Low blinding sun in the mornings!

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It's that time of year again when (depending on your direction of travel) your visibility is restricted when facing a low, autumn blinding sun. Twice this morning I almost rear-ended a car when I caught up to it and didn't see it was there. With the weather being so changeable a dark visor is out, so a tip for anyone who doesn't know, is a couple of strips of black insulating tape across the top of your visor. It acts like a sun-visor in a car, and stops the sun going directly into your eyes. I've just done mine there now, so I should be ok for this evening and in the morning.

It's kinda like this....

Green_Martian

Would it not restrict your view??
I carry both a clear and tinited visor, have to agree i got it both ways, in the mornings heading straight for it and then on the way home same again

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Green_Martian wrote: »

Would it not restrict your view??

It does and it doesn't. Personally, if I'm pushing on a bit, it does as I can't see too far ahead. But if I'm going handy enough, it's just fine. The idea is to just block out the sunlight coming straight into your eyes, so about an inch across the top is fine.

Green_Martian wrote: »

i got it both ways, in the mornings heading straight for it and then on the way home same again

Yeah, it's a pisser ain't it??

minidazzler

Would insulating tape not leave a residue when you take it off that will easily gather dirt and become rather horrible?

I wouldn't need this anyway, as I have to wear glasses so usually wear prescription sunglasses, but for those gonna try it, taking the stickyness off the visor will require a solvent to get rid of it completely. Vodka is probably less harmful to the plastic than most other things you could use though.

peckerhead

Also good for sleeping off the vodka hangover during meetings at work. :cool:

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minidazzler wrote: »

Would insulating tape not leave a residue when you take it off that will easily gather dirt and become rather horrible?

No it doesn't as the adhesive wouldn't be as strong as in sellotape or the likes. It just peels straight off, no marks.

peckerhead wrote: »

Also good for sleeping behind during boring meetings at work. :cool:

LMFAO!!! Might get some for work!

hobochris

Just get a lid with an internal sun visor.

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hobochris wrote: »

Just get a lid with an internal sun visor.

I have one, the HJC IS-16, and as handy as it is, it's still very blinding with a low sun.

turbodiesel

Sun glasses?

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Categories.aspx?CategoryID=609&SortBy=Price

daenerysstormborn3

Dark visor does the job for me.

CJhaughey

A Sunax shield is probably the better option but not as cheap as tape.

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pixiebean22 wrote: »

Dark visor does the job for me.

I have a dark visor on the KBC and if it's bright it's grand, but if it gets dull, it's too dark and I can't see anything. Just trying to avoid having to change visors if possible. I know, I know - I'm a lazy bastid! :P

daenerysstormborn3

Please Kill Me wrote: »

I have a dark visor on the KBC and if it's bright it's grand, but if it gets dull, it's too dark and I can't see anything. Just trying to avoid having to change visors if possible. I know, I know - I'm a lazy bastid! :P

I have one on my arai and I don't have that problem. Obviously when it's dull, it appears more so through the dark visor but not so much that my vision is impaired or anything.

thomashood10

Dark visor didn't do much for me, but it stopped me from being completely blind today. Sunglasses seem like a good solution if you can fit them in comfortably.

KamiKazi

Pretty sure you can get reactive pinlocks now, though I'd prefer a lid with internal sun visor.

Green_Martian

Please Kill Me wrote: »

Yeah, it's a pisser ain't it??

Yeah nothing worse tbh

Del2005

KamiKazi wrote: »

Pretty sure you can get reactive pinlocks now, though I'd prefer a lid with internal sun visor.

I looked into these recently, I've a dark and clear visor and wanted the recative pinlcok for the clear, but a review I found said they weren't good, which is strange as I know several people with reactive glasses and they work great. Has anyone any experience of them?

The other option could be transition glasses instead of shades.

CrazyRabbit

Like many others, I just use sunglasses with a soft bendable frame.

Cienciano

I have an internal sun visor, wouldn't buy a lid without one. Idealy I'd love a helmet with 2 of them, a dark one and a lighter one.

BlackWizard

Another +1 for the internal visor. They are great.

But I also ride every day with sun glasses on and visor open. I bought a pair of cycling sun glasses from Lidl.

I just means I can ride with the lid up all the day with fear of a bug taking my eye out. Helps with the sun light too.

Hotblack Desiato

Look at any F1 (spit) driver's lid. They block out what they don't need to see - the sky - and the aperture in a car racing helmet is a lot narrower top-to-bottom than a bike helmet.

I've been putting tape on the top of my visor for years - it blocks nothing that you need to see and if you have a low sun you dip your head a bit and it goes away.

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ninja900 wrote: »

Look at any F1 (spit) driver's lid. They block out what they don't need to see - the sky - and the aperture in a car racing helmet is a lot narrower top-to-bottom than a bike helmet.

I've been putting tape on the top of my visor for years - it blocks nothing that you need to see and if you have a low sun you dip your head a bit and it goes away.

Yep, kinda what I do. Works just fine.

rubadubduba

guys you can use these, strap on tinted goggles.

http://www.airsofteyewear.com/paragon.htm

or for the guys that wear glasses you can use these, i have them myself.

clipon sunglasses, they just clipon to your frames

http://www.sirrobin.com/TCmt020.jpg

KamiKazi

rubadubduba wrote: »

clipon sunglasses, they just clipon to your frames

http://www.sirrobin.com/TCmt020.jpg

The 1970s just called... they want their clipon sunglasses back :pac:

rubadubduba

KamiKazi wrote: »

The 1970s just called... they want their clipon sunglasses back :pac:

The 1970's who.?