Originally Posted by
Lamabb
This is just silly. I have never ridden with sunglasses because other than the "coolness factor" I don't really see a need for them. When I started cycling, I got the shorts becuase my butt would kill me, I got a jersey becuase my cotton t-shirts would get sweat drenched.... but I never had such a need for glasses.
Sure, things have gotten in my eye, but I normally just can rub it out, and it happens so infrequently, I don't see the need to always be wearing glasses.
The only real way I see glasses being useful is if you live in an area where there are few hills and the landscape is flat, so if you're riding in the morning or night when you're facing the sun, you're not looking straight into the light. that... and the coolness factor.
If I do get glasses one day myself, It will probably just be for the coolness factor. Also, I don't like looking at the world with a tint.
I've been using safety glasses the past few years, good to know I'm not the only one who can't "rub it out" when I get a bug or other foreign object in my eye. Lately I've been using a couple pairs of Crews "Blackjack" model. A grey-tinted pair for sun, and I carry a clear pair if I'll be out after dark. I like the Blackjacks for their wrap-around shape & side shields (ever get something in the corner of your eye that zipped past the lens edge when you looked to the side?). They also claim 99.9% UV protection in their specs. The metal temples work perfectly with my Take-A-Look eyeglass mirror. Definitely a low "coolness factor" tho
http://www.mcrsafety.com/glasses/blackjack.html