*Kyle was it these<http://www.amazon.com/Eagle-Eyes-Sunglasses-Tortoise-Frame/dp/B002JINQCA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1304647099&sr=8-1> ? * On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 7:36 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote:
> They may sound corney, but back in the 90s there was a late night TV > product called Eagle Eyes. I've never been one to order crap from the TV, > but one day at Kmart I saw them in the "as seen on TV" pile and picked some > up. Best sunglasses I've ever tried. They're not too hard to find on amazon > or eBay. Those mixed with my mirrored visor are all I need for direct > sunlight. > Plus, traffic signals are always oriented the same way so colorblind folks > know if they're red or green. > On May 5, 2011 8:12 PM, "Paul" <[email protected]> wrote: > > *Went out for a ride this early evening knowing I would be riding > directly > > > into the sun at times and especially on the way home. I wear corrective > > lenses full-time, and when I'm riding/driving I attach some clips for > pretty > > decent sun protection. But riding into the sun on a motorcycle can be > hard > > and even a little dangerous with the glare. So this evening I grabbed a > pair > > of what my kids call "old man sunglasses" which are made to go OVER your > > existing pair of glasses. I bought them years ago and stuck them in the > > glove box of my car just in case I needed to drive somewhere and couldn't > > locate my clips. They look like this:* > > * > > * > > *[image: DSC00206.JPG] [image: DSC00207.JPG]* > > * > > * > > *Anyway, I was able to keep them off during most of my ride but when I > knew > > I would be riding into the sun on the last part I popped up the chin-bar > of > > my modular helmet and donned the old man glasses. Pretty cool actually!! > > Chin-bar and faceshield went back down without any issues.* > > * > > * > > *The downside is that it was all but impossible to see the LCD screen on > my > > GPS, (which I use in speedometer mode when on the bike) and there was one > > stoplight that I had to guess at as to whether the light was red or > green. > > [?] (Yeah, colors were a skitch difficult to see.) But as I was facing > the > > sun I was able to keep my eyes on the road without the usual difficulty. > I > > could actually see quite well. Thinking about taking them along whenever > I > > do an early evening ride.* > > * > > * > > *Anyone else ever done this?* > > * > > * > > *Paul > > * > > -- > > * > > > > Paul LeBoutillier <http://www.facebook.com/paul.lebout> > > * > > * > > * > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- * Paul LeBoutillier <http://www.facebook.com/paul.lebout> * * * -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
