Riding shades

[DasBrink]

Hey dudes, and ettes. So my old ray bans are not cutting it anymore on the trails, they slide off and work for crap under a canopy. My question to the group is, What kind of glasses to you wear? What color shade do you use? Do you need polarized lenses? Thanks!

[Burner]

smith factor D max - lots of lens options... I like the ignitor lenses for most conditions (let's me go from sun to shade w/ no probs), but I change lenses fairly frequently.

[foofighter]

im really digging the new Smith Interlock Trace...really nice

[genusmtbkr5]

I use a multi-lens Smith, polarized for those sunny days, amber(orange) for those not so sunny days and clear for night riding.

[SAR_boats]

I wear Oakley Half Jacket XLJ with clear lenses for evening/night riding and Oakley Valves with Gold Iridium lenses for daytime.

Polarized does help cut down on glare.

Whatever type of shades you wear remember that they will get scratched up so factor in replacement lenses into the cost of the glasses

[J_Sims]

Originally Posted by genusmtbkr5

I use a multi-lens Smith, polarized for those sunny days, amber(orange) for those not so sunny days and clear for night riding.

I have the same set up only made by Briko

[DeeZee]

Originally Posted by DasBrink

Hey dudes, and ettes. So my old ray bans are not cutting it anymore on the trails, they slide off and work for crap under a canopy. My question to the group is, What kind of glasses to you wear? What color shade do you use? Do you need polarized lenses? Thanks!

for M-biking. They always seem to get scratched etc. I try and get some with grip on the nose and far enough from my face so they do not get foggy.

Clear for night riding is a must

[allison]

Serfas Force sunglasses. They come with 4 interchangeable lenses and a decent case.

Besides, Serfas is a local company and has great customer service. My frame broke and once I got around to sending it in for replacement I got same day turn around. Frames were out for two days, and even though I didn't include lenses, they sent me another set.

[Sprockethead]

Steep and Cheap has some Oakley's for $54 right now.

[OMR]

Glasses now come with dark lens??? Back in my day, we knocked the bottoms out of beer bottles and wore them proudly!



OMR

[dstepper]

What do you buy when they need to be perscription lenses?

Dean

[OMR]

Originally Posted by dstepper

What do you buy when they need to be perscription lenses?

Dean

Dean,

Everybody knows that the bottoms of beer bottles are prescription... you definitely see things clearer ...for a while... then you don't

OMR

[denmother]

Utopia Optics - Stryker with 3 interchangeable lenses. Also comes in brown or red. Great priice $70.00.

Utopia Optics e-Store

[Pho'dUp]

Anyone use Transition lenses? I saw last year Oakley, and Smith were starting to offer non-prescription transition lenses too.

I'm a prescription glasses wearer and I'm considering trying transition lenses but with an yellow tint on top. Hopefully I can get the best of both worlds with the shade/glare but still have the clear mode of the lenses bright enough for night/dusk riding.

Dean, I wear prescription BlackFly sunglasses. Actually, there's a eye place on Newport that does all the lense work in house and they can handle frames with some curve/wrap around style in them too. But I'm considering trying something else next time.

[Sprockethead]

Originally Posted by dstepper

What do you buy when they need to be perscription lenses?

Dean

Aren't you rockin' these now?

[denmother]

If cost is not an issue, then the Oakley Thump 2. You can buy different color leneses. I have Ti Clear, H.I. yellow and gray.

[Yeti575ASR]

I used to wear the smith slider 01 they are interchangeable lenses and they came with 3 sets dark polarized orange and yellow. Now i wear a brand called native REI sells them I didn't like them at first but they are a good fit 4 lenses interchangeable clear yellow orange and dark polarized. There is no frame at the bottom of the lens witch is a plus. comes with a nice case and a small wipe and extreme arms with a head strap built in . 135.00 i think

[carbonman]

I found some Performance brand multi-lens glasses that work just fine. And they didn't brake the bank. I won't feel so bad when they need to be replaced due to a scratched lens or a face plant hope not.

[sladnas]

Originally Posted by dstepper

What do you buy when they need to be perscription lenses?

Dean

This is a reasonable question. I'm not blind w/o glasses, but thanks to astigmatism, everything is blurry--which isn't a good thing when you're negotiating anything technical. I generally just wear my regular prescription sunglasses, but something purpose-built would be nice.

[project_d]

Utopia Underworld. The ones I'm running fit extremely well, and they're available with a polarized lens. These are the glasses I use whenever I'm not using goggles.