The best eyewear for bike commuting and urban cycling
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The needs for riding your bike in a city are different than those for riding a bike for sports. So with those needs in mind, I spent a few weeks testing nine different types of eyewear and glasses ...

I think Tom missed an even better option: photochromic cycling glasses.

I picked up a pair of Ryders Roam photochromic glasses when the company went out of business… $200+ glasses for like $30. Best purchase ever.

You can wear them at night, during sunny days, go from outdoor to indoor without taking them off (i.e running errands by bike), they are fairly anti-fog, sweat isn’t an issue, rain isn’t a problem. And I’ve worn them all-year-round because they offer awesome wind/cold/bug protection.

Invest in a good pair of photochromic cycling glasses and call it a day!

  • Skunk@jlai.lu
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    23 days ago

    Not really, it’s better to check according to situations as the rear view mirror is small and you need to move your head a little to “scan” the area, as well as looking in the bottom left corner of the glasses which is not natural at first.

    It is not as instant as a real and bigger rear view mirror so you might still want to look over your shoulder when not sure or in a rush.

    But on a long straight line with plenty of time it works great. I’m still not 100% used to it tho as I had a bike accident shortly after buying them that took me off bike for 2 months (unrelated accident, I just got stuck on the tramway rails because I’m too used to city cycling and so, too confident…)