Wearing some kind of UV blocking lens when spending long hours in bright sun is a good idea.
These days, I wear prescription progressive bifocals (so I can see clearly in the distance and still read a map, phone, computer, etc.), with photochromic lenses (darken in the sun). One odd thing with the photochromic lenses - if I wear them with a visor (say a Walz cap under my helmet), the part of the lens that gets shaded by the visor does not darken as much as the portion that's not shaded. That can be kind of disconcerting. OTOH, a fully tinted lens is no good for me in dim light, like indoors or when the sun is down, and I don't want to carry a second pair of glasses. When I used contact lenses, I wore $10 safety glasses from Lowe's over them. They block UV, and were so cheap I wasn't worried about scratching or losing a pair. As for smearing, some lenses sit so close that my eyelashes touch the lenses. That will quickly leave a smudge in the worst possible spot, so I have to select glasses that don't allow that contact. If they slip down your nose, use a Croakie to keep them in place. Bill On Saturday, March 24, 2012 4:13:54 PM UTC-7, 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/-/kUvli-OOAYEJ. 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.
