Eyeware
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benphyr
Guru-me-not
They should be paying rent anyway.
This helmet is cheap. https://www.benditcycling.com/Recumbent_Gear.html it will help you decide whether you want to buy something more expensive.
As for sun glasses - you will have to try them on and look for ones that have little gap at the bottom of the nose/cheek bone (instead of the DF eyebrow). And little optical distortion around the nose, edge of sense, etc. is also important as that will drive you crazy if you are like me. Everyone's facial bone structure is a little different so you probably have to try a bunch on until you get a feel for what works while looking at that angle ie. sitting in your recliner/recumbent.
DavidCH
In thought; expanding the paradigm of traversity
Emmm I use Smith & Wesson protector goggles. Brilliantly cheap and effective. You can buy them for $15 at your local gun store.
I also use a ridiculously cheap chinese helmet that looks like the Giro Vanquish for $30 (including visor).
I also use a ridiculously cheap chinese helmet that looks like the Giro Vanquish for $30 (including visor).
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Ken Rudd
S40, Apex, NC
Related: I used to wear bifocals ( and multi-focal contacts) when riding. Not good on a recumbent, as many prescriptions have the "near focus" part low on the lens, so on a bent, since you are reclined, you are trying to see distances through the part of the lens that is designed for near vision. I ended up getting a single vision prescription specifically for riding.
Andrew Wilson
Guru
I did the same thing Ken
rx7mark
Guru
I have had the same issue but single vision lens would not allow me to read my Wahoo mini bike computer. The solution was custom bi-focals. I actually brought my bike to the eye glass shop and the tech set up the bifocal transition point so that it does not interfer with long vision but I can still read the computer. Basically the transition point is lower than normal.
They work great and keep the bugs out too. I have a tinted face shield on my helmet that I can lower for bright sun conditions. The system works for me.
Mark
DavidCH
In thought; expanding the paradigm of traversity
Ok... I am investigating some skydiving goggles. Kroop's 13 Fives.... I am putting the order in tomorrow. I am getting too many bugs in my eyes due to the recent floods.
DavidCH
In thought; expanding the paradigm of traversity
I didnt put the order in for skydiving goggles... instead I bought some draft excluder and stuck it to my lens. I tried it with the yellow lens and I've been out on it and its wonderful but rather bright in 26c. I have plenty left so I will do it for the other lenses. It's the first time I've been +50kph with just the helmet lens without being sand blasted. It's an eureka moment for sure
This has been the best ride I have ever had on the Vendetta. No glare of duel lenses and everything crystal clear in front of me. Love the mirror on the hoods. If you haven't done it yet... please try it.
This has been the best ride I have ever had on the Vendetta. No glare of duel lenses and everything crystal clear in front of me. Love the mirror on the hoods. If you haven't done it yet... please try it.
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John Burrell
New Member
Commentary on cold weather AND eye wear. I want to ride my Vendetta until the temp gets to 25 (I live in the Chicago suburbs). When leaning fully reclined on my recumbents my eyes water badly and blind me. I successfully used Snowmobile goggles riding my Apache but the Apache seat angle is only about 27%. The Vendetta is closer to 20% and the snowmobile goggles did not work. I got a Giro Vanquish with built in eyeshield. It is a very good Vendetta helmet (I recommend it) when the the temp is above 40. Below 40 my eyes still water.
Today the temp was 38 and I tried some snowboard goggles (JOJO LEMON Ski Goggles Men)
The lens is huge and they definitely work. They bottom of the lens frame limits my vision a little but I can still see the road clearly. Hope this information is helpful to other winter Vendetta riders.
Today the temp was 38 and I tried some snowboard goggles (JOJO LEMON Ski Goggles Men)
The lens is huge and they definitely work. They bottom of the lens frame limits my vision a little but I can still see the road clearly. Hope this information is helpful to other winter Vendetta riders.
That's hard core riding.
paco1961
Zen MBB Master
Victogal also makes a Vanquish look alike. The eye shield is not bad but just a touch too much of an opening at the shield bottom. Planning to try a little gasket material.
POC Ventral Spin is a brilliant helmet on the V. Paired w a properly fitting set of glasses (still looking for proper and sub $100) would be hard to beat
POC Ventral Spin is a brilliant helmet on the V. Paired w a properly fitting set of glasses (still looking for proper and sub $100) would be hard to beat
Mathew Fy
GRU
I like mine paired with the hook-and-pile attached Salamander visor to keep the sun and rain off. The sun glasses hold well in the "eye garage." As others have posted here, I pick glasses that touch the cheeks when I smile to keep out the wind during fast-decent riding.
My preferred helmet, however is the Giro Vanquish, to allow me to wear corrective lens glasses underneath.
Frito Bandito
Zen MBB Master
In my profile pic I have the Alpina Twist 5 QVM glasses. They are UVA/UVB and polarized. They also have adjustable arms that will allow you to get the lenses to touch your cheekbones. The nose piece is also adjustable to get them even closer to your face to prevent your eyelids from flapping on a V20.
I also took the lense from my Giro Air Attack after that helmet was no longer useful and put it on a Lima 007 by drilling 3 small holes in it and using gorilla glue to seat 3 strong magnets at the appropriate places. You'll have to be careful though because if the new magnets are strong enough they will pull the magnets from the Giro shield out. So, I used a 2 part metal epoxy bond to hold them in place. Just make sure you do it with the right side magnetized. I hear from a very reliable source that once you put the magnets in the wrong way with it is just a lot easier to buy a new lense than try to unseat the lense magnets.
Now, if I get the lense anywhere even close to the front of the helmet it jumps on like a dog on a leg.
I also took the lense from my Giro Air Attack after that helmet was no longer useful and put it on a Lima 007 by drilling 3 small holes in it and using gorilla glue to seat 3 strong magnets at the appropriate places. You'll have to be careful though because if the new magnets are strong enough they will pull the magnets from the Giro shield out. So, I used a 2 part metal epoxy bond to hold them in place. Just make sure you do it with the right side magnetized. I hear from a very reliable source that once you put the magnets in the wrong way with it is just a lot easier to buy a new lense than try to unseat the lense magnets.
Now, if I get the lense anywhere even close to the front of the helmet it jumps on like a dog on a leg.
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MrSteve
Zen MBB Master
The Winter helmet in my suite of bicycle helmets?
A ten-year-old Walmart BMX full-face helmet that still works fine.
The chin guard is a very welcome safety feature.
The chin guard deflects the slipstream up and over the eyes, solving the issue I have with eye-watering in cold air.
It's also the most aerodynamic bike helmet in my suite of bicycle helmets...
possibly due to the chin-guard acting like a splitter.
Hydration via a sip-tube is still possible.
Any funny looks I get are welcome because it means that I've been seen.
A ten-year-old Walmart BMX full-face helmet that still works fine.
The chin guard is a very welcome safety feature.
The chin guard deflects the slipstream up and over the eyes, solving the issue I have with eye-watering in cold air.
It's also the most aerodynamic bike helmet in my suite of bicycle helmets...
possibly due to the chin-guard acting like a splitter.
Hydration via a sip-tube is still possible.
Any funny looks I get are welcome because it means that I've been seen.
JerseyJim
Guru
I don't know if this will be appropriate for different seat angles but when I know it will be very windy and possibly dusty I wear my Bobster Fat Boy motorcycle glasses/goggles.
http://www.bobster.com/Fat-Boy
They have foam around the inside rim to seal out most particles. The foam does have ridges to let some air in. Now granted, when it is really humid this doesn't work too well to clear the fog but you can always use the old diver's trick of wiping a film of baby shampoo on the inside of the lens and that will help some.
The lenses are photochromic and while they don't get super dark they do cut the glare. They also get light enough to wear at night.
They are pretty inexpensive. I've seen them as low as $25 on eBay. The shape may not work for everyone, but if you can find one at that price I think it's worth a try.
Bobster has other motorcycle goggles in their line that might work for you.
DavidCH
In thought; expanding the paradigm of traversity
Good job !
