Sunglasses and motorbikes

**swbarnett** · 13th June 2008, 01:05

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Polarised sunnies under a visor are dangerous. They can cause visual disturbance and blind spots.

Ray Bans for me. 24/7.

I had this problem with a pair I owned 20 or so years ago through a particular car windscreen. Hence why I've avoided them until now. It seems that my current combination of visor, polarised sunnies, speedo etc don't have this issue.

**fizbin** · 13th June 2008, 09:07

Originally Posted by hellkat

I have to wonder ... how is PROFESSION related to the ability of one's eyes to absorb sun (or not)?

I can almost believe the thing about blue eyes or whatever colour, but profession?

10 years only working in the night under artificial lights trust me on this i fucks with your eyes has happed to every baker i know

**k1w160** · 13th June 2008, 14:39

Gidday,

I'll always wear sunny's unless it's dark, reason being I like the visor up on the full face when riding.

Like frosty I use Maui Jims - not cheap but very very good in our harsh sun, and I've got no ambition to line up for a cataract oporation later on in life (if I make it that far...)

**alanzs** · 13th June 2008, 15:21

I have a tinted visor as well as a pair of bolle sunglasses that I wear pretty regularly.

They helmet and tinted visor is also fun when going to the bank. I get a lot of attention, fast...

**fireball** · 13th June 2008, 15:29

i tend to wear my purple sunnies around alot under my helmet because with my new HJC helmet the size is youth so it only comes with clear or slight tint visor and to get the visor on and off is a pain in the ass......
also because i go to work and the suns behind me and coming home its night time anyway

**vifferman** · 13th June 2008, 15:32

I too always wear sunglasses when outside, where StrongBad the Sun rulez, OK? I used to always wear sunglasses under my helmet (wraparound Bolles, with thin frames) until I bought my first helmet with a tinted visor. I must admit that the clear visor + sunglasses is more versatile, and more effective than the tinted visor, but the tinted visor is easier.

**vifferman** · 13th June 2008, 15:38

Originally Posted by 007XX

I don't have any scientifically based studies to prove it but a lot of people I have spoken to who have blue eyes seem to complain about the sun.

Mine are green, and I seem to be more light-sensitive than my wife and three boys, who all have eyes in various shades of blue-grey. Or grey-blue.
Or blue.
Or grey.
Or somesuch.

**007XX** · 13th June 2008, 16:35

Originally Posted by vifferman

Mine are green, and I seem to be more light-sensitive than my wife and three boys, who all have eyes in various shades of blue-grey. Or grey-blue.
Or blue.
Or grey.
Or somesuch.

Good point, I should have been slightly more specific in colour definition evasiveness...

Light coloured eyes seem to struggle with sunlight. That better?

**Bullitt** · 13th June 2008, 22:17

I used to wear sunglasses when I had my old helmet unless I had the tinted visor on. Even though they were rather uncomfortable.

My new helmet has the flip down tinted visor inside the main one so I dont use sunglasses on a bike anymore.

However that idea is pretty much a gimmick so Ill be going back to a regular helmet/tinted visor/sunglasses next time.

**blossomsowner** · 13th June 2008, 23:01

Originally Posted by Blossom

Does eye colour make a difference? My eyes are blue also.

hmmmmmmm blue eyes aye?

you sound kinda sexy............

**blossomsowner** · 13th June 2008, 23:05

Originally Posted by fizbin

Colour will make a difference as will profession. i have blue eyes and hated the sun to start with, then i became a baker for 10 years and that really fucked them up!

i also wear prescription glasses so i invested in photo sensitive ones. and i used to wear a tinted visor on top of that! I would say invest in a tinted visor and wear sunnys under that. (but not at night that is scary lol)

those safety sunnys suck hard the are uncomfortable at the best of times i used to have to wear them in my last job hated every moment of it.

those safety sunnies are actually available in a wide range of styles so it should be easy enough to find some that fit ok under a helmet.....cheap too.........and you know a little bang will not shatter them into your face.

**Blossom** · 15th June 2008, 23:08

Lots of great info guys thanks.
I think I wil find a pair of sunnies that dont have hooks and resist the urge to get another helmet with a twin visor.
As a side note... how many visors do you guys have? I didn't realise how expensive the tinted ones were and yet everyone seems to have one.

ps..sorry for the no show over the last few days. I have been at a Music conference.

**HungusMaximist** · 16th June 2008, 08:16

I wear prescription glasses fluffing around the city, but if need it be I just chuck on my contacts (especially if it's raining), because I know the weather is crap but vision is gonna be crap with all the rain/helmet fogging going everywhere.

Soft contacts are great in most conditions but they'll go fuzzy with the wind if you ride at 100km with your visor open.

As for sunnies I wear wrap arounds. The ones I have are in a dark black tint but the old sunnies I use to wear were brown tints and they were way more comfortable for the eyes.

These are the ones I have at the moment, I paid $40.00 off trade me.
There's alot of marketing bullsh*t, the lenses aren't interchangeable but these are the best I've had so far because it's the most I've ever spent on sunnies.

But do note (most would know anyway), I've found that with polarized sunnies as it reacts with your UV filters on your visors, I personally don't enjoy it but it's OK.

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**Stirts** · 16th June 2008, 11:23

I found wearing sunnies with a helmet a right pain in the head! That and the fact that I forgot to take my sunnies out of my helmet before putting it back on