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justin_o_guy2

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Re: Riding with Eyeglasses
Reply #15 - 09/05/14 at 14:08:38

Fishbulb wrote on 09/03/14 at 13:55:44:

Full face helmet as well. It is an HJC flip-up, I can leave my glasses on when I put it on.

However, I do often ride with the visor up, so it is often just the glasses in front of my eyes...

I have an HJC flip face and it made it possible to leave the glasses on while I was putting the helmet on or off. BUT,the padding touched my glasses and road vibrations shook the glasses and That made the World shake. I solved the problem by sewing the padding down to not touch the glasses anywhere. The ability to slightly crack the shield open makes it easy to keep the lenses from fogging up. I recommend the HJC flip face. They are cheap AND I smashed one real hard and walked away.

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Re: Riding with Eyeglasses
Reply #16 - 09/07/14 at 07:13:39

I have a Bell 3/4 helmet with retractable full-face visor, it fits well and was pretty reasonable at about $120. The visor flips up easily at stops and slow speeds to eliminate condensation, and has taken some pretty serious rock-hits at 60 mph without a scratch. I tried a full-face type, but I'm claustrophobic and couldn't handle the extra anxiety. I have heard of companies that make prescription ballistic (ANSI rated) eyewear for the military (Wiley-X?). You might try to GOOGLE that and see what happens. Good Luck!

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brownie17 Junior Member Offline Riding the wave. Posts: 56 Indiana Gender:	Re: Riding with Eyeglasses Reply #17 - 09/30/14 at 19:07:31 I have a set of prescription sunglasses with a strap that cinches up so they stay on. Perfect for motorcycle riding or on the boat.
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Re: Riding with Eyeglasses
Reply #18 - 10/02/14 at 00:41:06

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I'm pert near brand new to wearing prescription eyeglasses and was just curious as to my options when riding my bike. I would hate for a rock to bust my only pair of good glasses, but at the same time, if I take them off and wear my riding glasses(not prescription), I'm worried that it could be dangerous.

Gowor wrote on 09/05/14 at 01:30:44:

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If I'll get hit by a rock hard enough for it to get through the visor, and damage my glasses, I guess I'll have bigger problems than getting new glasses.

Odd how you were the only one to think about this...

If your only eye protection are your prescription glasses and a rock shoots and breaks the lens... you have a rock in your eye socket.
In other words, you have just lost your eye.

Wear a helmet, regardless of its design, with a full face visor !

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Re: Riding with Eyeglasses
Reply #19 - 10/02/14 at 09:01:05

I have a windshield that puts most of the slipstream over my glasses. That said, I usually wear a 1/2 visor that covers my glasses, but not my nose or mouth. (I have to remind myself to keep my mouth shut) I have a FF helmet, but find it a real pita to take my glasses off, put the helmet on, then put my glasses back on again.
I would never ever ride without some kind of eye protection. You have seen the mess a bug can make on your visor or goggles- imagine if that had hit your eye.
I had a talk with my optometrist who also rides regarding the safety of modern eyeglasses. Most are not glass anymore but plastic and quite strong plastic to boot. He said if a stone were strong enough to shatter the lens in most glasses, it would go through a visor too. He said the best protection against stones is a properly sized windshield.

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