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| 671.1 | if you don't mind looking like Kareem | AQUA::OCONNOR | The law dont want no gear-gammer | Tue May 17 1988 11:55 | 8 |
| Hi,
I grant you that Oakley's and the like look pretty good, but if
you don't mind looking like Kareem check my replies to 618, .1 and
.3. Although these glasses don't look like Oakley's they dont't
slip, my main problem, and are fairly comfortable
Joe
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| 671.2 | See Triathalon File | PRYDE::DAMICO | JANE DAMICO | Tue May 17 1988 12:56 | 5 |
| Dave, in the Triathalon notes file, there is a guy selling a brand
new pair of Oakleys, that he got as a give (grey frame). Just in
case you are going to get the contacts.
Jane
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| 671.3 | Get the contacts! | USMRM5::MREID | | Tue May 17 1988 18:03 | 15 |
| I'd recommend getting contacts for bicycling. For years I put off
getting contacts, but I recently invested in them specifically for
bicycling. They are daily wear soft contacts and I never had a single
problem with them; they don't dry out, sweat is no problem - I don't
even know they are there ... except for the fact that I can see!
They are the most worthwhile investment I ever made!
BTW - what convinced me to get the contacts was a triathlon last
year: I was doing the bike leg ... and missed a turn and did an
extra 3 miles. My team would have easily finished first (with a
BIG trophy), instead of second.
Mark
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| 671.4 | | BPOV06::DANEK | | Tue May 17 1988 18:58 | 24 |
| I got my first pair of soft contacts about four years ago. I didn't wear any
extra eye protection and the wind dried out my eyes enough to make the lenses
uncomfortable. So I stopped wearing them. Actually, shortly after that I
stopped wearing them altogether...riding or no riding.
This year I took up skiing and discovered that glasses are a royal pain...they
steam up too much, all the time, when your not moving. So I got contacts. I
figured that I could wear goggles for the wind...
...but I also discovered that I HATE goggles. So I took to not wearing the
goggles and noticed that the wind, at my skiing speeds, was not enough to dry
out my eyes. As a matter of fact, the wind made my eyes water enough to make
the lenses VERY conforatble!
So when it got warm enough to ride again this spring I tried the lenses again.
I'm not going to go with the lenses alone, though! I make sure that I have
some good sunglasses with me...AND THAT DOES THE TRICK! I've had no trouble
with my eyes or lenses at all! My Vuarnet sunglasses hug mey eyes enough to
make a good seal, blocking the wind effectively, although this might not real-
ly be all to important...when I'm looking down at the ground the wind can't
help but rush OVER the tops of the glasses onto my eyes. This doesn't seem to
bether me either.
Dick
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| 671.5 | | WORDS::SWANBERY | | Wed May 18 1988 12:19 | 10 |
|
Be sure and take a lens case with you that is filled with saline.
Contact lenses are great for cycling until a bug or piece of dirt
gets under them. It only happened to me once, and I was wearing
regular sunglasses at the time. I was only about 5 miles from
from home, but it was the longest 5 miles I've ever ridden. Since
then I put a lens case inside my bike-bag so I don't have the
opportunity to forget it.
Adam.
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| 671.6 | Its only the pain that makes it worthwile ! | RDGENG::DEARLOVE | Happiness is your own Cluster ! | Mon May 23 1988 18:27 | 48 |
| On the whole I would recommend lenses over spectacles. Neither is
the the total solution but if you want to ride but cannot see then
you have to wear something. A few points to watch out for ;-
o Sunglasses are a must to stop the wind drying out the lenses and
minimise the risk of getting a 'house-brick' stuck in your eye (believe
me, sometimes it feels like it !!).
o Even with sunglasses your lenses might still develop a film during
a ride so be prepared to clean them afterwards.
o If you sweat a lot and need to wipe you face (probably with your
sleeve - a filthy habit your mother would not be proud of if she
saw you doing it !!), then watch out for dislodging the lens. If
this happens
DON'T PANIC
rely on the other one to keep you going. If you are lucky the other
one will come back on its own. You can engage in all manner of eyeball
exercises to help this along (try not to fall off the bike when you
are doing this !!).
o Getting sweat into the eye can be a very interesting interlude.
If you can afford some of those wizzo shades with sweat-bars this
may help solve this problem. If not just look forward to the searing
pain as the acids get to work on your eye. Remember, dont rub your
eyes as it may dislodge the lens.
o Dont forget to buy some insurance for your lenses as your are
going to need it at least once.
I remember not long after I first got my lenses, I was struggling
up a hill when the chain fell off. Before I started to fit the chain
again I wiped the sweat of my face. Result lens #1 dislodged. After
refitting the chain and getting oily hands , I continued to the
top of the hill and stopped to try and get the lens back. In the
process of doing this I managed to loose the other lens (it just
popped out). Result a most *****ed-off bikelist with greasy hand
and no eyes who was 15 miles from home.
On the whole I would recommend lenses over spectacles. I am getting
quite used to riding with only one eye.
Have fun - Mike
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| 671.7 | Get them, but don't worry so much! | PSG::BUCHANAN | Bat | Mon May 23 1988 21:17 | 8 |
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Contacts are well worth having. In general you see just about as well as with
glasses with much better peripheral vision and they are much better for sports.
I guess it's better to be over prepared then under, but I ride with contacts,
never carry a lens case, have never lost one, sweat like crazy, only wear sun
glasses when it's sunny (maybe 25% of the time). It's almost impossible to
lose soft contacts. If your eyes dry out then just blink a few times and force
yourself to tear up (actors can do it).
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