I'd like to find an internal flip-down shield modular helmet for
under $100, Graham
On May 6, 2011, at 9:09 AM, Dave wrote:
I had picked up a new helmet this year... a HJC IS-16, simply because
it has the built-in sunglasses for us folks that need to wear
corrective lenses... I wasn't quite sure exactly just how much the
built-ins would work, but they are awesome, and extremely simple to
operate! If anyone is looking into a new helmet, and wears a full-
face, i would strongly recommend that model.
http://www.hjc-helmets.com/product/SUL580571-ATT.html
they have some pictures and the mechanism, for anyone thats not
familiar, the slider on the top is how the tinted visor comes down,
and there is a button just to the front of the slider that retracts
it.
On May 5, 9:11 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:*
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*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.*
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*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.*
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*Anyone else ever done this?*
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*Paul
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