I am nearsighted and overly sensitive to light. RX sunglasses are not optional. For the past three years, been wearing the Oakley Jackknife model.
Long rides on sunny days will also wear my Tilley long brim cap with Legionnaire style flaps in the back to keep the sun off my neck as well. On Saturday, March 24, 2012 6:13:54 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > You long distance riders: what do you wear, if anything, to protect > your eyes from sun, wind, dust and pollen? I dislike glasses intensely > because I sweat all over them so that in very short order they become > largely opaque -- as even the very well designed -- the frames sit > away from the face -- R Projects got smeared today in 12 miles at 74F, > 11% humidity. > > I generally just wear a cycling cap for the shade (from wind as well > as sun) and to act as a sweat reservoir, but then I don't ride 100 > miles at a stretch. I used to give myself headaches as a lad wearing > heavy glass lenses in slippery, ill fitting, blacl plastic frames when > I tried to hold them on my Asian nose with my face muscles. > > Interesting: Armstrong, Indurain -- mostly in shades. Hinault, Merckx, > Anquetil, Coppi, Bartali, Maes, Christophe, Garin -- rarely despite > the much more dirt; ditto 12 time Tour winner Beryl Burton, the best > cyclist in history. What gives -- Rudy P and Bolle sponsorships? > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html<http://resumespecialties.com/index.html> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/OLbvDX9zFUMJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
