Sunglasses in the dark?

godtabh

Got a set of Oakley's for my birthday. Came with two lenses.

Was told that the yellow lenses makes things bright while cycling in the dark. Any truth in this?

rollingscone

godtabh wrote: »

Got a set of Oakley's for my birthday. Came with two lenses.

Was told that the yellow lenses makes things bright while cycling in the dark. Any truth in this?

Any amber lenses I've had have just been less dark for weaker sun.

Stranger things have happened though.

marketty

They don't make things bright in the dark at night, they give better contrast in twilight, help you pick out potholes etc in low light. You'll see when you try them out in this weather

Raam

Do you mean at night time or for darker days?
Yellow lenses (and some other colours too) can brighten up a dark day quite well. At night time though they just add glare for me, so I don't use them at night, not even clear ones.

detones

Raam wrote: »

Do you mean at night time or for darker days?
Yellow lenses (and some other colours too) can brighten up a dark day quite well. At night time though they just add glare for me, so I don't use them at night, not even clear ones.

Agree with this i use no glasses for night riding. I find My eyes naturally make out more detail in dark conditions.

Beasty

I've got prescription ones with special low-light enhancing properties that are OK in the dark, but clear lenses are still better

godtabh

90% of my cycling is done before 7am so pretty dark!

I don't normally wear glasses so was just wondering

Amprodude

detones wrote: »

Agree with this i use no glasses for night riding. I find My eyes naturally make out more detail in dark conditions.

I don't either because any fogging up with them will impair my night vision.

Darkglasses

I quite liked yellow lenses when I did more night cycling. I came across so many cars with full beams blaring at me on country roads, they worked well to stop me seeing spots afterwards. They didn't really inhibit my vision otherwise, things were a bit less colourful but I could see just as far.

lennymc

It;s dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.



carry on.

Ole Rodrigo

Amprodude wrote: »

I don't either because any fogging up with them will impair my night vision.

Old snowboarding trick - clean the inside of the glasses with toothpaste, rinse and carry on.

07Lapierre

Darkglasses wrote: »

I quite liked yellow lenses when I did more night cycling. I came across so many cars with full beams blaring at me on country roads, they worked well to stop me seeing spots afterwards. They didn't really inhibit my vision otherwise, things were a bit less colourful but I could see just as far.

Me too, I wear yellow lens at night...I like them.

godtabh

07Lapierre wrote: »

Me too, I wear yellow lens at night...I like them.

Maybe i'll try in the morning

ckeego

ror_74 wrote: »

Old snowboarding trick - clean the inside of the glasses with toothpaste, rinse and carry on.

I wouldn't try that with any Oakley lenses if I were you:eek:

They are quite soft lenses and will scratch very easily...Just sayin'...;)

Amprodude

ror_74 wrote: »

Old snowboarding trick - clean the inside of the glasses with toothpaste, rinse and carry on.

My glasses are cheap ones. Does toothpaste stop the lenses fogging up?

Beasty

Amprodude wrote: »

My glasses are cheap ones. Does toothpaste stop the lenses fogging up?

Spit will help;) (as will spectacle de-misting spray). Having said that mine only tend to fog up when it's quite wet and I'm stopped at a junction. They will clear once I get a bit of speed up again

godtabh

Beasty wrote: »

Spit will help;) (as will spectacle de-misting spray). Having said that mine only tend to fog up when it's quite wet and I'm stopped at a junction. They will clear once I get a bit of speed up again

What do you have? One of the main reasons I dont wear glasses is because of them fogging up

Ole Rodrigo

Amprodude wrote: »

My glasses are cheap ones. Does toothpaste stop the lenses fogging up?

Yep - on cheap lenses. Rub it in and rinse. Works on snorkelling and ski masks too.

Beasty

godtabh wrote: »

What do you have? One of the main reasons I dont wear glasses is because of them fogging up

Various prescription cycling sunglasses (+ 1 clear pair) from www.optilabs.com, plus a pair of prescription Oakleys (clear)

If they start misting up I move them down the nose a little - it's the heat from my face that causes it so moving them slightly away while stopped at a junction (allowing the cold air to circulate a bit more freely around them) tends to prevent them fogging up much

Rogue-Trooper

Fogtech works well on glasses.

+1 on the yellow lenses in the dark too - most of my time on the bike is in the dark this time of the year and I won't go out without them. They don't affect your visibility and reduce the glare from on-coming traffic. I much prefer them to the clear ones FWIW.

Darkglasses

I'm shocked there hasn't been one single pun on my name yet. What happened to ye!

Vizzy

Too obvious.

Now if you had a handle like "Amber Coloured Lens" or "Rose Tinted Glasses", well that would be a different matter.

godtabh

Darkglasses wrote: »

I'm shocked there hasn't been one single pun on my name yet. What happened to ye!

Didnt think you would see it

lennymc

for my motorbike visor i wash the visor, then rub some washing up liquid into the visor, then dry it off with a paper towel. normally works.

Jawgap

Yellow lenses filter out blue light which in low light conditions helps reduce blurring. That's why shooters wear yellow lenses. they'll help during twilight but obviously not during the dark.

For darkness you need these.....



Note the appropriate use of a helmet......:)

Idleater

lennymc wrote: »

for my motorbike visor....

Pinlock

crosstownk

Jawgap wrote: »

For darkness you need these.....

Only if you're defending the Death Star!

The Big Lebowsky

Using the yellow oakley lense at night is a really bad idea, as its designed to improve image contrast in low light conditions. For your own safety you should really be using a clear lense for cycling in the dark.

nak

I use the Oakley clear or yellow vented lenses commuting in the winter. Have no issues with fogging using the vented lenses.