What cool protective eyewear have you found?

[Xhilr8n]

All vehicles produce a following field of small stones and flecks and some more weighty pebbles.  They have no idea.  We know.  We begin cleaning our cars by vacuming the gravel out of the seats.  They are called “collector cars” because they collect up stuff as they drive around.
 

Some sort of protective eyewear is in order.  Regular eyeglasses better than nothing but when we ride without doors things could happen.  Seems a good idea to have something for an innocent passenger on board as well.

 

What have you found that can protect eyes and stay on in the upward wind and one not look too terribly like a knob?  Or maybe just the first two 😊

 

 

Edited August 13 by Xhilr8n

[IamScotticus]

I'm thinking of something that incorporates ear protection as well.  Without looking like I'm wearing a full MC helmet.

So far, a skydiving full face like the Cookie is close. But I want even more minimal for fast road driving.

[7Westfield]

Prescription tinted safety glasses for daytime

I have a pair with a nice foam seal around the outer edge

If out at night-rarely- just my regular glasses

 

and for a hat....I took an UnderArmor cap and cut the bill off, to make a "beanie"

only thing I've found that stays on above 50 mph

Edited August 13 by 7Westfield

[wemtd]

“Glacier glasses” style sunglasses & ball cap tied to seatbelt anchor with para-cord.

 I probably look like a trainspotter who’s forgotten their anorak.  But most would not consider driving the seven the be chique.

[Xhilr8n]

I had some nice glacier glasses years ago, leather side shields and hooked around ear a lot.  
 

Seems some bicycle glasses might be good but they are not made to stay on past 30 mph

 

Like the idea of a teather for a hat.

[toldfield]

These work well for hats

 

https://capsurz.com

 

glacier type glasses that restrict peripheral vision may not be legal in all states.  They are not legal in California.

[Slonie]

As a preface: I've got a full windscreen so my eyewear choice is mostly about keeping wind out, with impact resistance as an equal but slightly-less-pressing factor than people without one.

 

I'm cyclist so I already own way too many wraparound glasses (in various tints, which are nice), I can say they're good as long as you can stand them stylistically. I'm partial to the Smith Pivlocks, but there's no end to the selection here. I've looked into glacier glasses (including Smith) too but I've also been worried about the peripheral vision impact, as well as not knowing how well they keep wind out (there's no way to test this in a store)

 

 

For an even more daring fashion choice, I always leave a pair of these 3M Virtua safety glasses with foam gasket in the car in case I get caught out after dark or somehow forget my glasses. Really good at blocking wind with the (high-density) foam gasket. They're also available in various tints (I have the "indoor/outdoor" version which is really close to clear)

 

$13 at Digi-Key - https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/3m/11872-00000-20/6828528

 

 

 

I only wish that the RAF-style flying goggles I purchased back in 2005 with the intention of living the Seven Live (it took me a decade or two to make good on that) didn't fog up within the first few seconds of wearing them, or else they'd be the natural choice. As for headwear, I'm starting to acquire a concerningly large collection of trapper-style hats for driving.

 

All this being said, I'd love to see what else people have in mind as I can always do with an excuse to get more...

 

[demoray]

I wear a pair of Wiley X Gravity prescription sunglasses from Sport RX.   They have impact rating, a removable foam gasket which reduces impact from wind/dust, and a removable elastic strap to keep them secure to my head.

 

These are *much* better than any other sunglasses I've used for reducing strain from wind.

 

The styling is a bit too "tacticool" for my taste but they are exceptionally good at what I need them for, so I deal with it.

 

[wemtd]

FWIW I've worn glacier glasses for years without any noticeable vision limitation. Consider that if you wear glasses you can't see lateral to the lens any way: so leather side shield is moot.

[wdb]

11 hours ago, wemtd said:

FWIW I've worn glacier glasses for years without any noticeable vision limitation. Consider that if you wear glasses you can't see lateral to the lens any way: so leather side shield is moot.

 

You can't FOCUS to the side perhaps, but you absolutely can detect motion. I wouldn't recommend glacier glasses for road work.

[Xhilr8n]

2 hours ago, wdb said:

 

You can't FOCUS to the side perhaps, but you absolutely can detect motion. I wouldn't recommend glacier glasses for road work.

Have to agree.  Might be blurred but you’re aware of it.

[Xhilr8n]

These are pretty much for same purpose
 

https://opticalfactor.com/collections/prescription-motorcyle-goggles-and-sunglasses