Glasses?

[bobzinger]

I had a pair of Ray Bans made with progressive bi-focals. They work good but the fringe area on the outter edges of the lenses are blurry for me. They told me that's the way all progressive bi-focals are. They were $188.

[flightdoc]

Bobz, I too have a pair of progressive specs now and I do not like them much because of that exact thing. They're great looking straight ahead but fuzzy when looking side to side without turning your head. I bought a pair of cheap bifoculs and they are better for riding but.....the sunglass part is missing. I want a pair of glasses that do it all.

[ells]

Progressives or gradient lens can be terrible for riding like BZ and vin say, especially if you pay more to get thinner/ligher lenses. As I believe someone else mentioned, single vision lens for riding are best, if you must.

[bobzinger]

I bought a pair of clear safety glasses with bifocal inserts for work from this site. They were only $10
How about these
http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/bf3.html


These are polarized bifocal sunglasses $90
http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/onos...-bifocals.html

[joesnomad]

I also had Lasik surgery on my eyes. Got all set up in the chair Dr. turns on laser he says "UGH OH" well believe me thats not what I wanted to hear. He wound up putting a contact on that eye, set up for second eye UGH OH again now I'm freaking out. Another contact put on. Was told I would wear them for about a week then they could come off. Woke up next day BLIND couldnt see anything light was tearing me up. He had me come back 3 times the first week finally by the end second week I was starting to be able to see again. They told me "you really had us scared" I could have beat him with a club. However after 1 month things were ok and I could drive again at night. Now I wear Oakleys during the day and a cheap pr. of saftey glasses at night spent alot of money on clear goggles and clear glasses only to find out that free ones were the best ones.

[Top Cat]

Reading joesnomad's post reafirms the reasons I stated eailer. I will wear glasses. Had them since 16 years old. Don't bother me a bit. Well........unles I forget where I set them down. Have you ever tried to find your glasses when you can't see without your glasses ???

[joesnomad]

topcat, If I had it to do all over again I dont think I would have done it. Not that I'm not happy that I dont need glasses for distance, but its the fact that now I need reading glasses. To me its a bigger pain to bring reading glasses every were I go than it would have been to just wear my glasses all the time. Most times I forget the darn things anyway.Besides I would have $3600.00 more to spend on my Nomad.

[Top Cat]

I hear ya joe, I can't stand even thinking about stuff happening to my eyes. I take my glasses off to read and do closup work. People are aleays saying to me, you take your glasses OFF to read?
I just can't stand the bifocal deal.

[flightdoc]

I just started wearing glasses a few years ago. can't stand them but can't be without. I can go without but it's very difficult to read anything small I can see driving without but have trouble reading signs so I guess for safety sakes I go with most of the time.
It would just be nice to have one pair that do everything....indoors and out.

Originally Posted by joesnomad

topcat, If I had it to do all over again I dont think I would have done it. Not that I'm not happy that I dont need glasses for distance, but its the fact that now I need reading glasses. To me its a bigger pain to bring reading glasses every were I go than it would have been to just wear my glasses all the time. Most times I forget the darn things anyway.Besides I would have $3600.00 more to spend on my Nomad.

Yikes! You had them scared? ???

My doctor told me long ago that I was not a good candidate for Lasik surgery.

Bless his heart. ;)

I never used to carry spares, but I was out on the river once with my wife and I lost my glasses in the water. I couldn't see to drive, so I had to teach her to drive a stick shift with me practically blind. To make it worse, I had this huge '59 Edsel lowrider with fat tires, reverse rims, no power steering and this tiny little steering wheel. She couldn't move the wheels at all, even on the dirt, until we got rolling. That was interesting.

No way she'd ever be able to ride me home on the Nomad. LOL
I carry spares for day and spares for night.

Also, I simply hate to ride at night with progressive lenses. The field of vision is too small through the upper part.

[kingcruiser]

I've got trifocals - the mid level to read the computer. Always carry a spare pair. Primary pair is transition lens and back up pair has $9.00 clip on sun glasses from Wal-Mart. Got a modular helmet to replace my full face helmet as the full face helmet is such a pain in the a$$ to use with glasses.