Bicycling Glasses

Quoted message said:

Does anyone know the easiest and cheapest way to get sunglasses that
have clear (non-tinted) lenses in them. All of the glasses that I've
seen in department stores so far have tinted lenses. I'm just looking
for something that I can use while biking at night. I'm not excited
about paying more than $20, but...ya know, if I have to...

You might find something here:

http://tinyurl.com/kykvn

You can also click on "contact" to get a list of distributors, which
will lead to a retailer near you.

Quoted message said:

Does anyone know the easiest and cheapest way to get sunglasses that
have clear (non-tinted) lenses in them. All of the glasses that I've
seen in department stores so far have tinted lenses. I'm just looking
for something that I can use while biking at night. I'm not excited
about paying more than $20, but...ya know, if I have to...
Thanks!
-cjkogan111

Go to Wal-mart and but a pair of BO6(Style designation) Solar Shield
goggles. They are not only brick walls to the UV but are also polarized,
so the do cut the light by the 50% that is wrong way polarized. They
have full frame to cut out the light and wind coming in over the top so
they do look a bit more like ski goggles than just sunglasses. I turned
mine into sunglasses by going to the auto store and putting 20% window
tint film on the lenses, the stuff that is normally found on cars. The
net effect is I now have a 10% pass through and my eyes are really
happy. No day blindness when I come indoors as I just take the goggles
off and my retinas are not fried to the back of my eyeballs.
They are about $18.00 so they are definitely not junk end, but also not
fancy overpriced high end fashion wear either. They serve my purpose and
now I wear them even for driving the car.
Bill Baka

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Does anyone know the easiest and cheapest way to get sunglasses that
have clear (non-tinted) lenses in them. All of the glasses that I've
seen in department stores so far have tinted lenses. I'm just looking
for something that I can use while biking at night. I'm not excited
about paying more than $20, but...ya know, if I have to...

You might find something here:

http://tinyurl.com/kykvn

You can also click on "contact" to get a list of distributors, which
will lead to a retailer near you.

You can find these Uvex glasses or a similar brand for under $10 at
Home Depot or Lowes. The yellow tinted jobs are great for upping the
contrast from dusk on.

Quoted message said:

Does anyone know the easiest and cheapest way to get sunglasses that
have clear (non-tinted) lenses in them. All of the glasses that I've
seen in department stores so far have tinted lenses. I'm just looking
for something that I can use while biking at night. I'm not excited
about paying more than $20, but...ya know, if I have to...
Thanks!
-cjkogan111

Uvex safety glasses. Checkout
http://www.uvex.com/products/products2.asp?id=24

R Brickston said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Does anyone know the easiest and cheapest way to get sunglasses that
have clear (non-tinted) lenses in them. All of the glasses that I've
seen in department stores so far have tinted lenses. I'm just looking
for something that I can use while biking at night. I'm not excited
about paying more than $20, but...ya know, if I have to...

You might find something here:

http://tinyurl.com/kykvn

You can also click on "contact" to get a list of distributors, which
will lead to a retailer near you.

You can find these Uvex glasses or a similar brand for under $10 at
Home Depot or Lowes. The yellow tinted jobs are great for upping the
contrast from dusk on.

Those are nowhere near as good as the set I got from Wally world.
Bill Baka

chuck said:

On 2006-10-06, [email hidden] <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Does anyone know the easiest and cheapest way to get sunglasses that
have clear (non-tinted) lenses in them. All of the glasses that I've
seen in department stores so far have tinted lenses. I'm just looking
for something that I can use while biking at night. I'm not excited
about paying more than $20, but...ya know, if I have to... Thanks!
-cjkogan111

Uvex safety glasses. Checkout
http://www.uvex.com/products/products2.asp?id=24

I use that exact same model, and they're the best cycling glasses I've
ever had.

Wal-Mart used to sell them for about $7, but apparently they don't
anymore. Our local hardware store has them for $14. They're pretty easy
to find online though:

http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/genesis.html

Plastic sports eyewear is the biggest ripoff ever. Even "discount" bike
shops like Performance charge $20-40 for essentially the same thing, with
the fancy brands selling for a lot more.

Matt O.

bill said:

R Brickston said:

Quoted message said:

[email hidden] wrote:
> Does anyone know the easiest and cheapest way to get sunglasses
> that have clear (non-tinted) lenses in them. All of the glasses
> that I've seen in department stores so far have tinted lenses. I'm
> just looking for something that I can use while biking at night.
> I'm not excited about paying more than $20, but...ya know, if I
> have to...
You might find something here:

http://tinyurl.com/kykvn

You can also click on "contact" to get a list of distributors, which
will lead to a retailer near you.

You can find these Uvex glasses or a similar brand for under $10 at
Home Depot or Lowes. The yellow tinted jobs are great for upping the
contrast from dusk on.

Those are nowhere near as good as the set I got from Wally world.
Bill Baka

The ones on which you had to glue tinting? LOL

Bill Sorenson said:

bill said:

R Brickston said:

On 6 Oct 2006 08:05:42 -0700, [email hidden] wrote:

> [email hidden] wrote:
>> Does anyone know the easiest and cheapest way to get sunglasses
>> that have clear (non-tinted) lenses in them. All of the glasses
>> that I've seen in department stores so far have tinted lenses. I'm
>> just looking for something that I can use while biking at night.
>> I'm not excited about paying more than $20, but...ya know, if I
>> have to...
> You might find something here:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/kykvn
>
> You can also click on "contact" to get a list of distributors, which
> will lead to a retailer near you.
You can find these Uvex glasses or a similar brand for under $10 at
Home Depot or Lowes. The yellow tinted jobs are great for upping the
contrast from dusk on.

Those are nowhere near as good as the set I got from Wally world.
Bill Baka

The ones on which you had to glue tinting? LOL

What?
They were being sold not as sunglasses but as UV protection.
The polarized part was just a nice thing to have since it 100% blocks
some glare off of car windows, especially hatchbacks that seem to have
just the perfect angle for reflecting the sun into my face.
I added the window tint at 20% pass through so I can remove it if I want
for cloudy or rainy days. I can also get super dark "Limo" tint that has
only a 5% pass through, and it that isn't enough I can put two layer on.
My eyes come before style, since I am turning 58 this week and my dad
had to have cataract surgery at 62. Just a matter of common sense over
style. They help even when driving a car, but I can't see the
instruments too well, only the speedometer, but I can still see traffic
better.
Bill Baka

Matt O'Toole said:

chuck said:

On 2006-10-06, [email hidden] <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Does anyone know the easiest and cheapest way to get sunglasses that
have clear (non-tinted) lenses in them. All of the glasses that I've
seen in department stores so far have tinted lenses. I'm just looking
for something that I can use while biking at night. I'm not excited
about paying more than $20, but...ya know, if I have to... Thanks!
-cjkogan111

Uvex safety glasses. Checkout
http://www.uvex.com/products/products2.asp?id=24

I use that exact same model, and they're the best cycling glasses I've
ever had.

Wal-Mart used to sell them for about $7, but apparently they don't
anymore. Our local hardware store has them for $14. They're pretty easy
to find online though:

http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/genesis.html

Plastic sports eyewear is the biggest ripoff ever. Even "discount" bike
shops like Performance charge $20-40 for essentially the same thing, with
the fancy brands selling for a lot more.

Matt O.

Oh, come on. You know you want to pay $100+ for a pair with the big "O"
on them. 🙂

I once read the way to tell fake Oakleys from the real ones is to clean
the lens. If they scratch, they're the real thing. I got a chuckle out
of that because it's the truth.

Quoted message said:

I'm just looking for something that I can use while biking
at night. I'm not excited about paying more than $20, but...
ya know, if I have to...
Thanks!
-cjkogan111

Mountain Equipment Co-op has some sunglasses called "Espresso". The
frames and lenses are interchangeable. You can get different colour
frames (blue, black, red). More importantly, they have a decent
selection of lenses: Clear, Dark Brown, Grey, Rose, Smoke Blue, Yellow.

The website lists light transmission rates for each lens. I personally
use the Smoke Blue (bright conditions) and the Yellow (great for
foggy/rainy conditions). I haven't purchased the clear lens yet
because my bike lights aren't quite ready.

The best news is price. The lenses are $6, frames are $19. Canadian
pricing.

http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442586453&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302882530&bmUID=1160158739713

bill said:

R Brickston said:

Quoted message said:

[email hidden] wrote:
> Does anyone know the easiest and cheapest way to get sunglasses that
> have clear (non-tinted) lenses in them. All of the glasses that I've
> seen in department stores so far have tinted lenses. I'm just looking
> for something that I can use while biking at night. I'm not excited
> about paying more than $20, but...ya know, if I have to...
You might find something here:

http://tinyurl.com/kykvn

You can also click on "contact" to get a list of distributors, which
will lead to a retailer near you.

You can find these Uvex glasses or a similar brand for under $10 at
Home Depot or Lowes. The yellow tinted jobs are great for upping the
contrast from dusk on.

Those are nowhere near as good as the set I got from Wally world.
Bill Baka

You suggest that the OP get these polarized super duper sunglasses
with Polarized lenses and you talk about adding 20% window
tint to get a 10% pass through of light and how he can add enough
tinting material to have them down to 5% pass through of light.

Billy, you fuc*ing simpleton. Did you get the part about:

clear lenses--- "looking for something that I can use while biking at
**night**"?

Nooooo, you were once again too busy hijacking the thread which *was*
about the *clear* glasses the OP solicited suggestions, *to* another
chapter in the wonderful world of Billy Baka.

Included in your ongoing, never ending story about "Billy World" we
learn:

Billy's age (for the 1000th time);

Billy's Daddy had cataract surgery;

Billy's Daddy had cataract surgery at 62 years old;

Billy can't see the instruments in the car too well, except for the
speedometer (and if you know Billy you can see why this would
important for "Feat Verification"😉.

Billy gratuitously left out his world famous hand to hand combat
abilities. This is rather surprising because the probabilities were
high that he almost got into it with a 98 lbs female Wal-Mart
Associate when he picked up these glasses, but Billy averted yet
another call to the local gendarmes by staring her down as he crouched
into one of his many martial art stances.

Personally I use Polaroid Harbor Masters. I got mine from some Outlet
store for around $20. They are lightweight and sporty. Check these out:

http://www.sunglassesgiant.com/seastwarusu.html

I like the light tint of these and they just serve your purpose. Check
out the whole line of Polaroids here:

http://www.sunglassesgiant.com/posu.html

These sunglasses won't break your bank like Oaklies but I have to warn
you, the lenses feel very thin, almost like plastic. They are kind of
easy to bend as well but I use these for sport so I don't care. For $20
I feel if I break them, I can just get another. Btw - I've taken my
Polaroids up a 13 hour hike to Half Dome as well as used it countless
times as backup for my main sunglasses, I've taken in for miles on end
for jogging, hiking, and bicycling for nearly a year and it has
performed very well.

I am a dental hygienist so I've have my share of experience with the
UVEX brand. This brand is used often in dental office settings
(especially the clear lenses) as they are durable, inexpensive, and
work. Not sure what you are going to be using your glasses for, but
UVEX would not be my 1st choice for cycling glasses. UVEX's sunglasses
are mostly for safety. The side protection is there to shield debris.
The side protection on my Polaroids is designed to shield sunlight.

Steven

Another pair of sunglasses you can check out would be these Gargoyles:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Gargoyles-Sunglasses-Legend-Clear-Protective-Wrap-B_W0QQitemZ130031308935QQihZ003QQcategoryZ15666QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

These are Gargoyles Legends with clear lens. They look sporty and have
good lenses. At only $40 it won't break your bank either. I have a pair
of Gargoyles Clears 85S that I use at my work and I can attest to their
high quality build. If you need the best I would go with Gargoyles
because they have an entire line of clear lenses. The lenses were
actually designed to military specs and can take a .22 caliber bullet
at 10 foot range and not break. The lenses are also coated with some
special NASA coating which prevents fogging, pretty cool stuff.

Steven

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Quoted message said:

Does anyone know the easiest and cheapest way to get sunglasses that
have clear (non-tinted) lenses in them. All of the glasses that I've
seen in department stores so far have tinted lenses. I'm just looking
for something that I can use while biking at night. I'm not excited
about paying more than $20, but...ya know, if I have to...
Thanks!
-cjkogan111

Nashbar has their clear "No Frame" model on sale for $9.99.

Quoted message said:

Does anyone know the easiest and cheapest way to get sunglasses that
have clear (non-tinted) lenses in them. All of the glasses that I've
seen in department stores so far have tinted lenses. I'm just looking
for something that I can use while biking at night. I'm not excited
about paying more than $20, but...ya know, if I have to...
Thanks!
-cjkogan111

None of these guys have it knocked. Look in the yellow pages under
safety equipment. Unless you live in the boondocks, there will be a
place that sells industrial gear to contractors and warehouses. They
will have what they call "safety glasses". Now: these are not going to
be like the rigid [censored] they sell at Home Depot, nope, these will have
flexible frames, be very comfortable, have clear lenses, look very
sporty... and cost less than $4. I keep a bowl-full by the back door.
Some are clear (some are grey), some have wrap-around lenses (for bug
season), etc... They are meant for wearing long hours and they are
better (yes better!) than what I used to buy at REI for $30-$40. If you
happen to be one of those brighter bulbs that wears a stalk mirror, be
sure to take it along when you go. It's nice to ensure frame clearance.

That's easy try a pair safety glasses in find in hardware don't laugh
Lance started using them for Tour de France.

Quoted message said:

Does anyone know the easiest and cheapest way to get sunglasses that
have clear (non-tinted) lenses in them. All of the glasses that I've
seen in department stores so far have tinted lenses. I'm just looking
for something that I can use while biking at night. I'm not excited
about paying more than $20, but...ya know, if I have to...
Thanks!
-cjkogan111

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

Does anyone know the easiest and cheapest way to get sunglasses that
have clear (non-tinted) lenses in them. All of the glasses that I've
seen in department stores so far have tinted lenses. I'm just looking
for something that I can use while biking at night. I'm not excited
about paying more than $20, but...ya know, if I have to...
Thanks!
-cjkogan111

In all the times where I thought clear glasses would be
nice to have, I've learned it's better to do just without,
altogether. They just fog up, get wet, and otherwise
add too much obscurity, inconvenience & complexity to be
worth it.

cheers,
Tom

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wingman7 said:

That's easy try a pair safety glasses in find in hardware don't laugh
Lance started using them for Tour de France.

The sunglasses Lance used wasn't found in a hardware store. They were
really expensive Oakley's and they were probably custom made to his
specs like everything else on his bike/body for the Tour.

Steven

Tom Keats said:

In all the times where I thought clear glasses would be
nice to have, I've learned it's better to do just without,
altogether. They just fog up, get wet, and otherwise
add too much obscurity, inconvenience & complexity to be
worth it.> cheers,> Tom

I guess you missed my post about the Gargoyles which have a special
NASA coating on the lenses to prevent fogging. I have a pair that I use
for work and although you can still fog them up if you blow hot air
from your breath on them, the fog quickly dissipates.

Steven