Four eyes?
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I think good eyesight it not only key to riding but something beyond that. Not just seeing what is in front of you but truly understanding what is out there.
I see...I'll take that as a yes.
Glasses - must have them to ride. Never considered contacts.
Contacts for riding & skiing. Glasses most of the rest of the time...
Do the riding crops come in custom colors for master's of their domain ?
I've been blind in one eye since I was three and a half, and I need a -10 scrip for the one that works. I'll never be a pro but I'll also never blame my vision for it.
Depth perception is for pansies. :biggrin:
Yes I wear glasses.
Sometimes I wear sunglasses, but that's about it.
no glasses yet...
I am pretty much blind without corrective lenses. I usually wear contacts but switch to glasses every so often to give my peepers a break.
Sadly, I am not a candidate for Lasik or anything like that
Sadly, I am not a candidate for Lasik or anything like that
only one in my immediate family that doesn't wear glasses
I have very bad depth perception in the low light of dawn & dusk. I need at least 80 watts to feel comfortable trail riding at night.
I am blind as a bat. Can't do anything wthout my glasses. I am too lazy for contacts and almost did permanent damage to my eyes during the 2 years that I wore them.
Glasses or daily disposable contact lenses...
Perfect vision.
Another reason to hate me.
Another reason to hate me.
You'll love the change all the more when you hit 40.
Quit trying to bring me down.
lthumbsdown:Actually, that is a big worry I have.
Funny, I have problems at low light too, but I found it pretty easy to adapt to riding in the dark. From the time my buddies and I first started riding in the woods in the dark many years ago and continuing today, someone will occasionally complain about reduced depth perception. I just tell them "Hey, welcome to my world, now suck it up."
I wore glasses and/or contacts since I was 7 or so.
Had LASIK about 4 years ago, resulting in 20/15.
Had LASIK about 4 years ago, resulting in 20/15.
Do any of you guys ride with the prescription goggles? I am in need of glasses, but I mostly want to be able to see while riding.
I own glasses and wear them at home, though I tend to avoid them most often in public because I do look like a four-eyed freak... thanks for the reminder. 
I thought about starting this thread awhile ago.
I started to hold my iPod further away to read it last year, and decided to take advantage of my vision insurance at my last job and got some reading glasses (150) and now a few months later, I'm scared of not having a pair at work despite having a 30" monitor, so I'm up to 3 pair now.
Losing vision is synonymous with hell for me...
I started to hold my iPod further away to read it last year, and decided to take advantage of my vision insurance at my last job and got some reading glasses (150) and now a few months later, I'm scared of not having a pair at work despite having a 30" monitor, so I'm up to 3 pair now.
Losing vision is synonymous with hell for me...
I'll be 41 in May...still rollin with some 20/20. I'm the only person in my entire family that doesn't wear glasses. Before you ask, yes I do get tested often both for work and for my CDL. What can I say just got it like that
Maybe I'm adopted?The reason I ask is that on the last few times I've gone riding (before the snow...), it's been getting really dark, really early. By the end of the day, I can harly see what the hell is going on and I find myself wishing I had better vision. The guys I ride with don't seem to mind at all. None of them wear glasses.
I often wear glasses in front of a computer, or I squint, like I am right now. Just over a year ago I got my eyes checked and was surprised with how much more sharply I could see with corrective lenses. I got glasses after that. It seems my eyes have just gotten worse ever since, or I've just become more used to "good" vision with glasses, so when I take 'em off, I'm in a world of blur.
The glasses I bought were a pretty dumb choice for anything but sitting in front of a computer. I guess I'll have to invest in something more practical for sports. Crap.
I often wear glasses in front of a computer, or I squint, like I am right now. Just over a year ago I got my eyes checked and was surprised with how much more sharply I could see with corrective lenses. I got glasses after that. It seems my eyes have just gotten worse ever since, or I've just become more used to "good" vision with glasses, so when I take 'em off, I'm in a world of blur.
The glasses I bought were a pretty dumb choice for anything but sitting in front of a computer. I guess I'll have to invest in something more practical for sports. Crap.
12345. skiing with glasses + goggles just doesn't work.
I can read road signs a mile away, but my arms are too short to read a book. I have started wearing reading glasses for work, and have worn them for a couple of years. I just got the +1.25 lenses from Costco.
you are worthless and weak.
glasses for everyday, lenses for DH riding (or riding with goggles in general).
prescription goggles are here:
http://www.pro-vue.com/
but these goggles are insanely expensive (250,- EUR over here), and if i take the goggles off, i'm blind again, so i would nevertheless have to carry glasses with me (or run around with the goggles on all day). i'll stick with monthly disposable lenses. a pack of six lenses lasts for almost half a year (if only worn on weekends), so it's actually a no-brainer....
prescription goggles are here:
http://www.pro-vue.com/
but these goggles are insanely expensive (250,- EUR over here), and if i take the goggles off, i'm blind again, so i would nevertheless have to carry glasses with me (or run around with the goggles on all day). i'll stick with monthly disposable lenses. a pack of six lenses lasts for almost half a year (if only worn on weekends), so it's actually a no-brainer....
I have excellent night vision and I don't wear prescription glasses.
However, I find myself squinting to read subtitles, license plates and street signs from a distance.
However, I find myself squinting to read subtitles, license plates and street signs from a distance.
Contacts for most hours of the day - but never for riding or outdoor sports. I usuallly only wear my glasses in the evenings.
toby
toby
just like OG I'm also pretty much blind out of my right eye and no corrective lens can bring back my vision out of that eye.
I also can't see very well when all of a sudden I enter a very dark section of trail - wearing tinted lenses makes it worst, reason why I always wear clear lenses on my sunglasses/goggles.
I do have prescription glasses and had them since high school, but never wore them.
Now you know one of the reason why I crash so much
I also can't see very well when all of a sudden I enter a very dark section of trail - wearing tinted lenses makes it worst, reason why I always wear clear lenses on my sunglasses/goggles.
I do have prescription glasses and had them since high school, but never wore them.
Now you know one of the reason why I crash so much
just like OG I'm also pretty much blind out of my right eye and no corrective lens can bring back my vision out of that eye.
I also can't see very well when all of a sudden I enter a very dark section of trail - wearing tinted lenses makes it worst, reason why I always wear clear lenses on my sunglasses/goggles.
I do have prescription glasses and had them since high school, but never wore them.
Now you know one of the reason why I crash so much
And you've STILL never gotten that eye checked to get some of the scar tissue zapped out.......
My favourite crash is still the one where I was following you along the ridge towards the entrance to Old School. You clipped the tree, and ended up on the road below...
My eyesight didn;t change at forty, just that my arms got too short to hold the paper that far out
Yeah, clearly it's better to have vision problems earlier in life to make that transition to glasses easier.
