sunnies

Why is it so hard to get sunnies that are good to wear while riding?

Does anybody else have this problem? Has anybody managed to SOLVE it
satisfactorily with a particular brand?

What I am finding is that, very often, sunnies that fit my face don't fit
into my helmet. OR sunnies that appear to fit my helmet in the shop don't
actually fit well when I'm on the road. Doesn't make any difference whether
they're cheap or expensive. Oh, and very often, the left arm snaps off - I'm
guessing one of my ears is slightly higher than the other, and the pressure
inside the helmet just stresses the poor little sunnies beyond their limits,
and the arm gives up the ghost and snaps off. I've had this happen with 3
pairs, and it's always the left arm (on my prescription sunnies the left
lense used to vibrate out - very disconcerting....)

betty

 

Get a set of 'morphious' - from 'The matrix' - no arms - they just clip
to your nose.

Mind you - you look like a prat wearing them!


Stan

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Hmmm.... Not so sure about the tinted visor thing Johno.... it would mean
having to carry a spare visor and that's a pain in the bum - I take a
(fairly small) tank bag with me to work. I usually leave home in the dark -
no sunnies necessary. Coming home at this time of year, the sun is at that
horrible angle where it completely 'invisiblises' things (like the car ahead
of me etc) - bad enough with ill-fitting sunnies, but worse without
anything! ...

For long trips I think the tinted visor option would be a good one - for
day-to-day commute-type stuff though, I can see it being more trouble than
it's worth...

betty, handing Johno a virtual Coopers

 

In aus.motorcycles on Wed, 6 Jun 2007 17:54:42 +1000

I like the Icon safety glasses from bunnings. (Look for a blister
pack saying adjustable 4 ways)

Because they have a pivot at the temples so that you can set the
glasses on your face at the right angle and angle the ear pieces so
they fit your helmet properly.

They also wrap around the head to stop wind getting in. less than
$30, a real bargain.

don't sit all that well without the helmet, but I don't much care

Zebee

 

Brilliant - ta, will have a look on way home from work tomorrow.

betty

 

I used to use Cool Blooz as they are safety as well as tinted , they wrap
around nice an snug so that if you lift the visor due to bug guts or
something similar your eyes are still safe from errant airborne particles
( like other bugs) .Unfortunately they don't fit under my new lid so I now
use a cheapo pair of aviators with very thin arms. I may have a go at
thinning the arms on the Blooz coz I find they are real comfy in most
situations.

DaveP

 

Well if you place it there is it any wonder"??

 

well it won't fit in the tank bag!!!

 

About time you got a top box.
shaddup Clem!

 

LOL no comment

 

It could be just me but I found when I use a clear visor if people make eye
contact that would be enough for them to just cut in front of me but when I
used a mirror/reflective visor this seemed to happen less.

 

The problem with wearing sunglasses I have experianced while riding is that
they fog up straight away.

 

Doug's first rule of motorcycle touring. If it doesn't fit in the tank
bag, you don't need it.

 

Big nose? <grin>

When asked to select her favourite body-part, betty picked her nose.....

betty, whose #2 all-time fav
movie is Life of Brian....

 

I bought a pair of `ugly fish` brand sunnies at the supers this year.
Fit well inside the helmet and look good too.

Only cost me $60

 

In aus.motorcycles on 6 Jun 2007 21:11:50 +1000

When I dropped the Duke and ended up in hospital, they gave me my
banged up helmet and safety glasses back. The glasses had a gouge in
one lens, I tried to re-create it with a screwdriver, no luck. As I
can't recall the crash, I don't if they got that gouge in them when I
was wearing them or not, They definitely were on my face when I hit
the deck as I still have a safety-glass-nose-piece scar on my
forehead. So I suspect they did get the gouge while I was wearing
them.

Wearing an open face I have more peripheral vision than I do in the
fullface. I find though that I also turn my head more, I dislike the
lack of vision in a fullface.

I don't notice a peripheral vision problem.

Met a guy at the Budgie who had a very flash pair of custom made Bolle
prescription glasses with yellow lenses. The frame was made to fit
him so it wrapped around well and didn't let air in, the lenses were
that shade of orange/yellow/mirror that works well in low light
conditions as well as bright sun. He had a set of clear for very low
light and swapped as need be. The glasses came with a seriously solid
metal case.

Zebee

 

In aus.motorcycles on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 21:05:08 +1000

Very large tankbag or very small helmet....

Zebee

 

Yeah, they think you've got a cold sore, so don't want to come near you

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Safety glasses from Bunnings or your local hardware shop do the trick
otherwise tinted visors are the go.

justAL

 

Hi Betty,

You could try getting a set of prescription glasses that include a
magnetic sunglass attachment (see
www.eyeglasses.com/elite_magnetic_eyewear).

I've been wearing a pair of these for many years (and tens of thousands
of riding kilometres) and they're great - the sunglass attachment even
has it's own tiny case that easily fits in a small tank bag.

Kathy