carrying a visor?

[superjohn]

I'm the opposite... even with sunglasses, I can't go faster than maybe 20 MPH without my eyes tearing and generally being uncomfortable.  My OGK helmet vents really well though.

Oh, visor is always up at stop lights and in slow traffic.

Same here. +1

As for the OP, I will usually carry an extra visor with me when I have a backpack or tail bag. If I don't have a bag, I'll usually take a old pair of sunglasses with me to remove and stash in my jacket when the light gets too low.

[Duki09]

I never needed to change out my visor during the course of a ride.  I use a tinted mirrored visor all the time even at night.
I know it isn't recommended to use a tinted visor at night, but where I ride at night has plenty of light from street lights and other sources, so I see everything just fine.... In fact, the tinted visor is actually more comfortable to my eyes as it keeps out the glare of headlights.
If anyone wants to argue with me, I'll tell them I see better through my dark visor at night than drivers on cell phones do during the day.

Only when I plan to ride at night on some back roads or dark canyon roads, which is rare,  will I switch to a clear visor and will do that before I leave my home.

If I have my clear visor on,  I keep a pair of sunglasses in my pocket/backpack  just in case.

[ScottRNelson]

If anyone wants to argue with me, I'll tell them I see better through my dark visor at night than drivers on cell phones do during the day.

If you're going to use logic like that, what is the point of arguing with you? 

What in the world do drivers using cell phones have to do with your ability to see road hazards through a tinted visor?

I have been stuck with only a dark visor once or twice after dark and want to avoid ever experiencing that again.  Even on well lighted roads it greatly reduces your ability to see potential hazards.  The last time it happened to me I rode the freeway home, so only had to keep in my lane and keep a proper distance from cars.  Riding on a two-lane road with no lighting would have been very, very dangerous.  The last mile or so between getting off of the freeway and being home were ridden with the tinted visor up.

I would strongly recommend against ever riding in the dark with a tinted visor if you can plan ahead and find a reasonable alternative.

[MAXdB]

I'd have to agree with scott.. even though you may feel you can see just fine, it's still a huge difference between a tinted visor and a clear visor at night. Even when driving a car with headlights on, if a person runs across the street in the one portion that isnt lit up by streetlight they are almost impossible to see until only a few feet away..

[Rameses]

I never needed to change out my visor during the course of a ride.  I use a tinted mirrored visor all the time even at night.
I know it isn't recommended to use a tinted visor at night, but where I ride at night has plenty of light from street lights and other sources, so I see everything just fine.... In fact, the tinted visor is actually more comfortable to my eyes as it keeps out the glare of headlights.
If anyone wants to argue with me, I'll tell them I see better through my dark visor at night than drivers on cell phones do during the day.

Only when I plan to ride at night on some back roads or dark canyon roads, which is rare,  will I switch to a clear visor and will do that before I leave my home.

If I have my clear visor on,  I keep a pair of sunglasses in my pocket/backpack  just in case.

Brilliant.

I think I'm gonna start wearing my sunglasses at night when I'm in my truck.

[Spidey]

I ride without gear at night.  Cuz I'm more cautious on the bike without my leathers on.  In fact, most of the time I ride buck nekkid at night.  The chill keeps me alert.  Besides, it's safer than all those guys in 18 wheelers, jacked up on meth and doing 85 mph while getting road head from a 300 lb truck stop hooker. 

[DesmoDiva]

^^^

[Monstruo]

I have a fieldsheer visor bag, which wraps around your ribcage. You hardly notice it and it is extremely useful for those rides you know you will drive at night. I always wear a dark visor but at night I can easily switch visors. It is great and it is only like $10.00

Check it at http://www.fieldsheer.com/site2009/ff/productspage/VisorBag.htm

[Duki09]

If you're going to use logic like that, what is the point of arguing with you? 

What in the world do drivers using cell phones have to do with your ability to see road hazards through a tinted visor?

Let me explain for those with slower minds.

My point is that I pay attention to what I'm doing and where I'm looking while looking through my tinted visor while people with cell phones aren't always paying attention.
Get it now, or do you want me to draw a picture?   

[Duki09]

Brilliant.

I think I'm gonna start wearing my sunglasses at night when I'm in my truck.

If you can still see, then why not?

I  am able wear a tinted visor because I have decent night vision.  Just because many other people are blind at night, doesn't mean I am, so don't judge my opinions or what I do  just because I may have have better night vision than you. 

[Statler]

Let me explain for those with slower minds.

My point is that I pay attention to what I'm doing and where I'm looking while looking through my tinted visor while people with cell phones aren't always paying attention.
Get it now, or do you want me to draw a picture?   

If you can still see, then why not?

I  am able wear a tinted visor because I have decent night vision.  Just because many other people are blind at night, doesn't mean I am, so don't judge my opinions or what I do  just because I may have have better night vision than you. 

You posteed a pretty controversial point.  Argue it politely or don't argue it, please.

Corey Hart - Sunglasses at Night (with lyrics)

[NAKID]

If you can still see, then why not?

I  am able wear a tinted visor because I have decent night vision.  Just because many other people are blind at night, doesn't mean I am, so don't judge my opinions or what I do  just because I may have have better night vision than you. 

You may have decent night vision, but that doesn't stop the fact that it's illegal in most places to wear a tinted visor after sundown. Same reason it's illegal to tint your entire windshield on a car...

[ab]

I ride without gear at night.  Cuz I'm more cautious on the bike without my leathers on.  In fact, most of the time I ride buck nekkid at night.  The chill keeps me alert.  Besides, it's safer than all those guys in 18 wheelers, jacked up on meth and doing 85 mph while getting road head from a 300 lb truck stop hooker. 

   

Just a side note here about riding naked - Believe it or not, a few years ago as I am passing by downtown around bar closing time on a Saturday night, I passed a bunch of bicyclist butt - naked riding and screaming.   It was disgusting (they were only dudes) and admittedly funny as hell at the sametime..........  Don't do it....   

[trenner]

Just a side note here about riding naked - Believe it or not, a few years ago as I am passing by downtown around bar closing time on a Saturday night, I passed a bunch of bicyclist butt - naked riding and screaming.   It was disgusting (they were only dudes) and admittedly funny as hell at the sametime..........  Don't do it....   

You're not from Eugene, Oregon, by chance?

We saw this shocking sight outside our house, in Eugene, a couple months ago.

[adrDuc]

this thing works great for me:

http://www.aerostich.com/catalog/US/Helmet-Sunblocker-p-16679.html


I usually wear glasses and a clear shield. This strip of tint keeps the sun out of my eyes.