Sunglasses and motorbikes

[Blossom]

I am not fond of the sun, I think I was born a vampire and just built up enough immunity to survive its onslaught but still I cannot go outside without my sunnies on. Summer or winter, sunny or overcast, no difference, I wear sunnies.
So I wonder...Assuming I am not the only sunglass wearing kber out there,
1. Do you wear sunnies on your bike?
2. Are they wire or plastic style?
3. What about safety sunnies? anyone tried em?

My wire sided ones are the most flexible around my ears but a bit scary if I bin I think. The plastic sided ones kinda dig in a bit and I havn't tried the safety ones the man has from work, they look like normal sunglasses though. I guess after reading about fknamericans bin I was having some thoughts on safety and sunglasses.

[sunhuntin]

always wear sunnies. currently wearing a pair i found while walking, cos my last $10 pair fell to bits, lmao.

i always ride with some form of eye protection, since i have an open face lid. at night, its a pair of yellow tint. makes life much easier, must admit. much nicer than picking moth bits out from the corner of your eyes.

[Rockbuddy]

my helmet has a built in sunvisor so when i need sunnies I slide a switch and wahlaaa sunnies appear. saves the hassle of wearing sun glasses or having to change visors all the time

[yod]

yep me old Nolan had a sun-visor - bloody good it was

now i just have tinted visor

[Blossom]

my helmet has a built in sunvisor so when i need sunnies I slide a switch and wahlaaa sunnies appear. saves the hassle of wearing sun glasses or having to change visors all the time

What sort of helmet is it? I thought a fixed sun visor was the only option on a helmet.

[007XX]

I always wear sunnies. My eyes are blue, and absolutely hopeless in sunlight.
At the moment, I have an old pair of cheap wrap arounds that I have broken the plastic legs half way off, and I just stick the remaining bits in the sides of my helmet (my helmet is quite tight around my face, and normal sunglasses hurt the top of my ears after about 30 mins).

I am seriously thinking of investing in a tinted visor.

[Blossom]

I always wear sunnies. My eyes are blue, and absolutely hopeless in sunlight.

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

[Biggles2000]

I always wear (perscription) sunnies, just call me old 4 eyes. I like the idea of the safety ones caus they are designed to take high energy impacts (like bird strike) without breaking up.

[Usarka]

Sunglasses can restrict your vision also, I carry a cheap pair of wraparounds for when i encounter sunstrike etc while wearing a clear visor and i lose about 15% of my peripheral vision.

Because the sun stays so low in winter, a tip if doing a "loop" ride is to consider the time of day and what direction you are doing it. For example if you are riding late afternoon it might be better to finish with the long motorway leg into the sun instead of getting sunstrike in the middle of some twisties....

[McJim]

I used to drink and smoke so much my eyes were always red.

http://www.hjchelmets.com/

HJC do some flash lids with Visors. Go see Motomail in Ponsnobby.

[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.

[Cajun]

tint or mirror visors way to go

I live in a dark tint visor all year around, most brands have a dark verson

I personally find sunglasses dangous riding, since they move around on face and hard to adjust them, when they move. and when going a tad fast they push in against your face also.

[007XX]

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

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.

I personally find sunglasses dangous riding, since they move around on face and hard to adjust them, when they move. and when going a tad fast they push in against your face also.

yes, I used to think exactly the same until I found the wrap arounds I'm wearing now. Light and plastic, they just mould the contours of my face very tightly and just don't budge even when I look around over my shoulder. And well, I guess I never go fast enough for them to be disturbed by my speed.

[Blossom]

Having never riden with a helmet with a tinted visor, are they as dark as sunglasses? and what is the benefit of a mirror visor?

I agree with you 007, I dont go fast enough to get those sort of G's either.

[chubby]

I am finding, as I get older, that I am wearing sunny's almost permanently when outside. I brought a set from the local bike shop recently, as i have stuffed the bridge of my nose I can normally only wear el cheapo glasses, but these just fit perfectly. Had my off and even with visor up they stayed on perfectly. But thats just me and my head.