Specialized Adaptalite or Oakley Transitions?!!

soveda

Rudy project rydon with photochromic clear lenses sound like what you are after.

emjayjay

i got a pair of specialised helix adapatlite for £50 the other week - http://www.dalescycles.com/SALE_Specialized_Helix_Adaptalite_Sunglasses_p/spechelix.htm

flasher

soveda wrote:

Rudy project rydon with photochromic clear lenses sound like what you are after.

+1 from me
+1 from last months C+

antfly

emjayjay wrote:

i got a pair of specialised helix adapatlite for £50 the other week - http://www.dalescycles.com/SALE_Specialized_Helix_Adaptalite_Sunglasses_p/spechelix.htm

That is an absolute bargain, I have some and they are superb.I wouldn`t wear them in the dark though. You can also get clear lenses for them for the winter.

APIII

I got a pair of Oakley transitions a few weeks ago. They are the VR50 lense, so for weak/moderate levels of sun. They are ok, but they don't seem to go light enough or dark enough as I would hope. I used to have polarized lenses on my old ones and I miss these for cutting down the glare you get with sun on wet roads, etc. Personally, I will probably go back to using different lenses for different conditions. A set of regular, persimmon, and polarized should cover all bases. (I've found persimmon fine for riding at night as they increase contrast)

antfly

Stanley222 wrote:

Thanks - I like the Specialized glasses and there are a couple of places offering them for £50 at the moment but need to know if they are light enough to wear in the dark!

No, you need a clear lens for the dark. I put a clear lens in for the winter.
However, you might be ok with the MTB ones which let in twice as much light as the road ones.

HonestAl

I've got a pair of Flak Jacket XLJs with transitions lenses, they're pretty much all you need barring riding in the dark when I fit some colourless lenses. I wear contacts and need some form of protection all the time. Barring pitch black you'd find the transitions fine IMO, but APIII has a different view, so one man's meat etc etc...