Much of my writing lately has been about bifocal riding glasses. So much so that one of my friends who still rides her bike mentioned it to me. In fact, one of my recent columns came up during a discussion of her trading in her Victory V92TC Touring Cruiser for a new Can Am Spyder.
Anyway, she was telling me how she's been using bifocal riding glasses for years in order to help her see her instrument cluster better. But she was saying how she thinks that now might be the right time for her to invest in some new riding glasses or goggles especially with the new biker season about to start.
Why would you need new riding glasses?
My friend is a couple of years older than I am and her eyesight is beginning to fail. Until a while ago, she could go about her daily routine without having to wear regular glasses. She only needed glasses to wear when she was on the computer or for reading the paper.
However, it has got to the stage where she now needs to wear her glasses everyday. She is not going to be able to wear her regular glasses with the bifocal riding glasses because it will not work.
I suspect she will end up either purchasing a new pair of goggles or getting a pair of riding glasses she can wear over her regular eyeglasses. Or else it will be necessary to go for contact lenses so that she can continue to use the bifocal riding glasses. But since she's getting the Spyder, I reckon it would be worth embracing the goggles.
So you can see that bikers do get old as well. Most bikers think that while they are in the saddle, they will stay young forever but this is not the case; our ears, eyes and knees will tell us different. It becomes even more evident on long rides. However, it is much preferable for a biker to stay in the saddle and get older than to try and beat the aging process by doing Pilates or sitting in a rocking chair!
Anyway, she was telling me how she's been using bifocal riding glasses for years in order to help her see her instrument cluster better. But she was saying how she thinks that now might be the right time for her to invest in some new riding glasses or goggles especially with the new biker season about to start.
Why would you need new riding glasses?
My friend is a couple of years older than I am and her eyesight is beginning to fail. Until a while ago, she could go about her daily routine without having to wear regular glasses. She only needed glasses to wear when she was on the computer or for reading the paper.
However, it has got to the stage where she now needs to wear her glasses everyday. She is not going to be able to wear her regular glasses with the bifocal riding glasses because it will not work.
I suspect she will end up either purchasing a new pair of goggles or getting a pair of riding glasses she can wear over her regular eyeglasses. Or else it will be necessary to go for contact lenses so that she can continue to use the bifocal riding glasses. But since she's getting the Spyder, I reckon it would be worth embracing the goggles.
So you can see that bikers do get old as well. Most bikers think that while they are in the saddle, they will stay young forever but this is not the case; our ears, eyes and knees will tell us different. It becomes even more evident on long rides. However, it is much preferable for a biker to stay in the saddle and get older than to try and beat the aging process by doing Pilates or sitting in a rocking chair!
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