"Big Kahuna Ocean Sports" <paul@g...> wrote:

> I'll be wearing eye protection whenever
> I'm out in the sun for now on... I'm shopping around for what I hope
will be the
> best solution. I'd be happy to hear from anyone interested in sharing
> info on this with me.

Suggestions so far:

- Gath full visor (my own personal choice also)
- Shieldseyewear.com (two votes)
- Gath Gedi convertible
- seaspecs.com
- SpexUSA.com (my own suggestion for "only" protecting your eyes)

It's been mentioned that the "Shields" are very fog-free, & that
SeaSpecs may not be polarised which leads me to a few of my own
findings:

I've tried a lot of different eyewear, since I can't ride without (long
story), & Spex are the best I've tried for fog-freedom. I haven't
tried Shields, but they appear to be closer to the face than Spex,
which became apparent to me to be the primary factor in fogging. Spex
lifetime warranty frames float, with at least 3 different tints of
replaceable polarized lenses & straps.

Keep in mind that reflective lenses actually INCREASE exposure to your
skin (mainly your nose), while the Gath FULL visor (but not the Gath
Gedi) virtually eliminates skin exposure, AND is more easily "de-
activated" (flipping the visor up is much easier than trying to remove
eyewear while wearing a helmet). The full visor (& likely the
convertible too) is even MORE fog-free than Spex, plus it keeps most
spray out of my nose & mouth. Another cool thing about helmet visors
is they're impossible to loose* & cheap to replace if scratched.
*Been there, done that (about 10 times!) before I started wearing a
helmet (which makes plain eyewear virtually impossible to loose also).


Actually it's the Oakleys that aren't polarized, yet the less expensive
SeaSpecs ARE polarized! Polarization is quite easy to check, if you
have access to another pair of polarized lenses: Put one pair on, then
look through the other pair while you rotate them "sideways" (with
one "eye" directly above the other). If they're polarized they will
appear to go completely black, blocking all the light. I'll try to
remember to check using two pairs of SeaSpecs we have at the shop.


Mel