Yesterday I collected my bike, and riding home my fears of issues starting with my neck surfaced very soon. To see through the distance part of my glasses I'm having to lift my head up too far. I've had a nightmare some years back with inflammation and it was diagnosed on a scan as thinning of the lower neck discs, and was told to not keep my head bent back for long periods. So, I'm guessing I either raise the bars, or first off, wondered if the Dennis Taylor style glasses available for snooker players would help. Has anyone tried this option? Colin.
I've never taken to contacts and suffer from stagnatisms, so a framed lense is a more reliable fix. Also, I personally like my visor open to some degree and bits of airborne worry me when wearing a lense. But you're experience with contacts would be replicable with snooker glasses. Thanks.
I ware contacts myself I have odd weaknesses in each eye and stigmatism too and these are all sorted with a different type of lense
I wear one contact lens as my left eye has normal vision and 'visor up' is a very odd sensation. The wind blast on the lensed eye actually feels colder, probably psychosomatic, but tangible all the same. I got some wrap around sunglasses with foam seals that fitted under my helmet and the improvement was significant. I've since bought another pair with yellow lenses for night riding. However, this will all be fixed next month. The short sightedness, astigmatism and frosted glass effect all going in one fell swoop.
No mate. Cataract replacement. Knackered old lens coming out, brand spanking, HD ready plastic one going in.
Ahhh excellent. Im going to be keeping an eye out now for a fireblade rider with Dennis Taylor glasses. That will make my day
ok thanks for the replies. I'm having my eyes tested tomorrow and then will try, snooker glasses, if they aren't the answer then contacts, and finally raise the bars.
How about contact lenses and a helmet with a drop down visor..you could switch out the internal visor for clear one then still ride with the main visor up ?
Thanks for all the suggestions. My snooker specs have arrived. Bit fiddly to set the bridge pads at the right angle but otherwise seem spot on. Vision with the lenses inclined is spot on. Waiting for sunny weather to try them out on bike.
I find the internal visor (GT-Air) to be pretty much useless for keeping the wind and shite out of your eyes... Sunlight blocking like a wet dream though.
When I had my eyes tested my optician advised against contacts on a bike, particularly if you open your visor. Her husband had a bike (an R1 Big Bang actually) and she said if a bit of shit is forced under a lense, you could be in a lot of pain till you stop and sort yourself out. Just her opinion, that's all I'm reporting.
I have an internal sunshade in my helmet and do use it on the occasion the sun pops out unexpected when I'm not carrying my shades and I find it acts like a high bypass turbofan if the main visor is up, forcing even more cold air under my lens.
Opticians are very cautious people aren't they ! No problem with lenses and visor up, though wind is an issue above 40 mph. Thousands of hours of scuba diving too, never lost a lens...
Tried the glasses and very pleased, much better than trying to see with my day specs. Not easy to set the bridge pads for the angle the lenses sit at but overall a big improvement.
