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Get some cheap polarised sunnies on ebay, like under a fiver. See if they work for you, if they do, *then* get a perscription set, if that floats your boat.
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Ordered! Thanks a lot 
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Ordered! Thanks a lot
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So. My £1.99 eBay polarised clip-ons are here. Turns out they are absolutely fine for viewing both my bike's instrument panel and the satnav, so that's good. All I need now is a sunny day to test the dazzle-reduction properties (so, expect to read about that in a few months or so...  )
What is quite interesting though, is that if I tilt my head to exactly 45 degrees, the bike's LCD display does indeed go completely black. Shouldn't be a major concern unless I go completely bananas with sideways nodding at vast hordes of oncoming fellow bikers. I'm guessing that somewhere (whether it's by the manufacturer of the display or the sunglasses) this is a designed-in feature to avoid the whole issue of blacked-out instrument clusters.
Although, as I say, not tried the sunnies out in anger yet but they are well-made, attach firmly, come with a hard case, are UK-supplied - extraordinarily good value IMO. No they don't look particularly cool (cos clipons) but hey, I wear hi-viz so should be able to live with them if they work. Probably wouldn't even bother with expensive prescription lenses - these are small enough to slide into jeans pocket in their case, or stash under the seat
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| Freddyfruitbat wrote: | | Freddyfruitbat wrote: |
Ordered! Thanks a lot
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So. My £1.99 eBay polarised clip-ons are here. Turns out they are absolutely fine for viewing both my bike's instrument panel and the satnav, so that's good. All I need now is a sunny day to test the dazzle-reduction properties (so, expect to read about that in a few months or so... )
What is quite interesting though, is that if I tilt my head to exactly 45 degrees, the bike's LCD display does indeed go completely black. Shouldn't be a major concern unless I go completely bananas with sideways nodding at vast hordes of oncoming fellow bikers. I'm guessing that somewhere (whether it's by the manufacturer of the display or the sunglasses) this is a designed-in feature to avoid the whole issue of blacked-out instrument clusters.
Although, as I say, not tried the sunnies out in anger yet but they are well-made, attach firmly, come with a hard case, are UK-supplied - extraordinarily good value IMO. No they don't look particularly cool (cos clipons) but hey, I wear hi-viz so should be able to live with them if they work. Probably wouldn't even bother with expensive prescription lenses - these are small enough to slide into jeans pocket in their case, or stash under the seat |
the 45° thing just happens with LCD displays if you have polarised lenses, it's good because atleast you know they really are polarised and not just tinted.
If you look at a car windscreen without the glasses on, and then with them on, the reflections completely disappear. Something's look a bit wierd, first couple of sunny rides with mine on they were almost a distraction because it can cause some wierd rainbow-ey artifacts on things, and make the sky a bit purple. But it really works well against low sun and reflections.
And at 1.99 you can afford to replace it when you inevitably lose them like I always do  |
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So. My £1.99 eBay polarised clip-ons are here. Turns out they are absolutely fine for viewing both my bike's instrument panel and the satnav, so that's good. All I need now is a sunny day to test the dazzle-reduction properties (so, expect to read about that in a few months or so... )
What is quite interesting though, is that if I tilt my head to exactly 45 degrees, the bike's LCD display does indeed go completely black. Shouldn't be a major concern unless I go completely bananas with sideways nodding at vast hordes of oncoming fellow bikers. I'm guessing that somewhere (whether it's by the manufacturer of the display or the sunglasses) this is a designed-in feature to avoid the whole issue of blacked-out instrument clusters.
Although, as I say, not tried the sunnies out in anger yet but they are well-made, attach firmly, come with a hard case, are UK-supplied - extraordinarily good value IMO. No they don't look particularly cool (cos clipons) but hey, I wear hi-viz so should be able to live with them if they work. Probably wouldn't even bother with expensive prescription lenses - these are small enough to slide into jeans pocket in their case, or stash under the seat |
Glad you ran with my recommendation of polarised glasses, I bought Maui Jim ones mainly because I am a ponce but they do work very well, but I severely doubt they are 121x better than your eBay clip on solution. |
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