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Old 05-22-23, 11:17 AM
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I have ridden with everything from $3 Harbor Freight safety glasses (both clear and tinted) to $200 Maui Jim sunglasses. A favorite that I've worn for years is an Oakley M2 frame with Iridium lens.

A few months ago, I bought a model from Oakley called Manorburn. I liked its appearance and fit. It's more of a lifestyle than a performance design, and I've found that I really like it for driving, hiking, and casual cycling. The lenses, which are one of apparently a few different colors in Oakley's "Prizm" line, are moderately dark and sort of bronze colored. The pleasant surprise is that they emphasize or brighten green hues while slightly reducing overall brightness and cutting glare. This makes outdoor scenery more beautiful.
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I go for a fairly light neutral grey tint. Seems to work best overall for me in pretty much every situation I run into on a bike.

I do not find polarized lenses do much for cycling, and can make some screens hard to read.

While I like amber or brown lenses for skiing/snowboarding where the enhanced contrast helps distinguish varying shades of washed-out white/gray, when cycling I find it makes it harder to see in the shadows on a sunny day.

When biking in the woods (MTB) I use clear glasses.
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