car overtook me on a road ride today, a stone flicked up straight into my eyeball and hit the lense my eyeball hides behind
i always wear shades
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Who here wears eye protection?
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I used to have a pair of Madison clear glasses years and years ago and they made you feel as if you were at least a foot higher than you were - not good off road.
I've never had a problem with distortion from any other glasses I've used.
I currently use DeWalt safety glasses which are pretty cheap from Screwfix.Posted 7 months ago # -
Usually wear glasses but always have small problems with them - steaming up being the main one. Frequent cleaning on wet muddy rides is another seemingly unavoidable hassle. Tried high end and low end but never had a pair that I was really happy with. Still prefer to wear them than not.
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I use glasses ALL the time - had to take mates to a + e in the past re grit / mud insect hitting them...
I read that a shrewsbury cyclist died in wales re not wearing specs n an impact to the eye caused a crash...
wear them
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Always here too.
Another Specialized Adaptalite user during the day and a old pair of Oakley M-Frames with a vented clear lens at night. A drop of washing up liquid smeared on the inside helps clear any fogging.Once had a wasp bounce of a lens and sting me right under the eye. Could have been a lot nastier without the glasses!
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Almost always - few times I don't my mates usually drag ne through some tree branch hell singletrack near Dreghorn barracks, and it reminds me to wear my Adidas again. Adidas Evil Eye something or other. They're great though.
Also to save landing on face damage, cold weather eyes streaming probs, muck in eyes/contacts esp when it's horse manure..Occasionally remove when raining and dark as they can be cause of accident in the first place.
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Always. Oakleys aren't the only choice though.. as with many things fit it everything (I wear prescription glasses anyway so make sure you try a few on)
I prefer Rudy Project personally but they aren't any cheaper....
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Never ride without my Oakleys or similar quality glasses. I change to different lens colors depending on time year or day. I have had too many branches in the face in close, tight trails in the mountains.
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Full facer and goggles everywhere. Being warm is half the fun although my shinnies and pressure suit smell a bit after endurance events. The screwfix Bolles look da shizzle down the pub.
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Dear god- the likelyhood of severe incident through eye contact has to be SOOOOO small, even smaller than the risks involved with helmets...
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i don't wear shades when riding,but am thinking about starting to.just about every trip i do,seem to get insects flying into my eyes
once had some grit fly into my eye also (not pleasant at all 
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Oakley Jawbones for me. I find I can see things in bright light at distance that you just can't pick up with the naked eye (I'm a pilot). Clear vented lenses work a treat for night ridesalthough they still steam up when stopped, but normally clear when you get going again.
If you have problme s with steaming up, treat your lenses to some 'Gloop'. It's made to stop motorbike visors steaming up (especially at this time of year) and works a bit on my Oakley lenses...Posted 7 months ago # -
@coffeeking - small yes but still a risk and broken eyeballs don't heal easily. My most recent incident involved a branch hitting me square on in the lens, with enough force I needed 9 stitches where the bottom edge of the lens went into my cheek (there's something to said I guess for a full framed lens...), no chance my eyeball would have survived that.
I'd also say to those wearing cheap safety specs - worth checking if they have UV protection IMO as most don't
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"coffeeking - Member
Dear god- the likelyhood of severe incident through eye contact has to be SOOOOO small, even smaller than the risks involved with helmets... "I crashed on the first big double at Spooky woods, I've got a load of excuses and reasons why , i also have a triangular shaped scar and lump on my cheek bone, that was the second point of contact with a rock . i have an identical triangular mark dead center of my oakley lens that was the first point of contact.
Aside from keeping wind sun and cow shit(and other sources of infection) out of your eyes good glasses are well worth it just in case that small chance does come up
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Glasses been protected me may more times than helmet.
Essential if riding in the woods and still good to stop mud, grit and wind when on more open trails.
I once accompanied someone to the BRI who interfaced with branch during a night ride, it deflected of his glasses and fut open his nose and upper cheek. Without the glasses who knows...Posted 7 months ago # -
i wear a £6 pair of shooting glasses. best purchase ever. I mostly wear them to keep the mud and spray out of the eyes.
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'interfaced with [a] branch' ?
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'interfaced with [a] branch' ?
The branch speared him end on in the facePosted 7 months ago # -
I find the only glasses I can get on with are ones where I can't see the frames. Had a lovely pair of Specialized Arc Adaptalites for the road bike, but they are currently in storage in the wrong country. Couldn't find anything similar when I needed a set here, so ended up with a really close fitting pair, so the frames stay out of my field of view. Unfortunately, they suffer from sweat ending up on them, and then evaporating to leave sticky blobs of nastiness on the inside. Might try the Rain-x trick on the inside.
On the DH bike, with full-face helmet - love the Oakley O-Frames. I actually really like the slightly disconnected feeling as I
hammermince my way down the hillPosted 7 months ago #
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