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A silly sunglasses question…

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  • July 7, 2014 at 8:49 am #21847
    sergius

    This is a little tongue-in-check, apologies if Monday morning isn’t the time for it…

    I came across “the rules” for road cycling the other day, obviously its meant to be humorous, but one rule did stick in my mind “sunglasses must be worn outside of the helmets straps”. I noticed all the pro-riders doing this while watching some TdF footage over the weekend, so I thought “if it’s good enough for them” and tried it out yesterday… for about 2 minutes.

    Maybe it’s my head shape or something, but without the loving hold of my helmet straps to lock the glasses in place, I found they were bouncing around all over the place – really irritating. Is this just me, does everyone else wear their glasses the “correct” way with no problems? Am I forever doomed to look like a pleb with my glasses snugly secured under my helmet straps.

    Regards,
    Embarrassed of Surrey…

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  • July 14, 2014 at 11:15 am #802751
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    farrell

    Colin Peyresourde wrote:The

    Colin Peyresourde wrote:
    The classic reverse sunglass look by Sylvain Chavanel or the sunglasses in the helmet by the Schleck’s being the preferred look when ascending.

    Both OK options, but neither really compare to Beefy Bertie’s collar hook technique.

    Cool as.

    July 14, 2014 at 10:01 am #802749
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    dafyddp

    away from the weekend
    away from the weekend warriors, there’s clearly less of a consensus:
    http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,17546_9120385,00.html

    July 14, 2014 at 9:39 am #802747
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    Anonymous

    Crosshouses wrote:Trouble

    Crosshouses wrote:
    Trouble with wearing them outside the straps is that if you forget and take the helmet off first the sunnies go flying, I’ve broken a couple of pairs that way.

    Aldi. £3.99. Perfect.

    July 13, 2014 at 8:03 pm #802745
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    Colin Peyresourde

    I never remember which way
    I never remember which way round I do it and which way the rules specify. Just do what you want.

    I think rules say what they say because the helmet straps are not there to keep the glasses on your head and that fitting the helmet with the arms inside the straps is likely to mean the glasses rub or are to tight. Plus, if they are too tight then it’s harder to remove them should you need to when climbing. The classic reverse sunglass look by Sylvain Chavanel or the sunglasses in the helmet by the Schleck’s being the preferred look when ascending.

    July 13, 2014 at 8:43 am #802743
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    Jack Osbourne snr

    I’m a speccy git, and find it
    I’m a speccy git, and find it varies from eyewear to eyewear.

    In general though, I usually have the glasses on before the helmet… Because I’m a speccy git.

    I don’t give a toss about the velominati rules. I’ve been riding too many years to be given instruction by anyone… Particularly some twat in his forties that started cycling a year ago.

    July 12, 2014 at 2:40 pm #802741
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    Suffolk Cycling

    I have a fat head, so my
    I have a fat head, so my glasses do not bounce about when I wear them outside the straps.

    The fact that I don’t go very fast might also have something to do with it B-)

    July 8, 2014 at 10:50 pm #802739
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    J90

    There are no rules.
    There are no rules.

    July 8, 2014 at 10:01 pm #802737
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    Kapelmuur

    Trouble with wearing them
    Trouble with wearing them outside the straps is that if you forget and take the helmet off first the sunnies go flying, I’ve broken a couple of pairs that way.

    July 7, 2014 at 7:34 pm #802735
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    Anonymous

    I wear mine outside the
    I wear mine outside the helmet straps because they keep the straps from catching the wind.

    July 7, 2014 at 7:17 pm #802733
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    therevokid

    as mine are prescription I
    as mine are prescription I don’t take them off so inside the straps …. 🙂

    plus “the rules” are only for fun any hoo !!

    July 7, 2014 at 7:09 pm #802731
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    dave atkinson

    i wear my riding sunnies
    i wear my riding sunnies outside the straps, but when i’m just wearing my normal glasses i have those inside the straps. those are just the most comfortable positions to have them for me.

    do what works for you.

    July 7, 2014 at 6:24 pm #802729
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    userfriendly

    Plebs!
    Agree with 7thGalaxy
    Plebs! 😛 😀

    Agree with 7thGalaxy up there, it may mostly be a comfort thing. Also heard the argument that, when worn outside the straps, they are more likely to come off and not stick to your face and gouge your eyes out when you do a faceplant on tarmac.

    Plus it looks better. Which clearly makes you go faster.

    But yeah … I wear them outside the straps.

    July 7, 2014 at 6:17 pm #802727
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    ajmarshal1

    Wear them however they work
    Wear them however they work for you. If someone quotes ‘the rules’ at you then remove your sunglasses and stab them in the eye with the arm of them.

    I think that’s rule #5374

    July 7, 2014 at 6:01 pm #802725
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    lisa76uk

    I wear my sunglasses inside
    I wear my sunglasses inside the straps of my helmet because that’s where they fit best and feel most comfortable. The design of my helmet and/or the shape of my head/face leaves a gap by my ears and wearing my sunglasses on the outside makes them bounce around too.

    July 7, 2014 at 9:55 am #802723
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    mrmo

    I have crap eyes and wear
    I have crap eyes and wear glasses at all times, what I have noticed is that glasses get worn if you wear the straps over the top.

    I now have some worn silver patches on the arms of my oakley transistors.

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