Riding glasses plays an important role in the riding process to ensure clear vision so as to ensure the safety of the rider. Therefore, the choice of riding glasses is particularly important. So, how to choose the right riding glasses? Aesthetically, you can choose according to the face shape, and choose different styles of glasses for different face shapes. In addition, the comfort of wearing, lens color, lens material, frame design, etc., are also factors that need to be considered. Below, let's see how to choose!
1. Choose According to Your Face Shape
In the choice of the shape of riding glasses, everyone has different preferences, and different face shapes have different requirements for frame shapes. When choosing, try to follow the principle of complementarity, round face choose square glasses, while square face choose oval glasses.
2. Wear Comfort
To choose a riding glasses, we must first test its comfort, which is related to the texture, size and weight of the glasses, high comfort riding glasses can more comprehensively cover the eyes and prevent external light interference with the line of sight. Professional riding glasses generally use non-slip materials in the nose pad to ensure stability during intense exercise. In addition, most of the design of riding glasses in recent years will add additional vents to reduce the lens foggy and increase the comfort of use.
3. Lens Color
When choosing a riding glasses, you must consider the lens for harmful light filtration and anti-ultraviolet function. Different lenses for different light absorption and filtration effect is also different. Therefore, you also need to consider your usual riding environment and make different choices for different environments.
- Black lenses are suitable for strong light, such as the use of midday light, to prevent ultraviolet rays, filter glare and harmful light, it can play a good effect.
- Purple lenses can reduce the degree of visible light into the eye, without affecting the clarity of vision.
- Blue lenses are suitable for foggy or low-visibility weather.
- Red and orange lenses are the best overall, allowing the surrounding terrain to become exceptionally clear.
- Yellow lenses are suitable for dim light conditions and night use, by increasing contrast to improve clarity.
- Clear lenses are ideal for foggy or gray weather, while more used to prevent rain, reduce the chance of eye conjunctivitis.
- Plated reflective lenses are necessary for plateau riding, in the snow or plateau strong light, or in strong ultraviolet areas.
- Photochromic lenses will automatically change color according to the environmental temperature to adapt to different environments.
4. Material
The material of the riding glasses must be flexible, anti-pressure and anti-impact, so that if you fall down during the cycling process, you will not hurt your eyes because the glasses are broken. Generally speaking, PC lenses have good elasticity and strength, light texture, and feel very comfortable to wear, while glass lenses are absolutely prohibited in the manufacture of riding glasses.
5. Frame Design
The frame selection should be soft and flexible, resistant to impact, and can safely protect the face from damage during movement. The veneer of the frame is designed to keep the eye close to the edge of the frame phase, preventing strong winds from irritating the eye during rapid movement.
6. Ordinary Sunglasses Are Not a Substitute for Riding Glasses
Many people think that wearing sunglasses when riding is OK, but in fact, there is a world of difference between riding glasses and sunglasses. Sunglasses are not designed for exercise and can cause the frame to slide or even fall during riding. Sunglasses lenses generally have no anti-impact function, which is easy to cause hurt during riding. Compared with riding glasses, ordinary sunglasses do not have the function of preventing wind and foreign materials from entering the eyes.
7. Cycling Should Not Wear Dark Sunglasses
Too deep sunglasses will delay the rider's reaction time to danger by 100 milliseconds and increase the sudden braking distance by 2.5 meters. That is to say, the dark color of the sunglasses extends the time that the eyes send the image to the brain's viewing angle center, and at the same time causes the distortion of the speed sensation, prompting the rider to make wrong judgments and have a traffic accident.
Post time: Jul-20-2023