There was a time when "Sunglasses" could be any old glasses with a dark lenses.
I remember this being an issue in the late 70s. That's when people realized
that a dark mirrored shades might actually be worse for your eyes.
At that point sunglasses were required to state their UV rating. Most
Hi, All,
Safety glasses in the usa are either trivex or much more commonly
polycarbonate, both of which block uv. Not much else will pass the impact
standards, apparently.
The sports glasses folks all have proprietary brand names for these two
materials.
Fashion/rx glasses may be made of
Well, the problem with cheap lenses is you may get lenses that let in UV light.
Your pupils are dilated to let in more light when you wear sunglasses, and now
you’re inviting damaging UV rays right to your eyes...
But I understand your rationale!
Leah
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> On Jun 16, 2020, at
Joe: Are yellow lenses good for night cycling? After dark I ride both in
areas with the usual urban and suburban ambient light (and auto headlight
glare) and on riverside trails that can be much darker. I've been using the
Tifosu photochromatic lenses, which seem to be fine, but would yellow at
Okay, just a slight chuckle. I am thinking welding glasses without the dark
tint? Face shield for cleaning teeth? Or, cycling at night!!
Doug
On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 1:45 PM Leah Peterson
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> Shoot - I forgot the clear night-riding glasses. Here’s those, and I’m
> retrying a Radarlock
I got a rad full suspension bike in Feb, which also happens to be the first
bike I've ever ridden that has disc brakes. I took it out to some downhill
trails for it's second ride, and was probably being too enthusiastic
because of how amazing my new bike felt, so I was going fast and taking
Paul, what happened???
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> On May 31, 2020, at 9:02 PM, Paul Clifton wrote:
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> I think my riding glasses belong here - some aluminum aviators, still rocking
> months after an unpleasant endover. they're a little less comfortable now
> though.
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> Paul
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> --
> You
A little extra hilarity. My husband thinks I should go full Lone Wolf and order
these 藍藍藍. Ok, back to your good and serious suggestions. I couldn’t help it...
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> On May 31, 2020, at 2:51 PM, Doug Hansford wrote:
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> I've never had a pair of Oakley glasses that weren't
