As bikers we tend to not have good thoughts about growing old. When it comes to riding, it tends to make us feel very young and this is the thing that we love most about it. Unfortunately, though age and the biker lifestyle don't seem to be compatible, getting old is a reality we all must cope with. So we must be thankful for bifocal riding glasses.
I have been using bifocals for a few years now. I must tell you they took quite some time to get used to. If you are not familiar with how bifocal glasses work, they use two different lenses non corrective at the top and corrective at the bottom. The corrective lens will help you see the instruments when you look down. It's very similar to the principle of wearing reading glasses to help you see a newspaper.
Like prescription bifocals, the trick with riding bifocals is to properly position the glasses on your face. The line between the two lenses should be just below your normal line of sight. You will know that they are too high when you can see the line if you are looking straight ahead. If this happens, you have to lower the glasses until you can't see the line anymore. You should see some magnification when you look down through the bottom lens.
But you need to be aware that simply glancing down in a small pair of riding glasses may not provide any real benefit. You may have to actually tilt your head slightly downward to get the desired effect. That's okay; it's a normal part of wearing bifocals.
If your glasses are low enough that you can merely glance down, yet the top of the frames block your vision straight forward your glasses are too low on you. Raise them up.
Isn't it fun getting old?
I have been using bifocals for a few years now. I must tell you they took quite some time to get used to. If you are not familiar with how bifocal glasses work, they use two different lenses non corrective at the top and corrective at the bottom. The corrective lens will help you see the instruments when you look down. It's very similar to the principle of wearing reading glasses to help you see a newspaper.
Like prescription bifocals, the trick with riding bifocals is to properly position the glasses on your face. The line between the two lenses should be just below your normal line of sight. You will know that they are too high when you can see the line if you are looking straight ahead. If this happens, you have to lower the glasses until you can't see the line anymore. You should see some magnification when you look down through the bottom lens.
But you need to be aware that simply glancing down in a small pair of riding glasses may not provide any real benefit. You may have to actually tilt your head slightly downward to get the desired effect. That's okay; it's a normal part of wearing bifocals.
If your glasses are low enough that you can merely glance down, yet the top of the frames block your vision straight forward your glasses are too low on you. Raise them up.
Isn't it fun getting old?
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