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"You can fairly easily

fit a pair of ski goggles
over most spectacles,

but you may end
up looking like a
misplaced Austrian ski

instructor."

breeze from behind the lens. These rubberised shields can
easily be removed and worn as regular glasses if you choose.
Up-speccing your lenses

When ordering prescription lenses, you have the choice of
materials and function - and for this part of our exercise, we
used the military specification Wiley X Gravity frames.
We fitted the latest “Thin Tec” optical lenses, specifying both
photochromatic (transitional) and multifocal (progressive)
features directly from Wiley X Australia. These puppies are
the bomb! Rugged, razor-sharp and mean, no one is going to
argue with you if you push to the front of the coffee queue.
We found these glasses excellent in all conditions: sun, haze,
low light and even dark. The Gravity frame also has the
optional goggle strap fitment for tricky helmets.
Crunching the numbers

Are you sitting down? Okay. This full-house kit will set you
back a shade over $750, so don’t go leaving them at the pie
shop!
Compare: our Ugly Fish glasses with prescription single vision
RX inserts came in at just under $300. Bear in mind, you can
also choose a similar specification lens with selected Ugly Fish
frames, although the final cost will be similar.
As a budget option, we also trialled a pair of bifocal glasses
(part #SM250P) from Rocky Creek Designs. While the glasses
themselves were of surprisingly good quality and came with
interchangeable lenses and dust guard, we found the bifocal
feature limiting for those with long-distance vision issues. If
you can get by with these old school reading-type glasses, you
can potentially save a bundle. Just be aware of limitations.
Roderick ‘Rowdy’ Eime #68221 (motorweb.ws)
{ I have 2 complete sets of these glasses and think they are
excellent...Ed }

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