noteon 

You guys who like amber/yellow lenses, do you find they're better for night riding than clear ones?

Zero_Enigma

I use a pair of 'fading' gradual tinted sunglasses myself. The top part is dark while the bottom is lightly tinted which helps because at night the lights are so bright and glaring I like something with a small amount of tint to dampen the glare effect. I got mine from Wal-mart and I believe the brand was either Forester or Grant. They IMHO are good all round glasses which I can ride almost any time of day in combination with my high powered lighting. On the roads I see quite well 180 degrees in darker dimmer places I tilt my head a bit higher (I adjust the helmet light a bit lower as well as the head is higher) which brings my eyes tothe light tint. Good tuff. I think it was ~$14/pair CDN.

Zero_Enigma

I've played with both before. While clear is best all round for clarity it sucks during the bright sunny days. My default would be amber or light-amber gasses being that they will help cut down some of the brightness during the day while when transitioning (IMHO in my experience) from outside to inside and from room to room works best for seeing things around. At night I find the amber brightens up the place a little bit and anything with a birhgt neon like color jumps out at you. I don't remember how the look is on reflective items.

Mauriceloridans

Indoor/outdoor safety glasses. Full uv protection and light enough for nigh riding.

FredOak

The only problem with the yellow lens at true night time is that they really make headlights look even brighter. That's why I use them more in the dawn, dusk, cloudy time of day.

Hydrated

I normally eschew very expensive items like these glasses, but I like the lifetime warranty idea. I keep stuff forever... hell, I still commute on the bike that I bought new in 1983!

I have a concern about these glasses. I would like to use these interchangable lenses because my morning ride is in the dark, so the clear or lighter lenses would keep bugs out of my eyes. But I'd want to change them out for darker ones for the ride home in the bright sun.

The question is:
How will these stand up to lens changes twice a day, every day? Will they get loose and fall out or break?

And is that covered under the warranty? I tried to look it up on their website, but couldn't find mention of that particular situation.

noteon 

Not for me, then. There's a stretch near me where I'm night-blinded by oncoming traffic already.

Thanks for the info.

JayTee705

I'm experimenting with Smith & Wesson shooting glasses in both yellow and smoke tints.

They are sub-$10, fit me well (a rarity) and provide good coverage. In theory, the optics and protection should be good enough for shooters, so bicyclists ought to be OK I reckon.

I've gone the expensive sunglasses route too, but I'm growing increasingly skeptical with regards to the value and benefits. Or maybe I'm just getting cheaper as I get older.

JeffB502

I use a pair of Nashbar Montreux photochromatic glasses(see picture below) for all my riding. Currently on sale for $29.99. It's the simplest solution for me so I don't have to switch my glasses mounted Take a Look mirror from one pair of glasses to another, and I don't have to switch lenses out all the time. I usually work swing-type hours so generally I ride to work in the afternoon and ride home in the middle of the night.

mds0725

I wear these:



They're Native Dash SS. They're not cheap ($115, but you can find them discounted online), but the daytime lenses are interchangeable and are polarized. The dark lenses cut glare better than the cheaper sunglasses I used to wear, which means I have fewer blind spots when riding facing the sun. Mine also came with a pair of yellow lenses, which I wear at night. The yellow lenses actually enhance ambient light, so everything seems brighter and easier to see, but they also cut glare, so I don't get blind spots from oncoming headlights.

mds0725

Yes. It takes a little getting used to, but the yellow lenses I have actually enhance ambient light and cut glare at the same time.