I wear contacts & saftey glasses that are dark tint. They cut alot of the wind down & are not thick.

Toby

 

Got sick and damn tired of wearing glasses, clip-on shades, etc., etc., so I plucked the money down on Lasik. Best thing I have done in a long time. Well worth the price.

 

I've got an appt in the morning at the Walmart Vision Center for the riding glasses that transition from clear to tinted (foam around the eye). They come with a 2 yr warranty so if anything happens to them (sit on them, step on them, etc etc) I just bring in what's left of them and they'll make me a new pair. Seems like a good deal so I'm going for them. I'll report back after I get them...

 

I have always rode with my contacts in. That way, most shades work fine. When the ride is done, out come the contacts, and on go the glasses. BTW, I always travel with 2-3 extra pairs of contacts (disposable), I learned that the hard way!

 

My Rx riding glasses are from Walwart as well, not the transition type, but they are motorcycle glasses with the foam. I believe they were under 200 bucks for the whole thing, lens & Frame. They work great for me.

 

I also got my glasses from Walmart. Called Liberty Sport frames with the darkest tint they have. Also have a pair of Transition Lenses that work great at night but not so great when you are heading into the sun.

 

Not a big fan of Wal-Mart but since there are quite a few of you who have their riding glasses and are happy with them I will check them out. And at around $200 that would probably be half the price at an eye care place.

 

Got a pair of 7 eye transition for my self I can see distance without my glasses so didn't opt for rx but got wife pair of Wiley X rx with transition and foam seal, she loves them and don't get crap in eyes and stops tearing.

 

Are the Wal-Mart glasses polarized or simply shaded?
For me its gotta be polarized. Big difference.

I've had transitions but they are not as good as polarized IMO.

I require progressive lenses - as in more than bifocal, each blending into the other. You can identify someone wearing progressive lenses by the tilt of their head. Holding eyes focused on a point, progressive lens wearers will tilt their head up to see near, tilt head down for far.

If WalMart was selling progressive polarized with good riding frames for $200, I would buy a pair. WHen you are at WalMart specking out your riding glasses, share this info with us to minimize the group pain of going to WalMart.

 

+1 for the rec specs. I wanted the wileyX lenses, but the rec specs were able to accomodate my bifocals... for about $250 less. The Rec specs are great!