windows so i put a 2" strip of window tint on my visor,it worked most of the the time but eventually fell off

[Steve365]

I go for a pair of wraparound shades similar to the Bloc ones above and have never had a problem. They should fit inside your helmet and there's various makes from all over the place depending on your budget.

[tuscarora]

Cheers for the tips. I'm looking at these at the minute http://www.motorcyclesunglasses.co.uk/sunglasses.html although that could more be the result of them being the first on the google search than exhaustive research, though they do have a very good review.

One thing I'd like to hear people's experience on is the polarising/normal difference. Do polarised lenses significantly cut down on road glare? That seems to be the claim, but it's not something I've had the opportunity to test.

Also what do ye reckon of the price of thems glasses on the link? I was thinking of the smoked ones. That said, £10 sounds more my sort of pace than 40!

[Guest]

Anyone wear sunglasses to cut down on glare? I'm not really over the moon with my current lid so don't wanna shell out money for a tinted visor, and last Sunday I reached the end of my patience with low winter sun and wet roads. Made me cry.. well, water came outta my eyes. For most of the journey

I was thinking if you did have a spill, then sunglasses inside a helmet probly ain't the best idea, anyone heard any horror/oh-actually-it's-fine stories about that?

Or have any cheapo recommendations for cutting down on glare (squinting does not count!)?

visor insert ...?

http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=en& ... CBsQrQQwAg

[TC]

I wear them all the the time in summer. Never had a problem. once you get used to them

[JoshRS]

You could probably pick up a tinted visor for just 30 quid, trust me, they are worth it!

[techno]

Or if you dont want to carry a spare visor, and your not happy with your lid, how about a new lid with an integrated dark visor?

[duane69]

the only problem with wearing sunglasses is the faster you go the more the press against your face

[Pete]

Or if you dont want to carry a spare visor, and your not happy with your lid, how about a new lid with an integrated dark visor?

 

Oh yeah why didn't I mention that!? I've got a Caberg Justissimo and it has an internal visor, and I couldn't do without it now.

As for polarised vs non-polarised, if it's an option definitely go for it. Polarisation is superb and yes it does cut down on glare. I have a polariser filter on my camera and it's great, takes out pretty much all nasty reflections from water, for example.

The glasses on that site look good, I like the foam insert idea!

[nman1]

If you have a pin-lock visor and are thinking of replacing your lid with another pin-lock, simply bye a tinted insert and transfer it accross to your new lid when you have it. If not do what Walney Frankie says. £7 is a damn site cheaper than £30 for a set of shades.