Feb
03Sunglasses For Motorcycle Riding
Tagged Under : aviator sunglasses, eye glasses, eye wear, fashion, rayban, shades, sunglasses
Everybody remembers the cool Terminator style with dark sunglasses on, day or night. Definitely dark shades look great on motorcycles, but what about real life usage? Well, the kind of sunglasses matching the Terminator style are practical for casual wear and not for motor riding, no matter how cool they may look. Motorcycle sunglasses have to be compatible with the helmet and protect the biker at high speed traveling. Rigorous protection, quality and durability represent the criteria for the design for quality motorcycle sunglasses. They have to be durable because of the high speed impact with road debris that often hits the biker in the face.
Even if we are talking about contact with very small pebbles, low quality motorcycle sunglasses will not resist the impact and will chip or shatter. Glass lenses are a no-no for bike riding because of the risk to break and injure the biker. Polycarbonate is the best material for motorcycle sunglasses design because of its light weight and resistance to superficial collisions. All the manufacturers that design eyewear for motorcycle use pass their products through very rigorous testing so that the resistance to temperature variations, wind and impact with debris is assured.
Polarization is another key feature of motorcycle sunglasses. The glare as well as the bounces off from the pavement have to be solved by the anti-glare coating. A special element that receives no attention for other kinds of sunglasses is the vibration of the light waves, which could be a health risk at high speed conditions; in fact, the shock it produces has to be absorbed by the polarized lens layer. The relevance of such features is very high given the fact that it is unacceptable to ride the bike when the road is too bright or you have to squint against the sun. From this point of view motorcycle sunglasses play a major role for road safety and health protection given the eye damage that the glare may cause.
Last but not least, motorcycle sunglasses need maximum ultraviolet protection for the entire light spectrum. This means that polarization should combine with ultraviolet protection. Although the anti-glare feature is only useful on sunny days, the ultraviolets affect you no matter whether if the weather is fine or overcast. Bikers use motorcycle sunglasses even on not so bright days both for eye comfort as well as for protection. Eye disorders and the risk of getting cataract or macular degeneration are less likely to develop if the eyewear is adequate and of good quality.
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When the author isn’t motorcycle riding, he also enjoys psychic readings, the BMW Z3 windscreen windblocker wind deflector, and follows the Seattle HCG Diet.







