Sunglasses

[skibob]

Since I need readers now, I have a hard time wearing polarized glasses unless I'm around water. Hard to find decent non-polarized sunglasses.

Can you explain why polarized glasses are incompatible with those of us who require reading glasses for reading?

 

[fatbob]

Cos a lot of reading is on screens and polarizing doesn't help?

 

[skibob]

Cos a lot of reading is on screens and polarizing doesn't help?

Not arguing, trying to understand. If I have on any sunglasses and try to read a screen, I either pop the glasses up on my head or look underneath them.

 

[fatbob]

Not arguing, trying to understand. If I have on any sunglasses and try to read a screen, I either pop the glasses up on my head or look underneath them.

But then you can't read if they are readers! Best solution for outdoor readers is those with a magnetised cat 3 pop on overlay (non polarized). Don't really use readers except when wearing contacts because ordinarily short sighted but have a couple of cheap pairs like that (seems like the best strategy with readers - have lots and leave them in many places)

 

[wooglin]

 

[cantunamunch]

July 1997
Saint Valery by the shore
It was business as usual
In numbered kit 114
Oh Briko, Briko, because Briko
Oh Briko, Briko, because Briko
Allez! Vite! Allez! Vite!
a stage is won

 

[Dwight]

Can you explain why polarized glasses are incompatible with those of us who require reading glasses for reading?

For me, it makes everything fuzzy, even long distances. l use real readers when I need to see something close.

 

[Dwight]

Do you get reader's that are tinted? Or are you going over the top of your reader's? Or are you switching from one to the other? BTW I tried sunglasses that were no magnification on top of the lens and at the bottom of the lens it was a 1.5 magnification it made me feel sick switching back and forth from one to the other. Now I go back and forth from plain sunglasses to clear readers. I also use the eyeglass strings to hange my reader's around my neck when not using them as well as the eyeglass strings on my sunglasses so at times I have two pairs of glasses hanging around my neck. It looks odd but I have been a square or nerd all my life why should I change now.

I go back and forth. I can't read much with tinted glasses. There was a brand of bifocal readers that seem to work well. My friend purchased the last pair and I keep forgetting the name of them.

 

[Tony S]

Cyclists want to read their comps too - and thus the mid-price cycling bifocal was born:

Cycling Sunglasses, Shields, Interchange, Photochromic & More - Tifosi Optics

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and even some efforts towards price point:

Thresher Cycling / Running Bifocal Sunglasses – Spits Eyewear

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spitseyewear.com

OMG I need those

 

[cantunamunch]

OMG I need those

I find the smoke lens too dark for MTB in sun-dappled greenery.

 

[no edge]

Vuarnet - for the sake of history.

 

[scott43]

Varnet - for the sake of history.

Vuarnet?? Can't remember...

 

[no edge]

They are French and good. I really like mine and have skied with them since 1978.

 

[chris_the_wrench]

I totally would LOVE to see Briko bring back the stingers in all those awesome totally euro color schemes

Chipo, OG baller.

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July 1997
Saint Valery by the shore
It was business as usual
In numbered kit 114
Oh Briko, Briko, because Briko
Oh Briko, Briko, because Briko
Allez! Vite! Allez! Vite!
a stage is won

 

[cantunamunch]

Vuarnet?? Can't remember...

Heh. I totally associate Vuarnet with z/kink arms.

I totally would LOVE to see Briko bring back the stingers in all those awesome totally euro color schemes

Stingers, Raiders, Lucifers, Shots... I still have kit-matched pairs of Cerberus...

 

[Jilly]

I've got reader sunglasses from Walmart on line. These are for paddling. Can't read my phone in the sunlight anyways, but I can find small objects with them. $30 for 2 pair. I've also seen under the Coppertone label reader sunglasses at Costco.

Personally I like Oakley, but...$$

 

[Pat AKA mustski]

And now we all get Oakley ads! Bob only wore Oakleys for years.

 

[surfsnowgirl]

I picked up a pair of their ‘casual’ glasses last time I was in Encinitas. Having been a oakley/spy/smith guy forever, Im quite impressed with their quality. Id consider some Blender ‘active’ glasses for sure.

They are pretty good right. I'm normally an Oakley gal but got a blenders discount code one day so tried out a pair. They seem to be very well made. I have a few pairs now. I don't wear traditional ski goggles and typically like Oakley windjackets which to me are like mini goggles. I bought a pair of blender Saturn clouds which are similar ish to the windjackets and OMG. They are amazing. I get compliments on my blenders all the time.

 

[graham418]

I use safety glasses for cycling, especially mountain biking. Cheap, protective, if they get scratched , toss them. Lots of tints, styles. Go to your local safety supply , or order online from someplace like uline or tenaquip

 

[tball]

Safety glasses on the bike for me too. These are the ones I use:

Another vote for safety glasses. After trying a bunch, I've settled on the Pyramex Ztek in the blue mirror. They come in orange too:

Pyramex Ztek

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