Thread: Roadster driving glasses

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Are you sitting out in the windstream?

I drive my 2" chopped windshield 32 roadster in the dry Arizona desert without problems.
I do sit an inch or two higher than optimum, but windflow goes up and over when the top is off.

I wear transition lenses in an aviator style frame.

There used to be a place in Santa Barbara, California that would grind your prescip into a pair of glass lense goggles with split lenses.
(Take a look at what motorcycle road racers wore in the 50's and 60's.)

You may be able to find a pair of over-the-glasses goggles at a bike shop.
Look in the MX section.
Same deal at a ski shop.

Contacts?
They have some good ones nowadays.
I used to wear contacts riding in the desert and wear standard MX goggles.
Worked fine.

I have a pair of aviator goggles form WWI, Glass lenses with leather along the sides for a nice tight fit to your face. Also with a soft lambs wool for cushinging. Out side of that I would suggest contacts and raybans.

I wouldn't go for Laser surgery. Although most of the people I know had it done successfully, one did not -- went blind and another had an eye explode. Both are suing for big money, but loss of sight not worth any reward.

3 stores referred me to a local lab in an industrial complex.
They carry WileyX, so I tried on a few. I gave him my prescription & he said no problem. They have the removeable foam & the side pieces snap out & can be converted to goggles. I got the transition polycarbonite lense (night & day).
I asked how long (most said 3-5 weeks if they could do them), he said should be ready in 5-6 days.
And the bonus? They were $100 cheaper than even the internet.