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Riding with contact lenses

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Sesman:
I wore contact lenses for many years with no problems. I used the daily disposable items. Ultimately though I had wavefront surgery and have enjoyed 20/20 vision since. I now suffer from the old person reading glass requirements!

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I have a Bell Helmet purchased when I started riding my 400 back in May 2022, the front part opens up like a sharks jaw so its effectively open face in the up position. If I pull it down I have the option of the inside visor up or down, it's some sort of double skinned arrangement to stop it steaming up.

I tend to ride below 40 mph with the sharks jaw  slightly open. Once Im off I shut it fully. The helmet is designed to take spectacles, I recently changed my specs  for some so called unbreakable ones.

As long as there is a mirror handy I can easily feed my specs into the open face of the visor before I pull it down. I feel like one of King Arthur's Nights when I do this. I don't wear my hearing aids when riding my bike, I rely on my mirrors, eyesight plus I can hear without my aids its just dials the noise down by about 60%.

Would it be worth considering my type of helmet instead of an open face design?

Laverda Dave:
Quite a few helmets these days have cut outs in the side of the cheek foam specifically for the arms of glasses. My current Arai Chaser has this arrangement, my old AGV didn't and I broke a pair of glasses trying to feed the the arms into a non-existant gap.
I guess the helmet manufacturers realise the people who buy their helmets are getting older and need to wear glasses!

Athame57:

--- Quote from: Laverda Dave on May 11, 2025, 12:31:10 PM ---I guess the helmet manufacturers realise the people who buy their helmets are getting older and need to wear glasses!

--- End quote ---
But do they know many of us (?) want to wear old fashioned helmets like the Bell I have? Being an awkward ass I want a helmet that suits me & Elen!  ;D
I'm presently wearing a £10.oo pair bought at the chemist, not as good as they should be but good enough....for how long though?

K2-K6:
There are available product like this https://www.e-optician.com/products/prescription-snow-goggle-insert-flex-fit could be of interest and practical use when using goggles.

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