Haven't we gotten past this kind of 'stuff'?
Can't we 50+'ers accept that we all will use what ever works best for us as individuals?
We should be well past the whole; on a road bike, you have to use a road bike helmet(shoes, pedals, short, etc) BS.

I've been riding a road bike in the drops while wearing a visored helmet for ~7 years. I have no idea what "answer" you're referring to.

"Rule #35 // No visors on the road.
Road helmets can be worn on mountain bikes, but never the other way around. If you want shade, see Rule #22."

That is all.

tee-hee!

I recently made a simple visor to mimic the small brin from cycling caps. It velcros into the helmet, and works fine. Doesn't catch the wind and pull on my helmet, it does shade my eyes a bit (bigger would shade more but also catch more wind) and I can removed it at will. I made it from one of those 99cent foam visors from Hobby Lobby.

Here in Florida, with the strong sun, I always use a visor and, frequently, wear one of those tennis visors under the helmet.

Once your neck muscles toughen up, looking ahead is no problem on the drops with the visors.

[Nerd? If anything the ones without visors look nerdy to me.
Have fun riding into the sun...QUOTE=Bob Ross;14089310]tee-hee![/QUOTE]

That is why sunglasses exist.

As a bent rider, I sit upright. I buy helmets with visors to keep the sun out of my eyes and cut down on sun exposure. Different strokes for different folks.

That is why sunglasses exist.[/QUOTE]

I wear them too. What's best? To cut down the direct sun with a filter(sunglasses) or eliminate it altogether(visor) and cut down the rest of the light with sunglasses and have them for protection

The eye doctor in me says: Read the last sentence.

I wear them too. What's best? To cut down the direct sun with a filter(sunglasses) or eliminate it altogether(visor) and cut down the rest of the light with sunglasses and have them for protection

The eye doctor in me says: Read the last sentence.[/QUOTE]

Edit: OK, don't quite get how the 'quotes' got fouled up here; BBW didn't say "That is why sunglasses exist" ... that was my s.a. reply to Bob Ross's "Tee Hee" in response to BBW; below is my response to BBW's most recent ... oh, never mind -- my head hurts!

Eminently sensible; but I'm a slave to the mindless God of Fashion. Cheers!

I've had a visor on all of the helmets I have owned. Even with wrap-around glasses, I still have some problems with light getting in from the top of the glasses. The visors eliminate that problem for me. I ride the drops quite a bit and have never had an issue with the visor getting in the way of being able to see. In Florida, the bike caps are just too darn hot to wear under a helmet.

The fashion train I ride is coal fired!

Comfort beats fashion every time. I use the visor and wear polarizing sunglasses.

^^^^This, plus we need all the protection from glare to guard against developing cataracts.

To say nothing of being non-aerodynamic. Why, they probably cost a rider .01 mph.

Accept? Never! Do what I tell you to.

Anyway, I think the best thing is to wear a cycling cap (I have two from Walz) and put your helmet over it. It's comfortable, stylish, and keeps the sun out of your eyes.

i ride a hybrid on bike paths.
my helmet has a visor.
i need it to keep the glare of my glasses.
it also aids in cooling my head by redirecting more air on to the top of my head.

I know the "Rules" state that if you need a visor, wear a cycling hat. But that's impractical, I sweat too much, and it's too hot in summer. (Okay - I'm kidding about the "rules" - I'll do a count some time to see how many rules I violate.)

Great idea!

I should look into that too.

It's not the cycling cap that is too hot...it's the damned helmet. The added advantage of a cycling cap under a helmet, if helmets are your thing, is that you bald folks don't get the funny tan lines on your noggin!

My helmet has a visor. I like it. I keep my Take A Look Mirror attached to it. I wear a skullcap under my helmet, like the one below. I like it too.

I used to use a visored helmet, but I had to lift my head to see, which caused me to change my riding position,which made my brooks saddle chafe, and it was harder to reach the downtube shifters, so no more Brooks or friction for me. All because of a visor

I wear my visored helmet backwards because I'm one of the cool kids.

When I bought my a new helmet (a Giro) it came with a visor, it looked kind of goofy and I took it off. So when I ride now the helmet goes on.... over the baseball cap with a BIG visor. Tim

I've always been careful not to ride wearing my pocket protrctor. I didn't realize that the visor would still define me as a nerd. If I remove it can
I regain my street cred?