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Mountain Bike Glasses - Keep Your Vision Protected and Stylish
Mountain bike glasses offer you reliable protection and clear vision on your off-road adventures. Modern MTB glasses are also real eye-catchers and a fashionable accessory for trend-conscious mountain bikers. A good fit and high quality are particularly important so that you can be safe on the trails and enjoy your mountain bike glasses for a long time. Find out what else you should consider when buying and how to choose the right mountain bike glasses or MTB goggle here. Read more
Mountain Bike Glasses and Goggles - A Must-Have for Your MTB Equipment
Mountain biking without mountain biking glasses - it's a bit like a summer without sunshine: unimaginable and only half as enjoyable. There are several reasons for this: MTB glasses protect you from wind, insects, flying stones and harmful UV rays on your mountain bike or e-mountain bike. This protects your eyes and ensures greater safety on the trail. MTB lenses also give you clear vision - at all times and without compromise. With good MTB glasses, your eyes can quickly adapt to changing visibility and light conditions, which is particularly important when biking in the forest due to the higher speeds and rapid changes in light. With the right lenses, whether tinted or transparent, you can concentrate fully on the trail - and avoid accidents or injuries.
Mountain bike glasses are available in a wide variety of versions. In principle, however, there are two types: Normal MTB glasses, cycling glasses similar to those worn when riding a road bike, for example. And MTB goggles, as you use them when riding in the bike park and on other downhill and freeride adventures. Normal MTB goggles are basically classic sports goggles with temples and glasses. MTB goggles, on the other hand, are glasses that look similar to motocross or ski goggles and have a full-length viewing window and extensive padding on the frame. They are worn in conjunction with a full-face helmet and, in addition to providing good vision, also protect the eyes from dust, stones and much more on fast downhills.
Mountain Bike Eyewear at a Glance
- Mountain bike glasses protect against wind, insects, flying stones and harmful UV rays. They also ensure better vision at high speeds and in changing light conditions.
- For this reason, they are indispensable accessories for mountain biking. They should always be part of your basic biking equipment.
- There are two main types: classic MTB glasses and MTB goggles.
- The design of classic MTB glasses is similar to that of classic sports glasses. The design of MTB goggles is similar to that of ski goggles.
- The former are mainly used for cross-country or all-mountain tours. The latter are worn in combination with a full-face helmet for downhill or in the bike park, for example.
Mountain Bike Glasses - What Requirements Should They Meet?
Going mountain biking with classic sunglasses? It's possible, but if you have the choice, there are a number of reasons to choose the right MTB glasses. We have listed the most important requirements for mountain bike glasses below.
Best Protection for Fast Downhills
You don't need modern mountain bike glasses for a ride to the ice cream parlor - that's obvious. However, if you have enough passion and fun to reach speeds of 50 km/h or more, which is definitely within the realm of possibility on fast trail descents, you will immediately notice the difference between MTB glasses and normal sunglasses. Mountain bike glasses are shaped to keep the wind out and provide optimum protection for your eyes. While normal sunglasses usually make your eyes water and the wind disturbs your vision, mountain bike glasses give you peace of mind and allow you to focus on the essentials.
Comfort Plus on Strenuous Trail Tours
You pedal through landscapes, enjoy the beauty around you and completely forget that you are wearing glasses. This only happens with good mountain bike glasses. We are convinced of this, which is why we have MTB glasses in our range that combine functionality, comfort, lightness, quality and looks. Nothing pinches, slips, wobbles or is uncomfortable. Also thanks to adjustable nose pads. There is something for every face shape and, of course, every taste. This makes long rides even more comfortable.
An Optimum Field of Vision at All Speeds
Leaning forward, with your head down and looking upwards - the sitting position and field of vision differ significantly from other cycling positions when mountain biking. To ensure that the upper edge of the glasses does not interfere with the field of vision, modern MTB glasses have large lenses that do not end with the eyebrows but extend far beyond them. Frameless glasses, which offer an optimal field of vision, are particularly popular.
Fogging Excluded
Sweaty rides or damp weather conditions can sometimes cloud your vision. To ensure that this is not reflected on your mountain bike glasses in the truest sense of the word, good MTB glasses and MTB goggles are built to prevent fogging. An anti-fog coating, ventilation slits and well thought-out glasses geometry provide a remedy here.
The Right Tint at All Times
To ensure that your eyes are protected at all times of day and you can enjoy the best vision, lenses are available in different tints. Depending on the light conditions, you can create optimum visibility and block out distracting factors. Ideally, you can simply remove the lenses from your mountain bike goggle or mountain bike sunglasses and turn them into stylish MTB sunglasses.
Which MTB Goggle Lens Is Right for Me?
- Mountain bike glasses with clear, transparent lenses are useful in cloudy conditions or in the evening, as they protect your eyes from dust, animals and the like.
- MTB glasses with color-fast brown, reddish or orange lenses are an excellent everyday companion.
- Yellow lenses help in fog, overcast skies or diffuse light.
- In open terrain or when the sun is shining brightly, we recommend gray or dark lenses.
- Blue lenses provide strong contrasts and keep you on track in the mountains or in winter.
- Photochromatic lenses automatically adjust their tint to the light conditions by darkening or lightening. This allows you to cover a wide spectrum with just one pair of glasses and one set of lenses.
Mountain Bike Glasses With Prescription
By the way: If you wear glasses or contact lenses, you don't have to miss out on the benefits of MTB glasses. For MTB glasses with prescription, you can choose between direct lens bike glasses with prescription and bike glasses with clips.
The advantage of direct glazing is that you have the widest possible field of vision, which is more comfortable, especially on fast rides. You can also have your eyesight corrected in MTB glasses up to a visual impairment of +/- 3 diopters. With MTB glasses with clips, you can attach lenses suitable for your prescription.
Of course, you can also go mountain biking with contact lenses, but you should bear in mind that sweat has a negative effect on the wearing comfort.
Mountain Bike Glasses for Men and Women
There are mountain bike glasses for women and mountain bike glasses for men. The main differences are the color and the shape. Mountain bike glasses for women have a narrower cut and are adapted to the optical requirements of women. Mountain bike glasses for men are generally wider and more masculine in terms of their look.
However, most mountain bike glasses are unisex and therefore equally suitable for men and women. This is because both men and women can have either a wider or narrower head shape. Fortunately, there are no longer any no-goes when it comes to optical preferences. You can wear whatever you like and is comfortable.
Summary - How to Have More Fun on Your Trail Adventures With MTB Glasses
Greater responsiveness, a perfect fit, low weight, an optimal field of vision and a safe riding experience, no tearing, glare or pain - MTB glasses can do a lot. And above all, they allow you to concentrate better on riding and having fun. However, high-quality mountain bike glasses can do much more: they have innovative and high-quality glasses for the right view around the clock and in all weather conditions. They have non-slip and adjustable nose pads for outstanding comfort. And they have a stable and break-resistant frame for safe durability. And if you're out and about in the bike park, an MTB goggle is an absolute must anyway.
For these reasons alone, mountain bike glasses should be part of every biker's basic equipment and not just a fashion accessory. But let's be honest: the latter can of course also be a purchase criterion. After all, MTB glasses are also a decisive factor when it comes to style. Mountain biking without mountain bike glasses - it's a bit like summer without sunshine. Unimaginable and only half as enjoyable.