Light Adjusting Lenses - Are they all created equal?
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08-02-2010, 11:03 AM
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I have a pair of Rayban Daddy-O's with prescription Transition lenses. They are really only useful for riding as they will not darken in the car, in the shade even when facing a sunny area, or when wearing a hat. I'm a little disappionted with that part of the performance but I will say when facing into the sun they go almost completely black-almost like being in an eclipse. I do like being able to wear them into a restaruant or bar and not haveing to change glasses though.
#12
08-02-2010, 12:30 PM
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The RayBans fit pretty tight to my face and so far wind and dirt have not been a problem. Course I haven't been caught in a sandstorm yet.
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08-02-2010, 09:26 PM
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I have a pair of Rayban Daddy-O's with prescription Transition lenses. They are really only useful for riding as they will not darken in the car, in the shade even when facing a sunny area, or when wearing a hat. I'm a little disappionted with that part of the performance but I will say when facing into the sun they go almost completely black-almost like being in an eclipse. I do like being able to wear them into a restaruant or bar and not haveing to change glasses though.
#15
08-02-2010, 09:35 PM
I have Wiley X LA lens and was never totally happy with them. I went on ebay and bought a real dark set of lenses and a set of clears.
I still have the LA but they never got dark enough for me. Maybe you can get some LA lenses on ebay instead of buying new glasses.
I still have the LA but they never got dark enough for me. Maybe you can get some LA lenses on ebay instead of buying new glasses.
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08-02-2010, 09:50 PM
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i have a pair of pan optix....3 years old and they still function well....i.e., darken in the sun
#18
08-02-2010, 10:07 PM
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7eye for 3 years non perscription and work great. work the same as new. 40,000 miles on theis glasses. A fat kid broke the frames so I need to see if I can just get new frames for my lenses?
#19
08-03-2010, 10:20 AM
I’ve bitched about this before – I blew like $140 on Wiley X light adjusting lens glasses and they worked for about a week before they stuck semi-clear. They are total junk in my book.
I liked the Wiley X foam cup inserts so much though that I bought a second pair through my insurance to have the name brand Transition lenses installed and they work perfectly going on two years now.
Wiley X sent me a set of their dark lenses for the original pair, but basically, I paid $140 for a $70 pair of glasses.
On the subject of Wiley X – DO NOT buy the frames with the hole in the arms for the strap….. my Top Jimmies have broken three arms and they stopped making them – so, my sunglasses are now trash and my high dollar prescription Transition lens Top Jimmies will be trash as soon as they inevitably break another arm unless it just so happens to be the spare that I have left from the $140 non transitioning sunglasses pair.
I liked the Wiley X foam cup inserts so much though that I bought a second pair through my insurance to have the name brand Transition lenses installed and they work perfectly going on two years now.
Wiley X sent me a set of their dark lenses for the original pair, but basically, I paid $140 for a $70 pair of glasses.
On the subject of Wiley X – DO NOT buy the frames with the hole in the arms for the strap….. my Top Jimmies have broken three arms and they stopped making them – so, my sunglasses are now trash and my high dollar prescription Transition lens Top Jimmies will be trash as soon as they inevitably break another arm unless it just so happens to be the spare that I have left from the $140 non transitioning sunglasses pair.
#20
08-03-2010, 10:35 AM
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My Wiley's don't get dark enough for bright sunlight BUT they are great at night when oncoming headlights are too bright for clear lenses. The Wiley's cut the glare but stay light enough too see. So, for me, light adjusting for cloudy overcast days & night riding. Real sunglasses for sunlight.
Last edited by golfblues; 08-03-2010 at 10:46 AM.