Sunglasses under helmet?

[dropstharockalot]

Scorpion EXO-400 with Nike Fusion sunglasses.

I'm not sure if Nike makes the Fusion anymore, but they do the trick.  Straight earpieces make for easy on/off, wide well-padded nose area, and decent wraparound.  My only riding issue is when looking back over my shoulder, if my head shifts any inside my helmet it can push the glasses from side to side.  Minor irritation, but if you want to be as safe as possible then your riding gear probably shouldn't be shifting around on you...

Other than that, the only real hassle is getting them on and off through the helmet opening.  Gotta have a pocket for them when gearing up with the bike warming up, too, or they'll vibrate right off the seat and get scratched on impact.

So, my next helmet will have a flip-down.  I'm also thinking about dropping the cash for a smoked shield in the meantime.  Riding with shades isn't bad, but eliminating the minor hassles is probably worth the small cost.

[NWapex]

 +1 on Oakley's with straight ear pieces.  Easy on and off.  I have polarized lenses and have not had an issue with distortion when riding.  However, significant imperfections in plastic will appear because of the polarization.  If your face shield has imperfections, this could be a problem.

[ducpainter]

Cheap Uvex Bandit safety glasses with mirrored lenses.

Work great on the street...but they slide down my nose at the track.

[TiNi]

Cheap Uvex Bandit safety glasses with mirrored lenses.

Work great on the street...but they slide down my nose at the track.

gforces? 

[Buckethead]

Cheap Uvex Bandit safety glasses with mirrored lenses.

Work great on the street...but they slide down my nose at the track.

You could take a cue from DucMouse and tape it to your forehead. 

[TiNi]

You could take a cue from DucMouse and tape it to your forehead. 

[vt duc]

I have ridden over 15 years w/ the classic Ray-Ban Aviator glasses under the helmet.  Great eye coverage and minimal frame inteference.  These worked well for me under Bell, Shoei, Arai and Airoh helmets.

[marvellous]

I switch back and forth btwn tinted shield & sunglasses.  For longer distances, I wear both tinted shield & glasses because the wind dries out my eyes (contacts).  I wear a pair of Dragons and Shoei RF1K...

[erkishhorde]

Cheap Uvex Bandit safety glasses with mirrored lenses.

Work great on the street...but they slide down my nose at the track.

I had a pair of cheap glasses w/ mirrored lenses that I used to wear all the time. I liked them a lot but the arms were a bit wide. The thing that caused them to slide down my nose was the wind pressure on the helmet. When I hit the freeway the helmet would compress on my face a bit and then when I got off the freeway the helmet would relax and push away from my face and take the glasses with it. So on a really windy day the glasses would be like an inch away from my face after an hour. 

[RavnMonster]

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.

I have a pair of Oakley A wires I wear under my helmet, but I just bought a tinted visor so I wont have to any more. Just be carefull putting them on and off. Pull them straight out and straight on your face so you dont bend them.

and dont forget to take them off before you take off your helmet

[ducfun]

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

Polarized lenses will allow you to see "stress" lines in the visor (birefringence for you nerds out there). These lines may appear like rainbows or just dark and light spots. I get the rainbow effect with my visor and it sucks!

polarized lenses are nice but avoid them if you want them for riding.

[ducpainter]

gforces? 

sweat...

[Jarvicious]

I'm a fan of the cheapos, but if you're going to go persription, I would definitely go with name brand.  I've tried Nike, Oakley, and Smith (granted not under a moto helmet), I just go through them too quickly to justify paying as much as they cost (who knew they wouldn't stay on the beer tray at 40 mph?).  All the companies everyone has mentioned are top shelf, but glasses are very much a custom fit.  Places like REI, Galyans, Dicks, and the like should have tons of different brands on hand for you to try out.  Trust me, when you find a pair that fits right, you will know.  Oh!! Check the local cycle (bicycle) shops as well.  Specialized, Trek... have numerous different options, most of which have perscription lenses available.  It's a personal preference, I mean clear visor and sunglasses vs. tinted visor, vs visor up and clear glasess.......just experiment a bit.  You'll figure it out.

[puchika]

What helmets have provisions in the padding specifically to accomodate sunglasses?  My Arai Profile does, but my Shark RSX does not.  I get the worst pressure when wearing my Oakleys and the Shark.  It makes me wonder why all helmet vendors can't do what Arai does.

[IdZer0]

What helmets have provisions in the padding specifically to accomodate sunglasses?  My Arai Profile does, but my Shark RSX does not.  I get the worst pressure when wearing my Oakleys and the Shark.  It makes me wonder why all helmet vendors can't do what Arai does.

or why they don't make helmets with built-in sunglasses (like some manufacturers do)