Glasses for a night ride
Discussion
Went out for a night ride with my new lights yesterday (couple of magicshine clones on the front and a magicshine 818 on the rear, most excellent 
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I have a pair of Bloc glasses with three sets of lenses which I always use for day rides, but the clear lenses aren't the best after dark for some reason, too much glare possibly.
They didn't stay on for long as I could see much better without them but I would really like to wear some eye protection in the dark.
Does anyone have any recommendations?
) I have a pair of Bloc glasses with three sets of lenses which I always use for day rides, but the clear lenses aren't the best after dark for some reason, too much glare possibly.
They didn't stay on for long as I could see much better without them but I would really like to wear some eye protection in the dark.
Does anyone have any recommendations?
My moody split jackets came with a set of yellow lenses and they work pretty well at night, as said above when you take them off at the other end it’s like the street lights have suddenly gone out. They’re also good if its raining. In a couple of weeks I’ll be using them all the time during the week.
One looks like a bit of a prat in them however.
FWIW I think a single lens set are more aesthetically pleasing than two separate ones.
Like this.
From HERE for example.
One looks like a bit of a prat in them however.
FWIW I think a single lens set are more aesthetically pleasing than two separate ones.
Like this.
From HERE for example.
I have a couple of pairs of 'Sunwise' glasses, Windrush for the road and Equinox for MTB/Cross-ing.
Both sets were under £20 a piece and come with clear, yellow, amber and smoked lenses, I cannot recommend them highly enough - lightweight, comfy and quite robust, but for £20 if they do fall apart after a hard life I would not cry!
Both sets were under £20 a piece and come with clear, yellow, amber and smoked lenses, I cannot recommend them highly enough - lightweight, comfy and quite robust, but for £20 if they do fall apart after a hard life I would not cry!
When I wear my rose tinted spectacles, everything looks better, and nothing ever gets me down. Now if I could only remember where I put them.
I wear my yellow tint lenses on overcast day rides, and anything that's likely to keep me out around dusk, but on unlit roads I've found them to suddenly become a hindrance when the light level drops after sunset. This may be because my lights aren't bright enough, but I find myself wearing clear lenses when it's properly dark.
All of my riding glasses are cheap, or free. Some are from Aldi/Lidl, and whilst cheap, are not too bad for quality and style, others are stuff that I was issued for Iraq, and the fixed clear lens pair I tend to wear off-road are pucker 'safety' glasses, for protecting my eyes from the branches which I fail to see, because my lights aren't bright enough.
I wear my yellow tint lenses on overcast day rides, and anything that's likely to keep me out around dusk, but on unlit roads I've found them to suddenly become a hindrance when the light level drops after sunset. This may be because my lights aren't bright enough, but I find myself wearing clear lenses when it's properly dark.
All of my riding glasses are cheap, or free. Some are from Aldi/Lidl, and whilst cheap, are not too bad for quality and style, others are stuff that I was issued for Iraq, and the fixed clear lens pair I tend to wear off-road are pucker 'safety' glasses, for protecting my eyes from the branches which I fail to see, because my lights aren't bright enough.
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