#sunglasses

This week, we take a look at what our readers are wearing to shield their faces while on the road. From full face helmets to riding glasses, there’s something here for all conditions. What sort of gear do you sport for a typical ride? Let us know in the comments.

A few months ago I whined bitterly about the lack of space inside my expensive new Schuberth E1 helmet for the earpieces of my favorite Ray-Ban Wayfarers. Dean Siracusa did not hear my pitiful plea, but about a month later my old pal (from the days when Road & Track shared a building with Cycle World) dropped me a serendipitous line re: his new business venture.

Most people don’t think too much about the sunglasses they wear when riding motorcycle. They cover my eyes? Check. They look good? Check. Then I’m good to go. Uh, no.

I’m a fan of expensive eyewear, but like Burnsie surmises in his Why We Can’t Have Nice Things article, the more I spend on a pair of sunglasses, the quicker I am to destroy them. Even to complete this review I had to request a second pair of Lycans due to me losing the originals on the first overseas bike launch I attended with the sunglasses in tow. Twenty-dollar vendor-row aviators … got a box of bent and scratched ones, but it’s that I still have the low-rent shades that’s confounding. My New Year’s resolution is to have the Switch Lycans at this time next year.