Solutions to beat glaring sun

[ruriimasu]

I am sure many of you have experienced almost blinded by glaring sunlight when riding sometimes. I myself have had my eyes forced shut for a couple of frightening times due to extremely strong sunlight. As all of you guys know, drivers have advantage over riders in terms of protection from glaring sunlight. they can tint a good portion of their windows or put on and take off sunglasses conveniently. So I would like bros here to share on how u guys handle this problem? (other than using illegal tinted visors and sunglasses cos sometimes sunglasses are inconvenient when riding into dark/shady areas) thanks for any contribution

[kish_garfield]

sunglasses not all the same...usually good ones even in shadowy or darken area is still visible....dun get black ones...tinted ones....try it out and find out which is suitable...

 

or get helmet that has visor to protect ur eyes...mfizz or nolan i think

[ruriimasu]

hmm.. ya. maybe tinted sunglasses works. cos mine is those oakley lor.. guess a bit darker. visors that are clear are worse, but visors that are tinted/shaded are not allowed. although visors tinted to a certain percentage are allowed, but guess not dark enough or never know when get pulled over by tp and booked for a visor that failed their test.

[kmax]

oakley has transition lens to change color when it gets dark.

 

like kish said, some helmets has vision protector, that's additional dark visor, plus normal clear visor. so there shouldnt be any problem with tp.

 

here are some pics i can find. visit Regina for different helmets available.

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:_CLbGmhI9025PM:http://www.ridegear.com/images/items/N42Helmet.jpghttp://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:KYksX_Pqd7KAjM:http://www.ridegear.com/images/items/N102NComSolidFcHlt.jpghttp://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:Sl49xEMa3dToVM:http://www.helmetshop.com/mmHEL/Images/S39-9730.jpghttp://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:kZprhK-tpiTylM:http://www.cyclegear.com/images/StreetHelmets/VPS-system_77x77.jpg

[endlessloop]

One solution could be double-visor helmets. The idea is borowed from fighter-pilot helmets. The outer visor is clear. The inner visor is shaded. This way, you can lower or raise the shaded visor without needing to stop as and when according to the direction of the glare.

 

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o135/endlessloop/DSC02177_.jpg

 

Carberg flip-up helmet from Germany. It is a flip-up design which also has a inner shaded visor.

 

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o135/endlessloop/DSC02180_.jpg

 

Shaded visor lowered.

 

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o135/endlessloop/DSC02298.jpg

 

Looks good on girls too.

 

 

 

Available at Regina for 220+.

[kish_garfield]

carberg at that price?...that not bad? when u got it at that price?

[zell_teo]

but wil the helmet's dark visor hits the spec for those wearing specs?? i have been wondering for a long time

[endlessloop]

I bought mine from Regina, the main street in front of Lim Ah Boy.

Yes, it's one of the cheapest around and yet high quality. The newer version of flip up+pilot visor from Carberg is called Rhyno and sells at 450.

 

I am happy with the helmet and will think of buying a second one.

 

Be careful of when selecting the Caberg helmet as several people have bought and got problem with the fit after that. I suggest don't buy too tight for Caberg helmet.

 

 

I am not sure if the inner visor will hit the spectacles. Go try out yourself and see.

[ruriimasu]

got any of those 2 visor helmets for under $100 or not? i was looking for something like it, didnt expect them to be available.

[h_LoNg]

Darker does not mean u get better protection against the glaring sun. If the visor has no UV protection rating, it will cause more harm to your eye than to protect.

 

Reason being - Your pupil will enlarge when it senses the surrounding is dark, thus with no proper UV protection, u are actually exposing your eye to more harmful UV rays.

 

Thus I would recommend to get proper sunglasses or visors with UV protection than getting something cheap tinted visors with no UV protection.

 

Juz my 0.000000002 cents.

[Izammo]

Darker does not mean u get better protection against the glaring sun. If the visor has no UV protection rating, it will cause more harm to your eye than to protect.

 

Reason being - Your pupil will enlarge when it senses the surrounding is dark, thus with no proper UV protection, u are actually exposing your eye to more harmful UV rays.

 

Thus I would recommend to get proper sunglasses or visors with UV protection than getting something cheap tinted visors with no UV protection.

 

Juz my 0.000000002 cents.

 

i agree. read this in some health mag. haha.

[spaiduhz]

i wear them 40 dollar sunglasses that gas stations have.

 

cheaper than buying a whole new helmet, eh?

[EJ]

I am not sure if the inner visor will hit the spectacles. Go try out yourself and see.

 

no it won't. i've tried using the airoh sv-55 before. no problem for 4-eyed me.

 

but i already sold off the airoh. dont really like the fit..

[bluelabel]

Looks too big , can see the nose also

[apitBIOL]

close your eyes when riding?..den no glare liao haha...

[Refugee]

i've adapted something from the cars in singapore....

 

i'v bought myself a rectangle sticker thats around 15cm in length and 2.5cm in breadth... aimed a good spot, right in the centre of my helmet visor...

 

and pasted it on my visor..... just like those used in cars to screen away the sun...

 

ideally, it should look like this... http://www.harrisdecals.com/graphic/siteart/gunnerhelmetlarge.jpg

 

btw this only prevents the sun from getting into your eye directly.. you'll be hiding under the sticker's shadow... but if the glare is coming from the tarmac or anywhere else... you're out of luck with this method..

 

my 2 cents.

[AdsLb0]

so anyone tried the visor helmet wif spectacles ?

[josephsbs]

outcome same as tinted visor... can kenna summon leh

 

went down this afternoon to regina to see the caberg 2 visor ff helmets... nice but pricey, but got no PSB sticker leh... also can kenna summon leh

regina have a mfizz ff helmet also got 2 visor at $180, affordable, got psb sticker but heavier than the caberg ones

 

i've adapted something from the cars in singapore....

 

i'v bought myself a rectangle sticker thats around 15cm in length and 2.5cm in breadth... aimed a good spot, right in the centre of my helmet visor...

 

and pasted it on my visor..... just like those used in cars to screen away the sun...

 

ideally, it should look like this... http://www.harrisdecals.com/graphic/siteart/gunnerhelmetlarge.jpg

 

btw this only prevents the sun from getting into your eye directly.. you'll be hiding under the sticker's shadow... but if the glare is coming from the tarmac or anywhere else... you're out of luck with this method..

 

my 2 cents.

[Izammo]

but we only blocking the top part of our visor shdnt be a problem rite?

[josephsbs]

but we only blocking the top part of our visor shdnt be a problem rite?

guess it boils down to how much is left clear... think there should be a spec stating the minimum clear vision area for helmets. otherwise pp start wearing helmets with just a small slit for vision, then we have lots of robocops on the road liow

[Izammo]

guess it boils down to how much is left clear... think there should be a spec stating the minimum clear vision area for helmets. otherwise pp start wearing helmets with just a small slit for vision, then we have lots of robocops on the road liow

 

hahaha. but uncomfortable for just a small slit for vision.

[josephsbs]

robocop helmet, armored riding gears... very safe

but your bike gotta have enough hp to pull you around & fc sure very poor

 

http://robocoparchive.com/info/ride2.jpg

[Izammo]

no one will wear until like dat la. singapore very hot. haha.

[Refugee]

outcome same as tinted visor... can kenna summon leh

 

.......

 

yeah... that is something i didnt mention in my prev post...

 

anyway, my helmet is already non psb approved... so i chose this cheapo option.... visually it looks good... and it serves it functions very well....

 

but i've always felt, if uncle sam bother to stop you and chat, you better get ready to pay 'chatting' fees...cos IMO, whatever they wanna fine you.... is really out of your control.... (e.g. PSB approved helmet issue or simply changing lane without signalling... oh well )

 

cheers!

[uncleVTEC]

A little suggestion, maybe you guys can try yellow or orange sunglasses.. works wonder for me! can be used at night too.. nemesis of HID too!