My other hobby is racing sailboats. On the water, polarized lenses are an absolute must. Things can hide in the glare off the water and you need polarized lenses to see them. Now, on the bike, it really doesn't matter in my experience. I just wear regular non-polarized biking glasses and never have felt the need for polarization while I ride.
One thing about polarized lenses: they can make looking at LCD displays difficult. The GPS on our boat has a LCD display and I have to hold my head a certain way to read it -- kinda a pain. Never tried it, but I bet my Element Bolt would be hard to read with polarized lenses.
Last edited by JasonD67; 02-20-19 at 09:41 AM.