Sunglasses under helmet?

[flanman]

Does any one wear sunglasses under their helmet while riding? I am asking because i'm thinking about getting a perscription pair to wear. I am not really sure if there are motorcycle specific or just outdoors active types. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

[DucatiBastard]

i used to wear those clip-on type for my glasses, worked great, until i lost them   i'll be getting another pair soon

[Duc Fever]

I do occasionally, sucks when you forget you have them on and try to remove your helmet.  I wear regular sport type sunglasses, usually cheap knockoffs because I am always losing or breaking them.  I prefer my tinted visor though.

[TiNi]

i wear 'em under my helmet, mainly because at slow speeds i like to ride with the face shield up
i have 2 pair that work well, both are bolé 

[Buckethead]

I wear a pair of prescription Nike sunglasses under my helmet.

Any sort of "sport-type" should do well, preferably wrap-around style. Few things are more annoying than sun coming in from the sides of your shades.

Also keep in mind that when you're riding a motorcycle you'll likely be looking more "up" than "forward," so they'll need to be "taller" than normal glasses, too. Again, close-fit wrap-around style fit the bill.

Lastly, unless you get a flip-up helmet, you'll be putting them on through the visor gap. Trying to get curved ear pieces around your ears can be difficult with the pads. Straight-type are highly recommended.

When you try them on, wear them for at least 15 minutes. That'll give you some idea of how the nose and/or ear pieces will feel. You don't want them to be a distraction while you're riding. Plastic frames are great if the nose piece fits, but metal frames give you a little bit of adjustability.

Otherwise, the biggest problem I have is keeping a pair of regular glasses in a backpack or just wearing the shades all day. Even when I had my little get-off (at 50 mph) my shades stayed put.

[He Man]

I dont leave home without my sunglasses. (sensitive eyes) I wear Okaleys and ive gone 10+ hours in em. Comfortable if you have the right pair of sunglasses. Its much better than having a tinted visor in my opinion. Mostly cause i ride with visor up all the time since my bike is an urban commuter. That means stop and go traffic with visor down is the same as gagging me. i also dont need to carry another sheild so i can ride at night.

I also went down with my glasses on (visor up) ~30-40mph. No problems. If you have the proper fitting helmet, they shouldn't move around. Try to get something that hugs the face and has the least amount of frame around the lens. Also, i wouldnt ride with a pair of lens that are not ansi rated polycarbonate.

[Carman]

Just make sure you get some with semi-straight earpieces.  If your helmet is correct fitting and snug it helps if the earpieces are straight.  I wear Oakleys also, have been for years. 

[DoubleEagle]

I always ride during the daylight hours so I always am wearing Sunglasses. I have several pairs of Oakleys that I can wear. I have very sensitive blue eyes and I also use a Gold Mirrored visor.

The best Sunglasses I've used of the Oakleys are the ones that have plastic frames.

The metal framed ones like the Romeos won't work for me because they have to flex when going through the visor opening in the helmet and the metal framed ones don't so they dig into my skull.

I have a pair of Oakley Radar Pitch , Monster, Racers , Pitboss, Oil Drum and Square 5s to mention a few that work fine all day long.

Polarized are good if you don't mind the discolorization of some things when looking into the direction of the Sun such as blue leaves on trees, and blue tar snakes on the road.  

I always wear a silk Helmet liner and the Sunglasses slid over the liner into many different positions .

Dolph     

[beethoven]

I have Arnette plastic framed polarised wrap arounds and pair of clear (for low vision days/evenings) semi wraps, both prescription and both work well. Both combined  cost less than one pair Oakleys. I have been told Oakley have best optics for curved prescription lenses and will look at them next time.

[erkishhorde]

It sounds and looks silly but seriously, bring your helmet with you when you get your glasses. Put the helmet on and see how the glasses fit with your helmet on. Tilt your head down a bit like you do when you ride and see if you can still see out of the glasses. One of the main problems I have had with glasses of any kind is that rigid frames sometimes lift off your face as the helmet moves around from wind pressure.

Also, I got a pair of polarized glasses that caused me to see rainbows while riding. That wasn't fun at all. I'd be scooting along and then this rainbow jumps out at me from the floor. Turns out the polarized lenses didn't like the contour of my visor and caused black things like tar snakes to look psykadelic rainbowy and jump out at me.  Dunno if it's just my optomitrist doing a bad job on the polarizing or what.

[DesmoDiva]

+2 for bringing your helmet with.

I have two pairs of Oakleys that I wear under my helmet.  My husband also wears Oakley under his helmet.

Be aware that polarized lenses distort colors and give you a "tripping" effect with your face shield down;  As erkishhorde said. 

I found it to be too distracting and got a second pair without polarization.

[flanman]

Thanks for the great response! I tend to ride with my visor up most of the time, so the combo of the polarized lenses and the visor shouldn't be too much of a problem. I think i've narrowed my choices down a little and will try some on with my helmet.

[teddy037.2]

my Rx revo sunglasses are polarized, and do the same wacky shit to me if I go visor-down.

I have oakley A-wires w/clear Rx lenses for all-the-time use, and are absolutely perfect for riding

I also use a tinted visor when I ride... if I get stuck in traffic, I just crack it up like halfway so I can breathe and still be shaded

[Hollywood]

I have a pair of Oakley Whiskers with the Gold Iridium lenses. They work great. My helmet is a Shoei X-Eleven. I would say the Whiskers match the opening 99.5%. The only place light makes it around the frame is a very narrow sliver on the sides.

http://oakley.com/pd/2111

[tangueroHondo]

HJC FS-10 + prescription glasses.  Built-in sun shield (not great, but pretty good)