I just received my Rx of Wiley-X “Jake” Riding glasses, with a gradient tint.
So far I like them allot! I had broken my previous (normal) Rx glasses, and was using my old Rx until I realized that all the scratches where doing me more harm than good, especially with my Astigmatism, “night blindness” / light sensitivity, so I had stopped wearing them and have been without glasses for a few weeks.
The Rx is GREAT! The “climate control” face “gasket” so far seems good – altho I haven’t been able to test it out while riding yet, the gradient tint will indeed need some getting used to.
I was expecting the top part of the lens to be darker, while the bottom to be completely clear, but they seem decent regardless.
Visibility and clarity is great! It seems that the tint allows me to see more detail, especially on brightly lit items, such as items in direct sunlight, and even light sources and car headlights at night.
Tested them driving in a car at night, and they don’t make things too dark, just a slight tint, which is great! I can see safely at night (altho only tested in city driving so far)! I was expecting the tint to block out more of car headlights – but it still does a good job at killing blinding glare. It’s odd that I’m actually able to see the light source for once – and not just a big blob of light!
Indoors with natural light – they are great! Kills overall glare but doesn’t make things dark, even with normal indoor lighting they do very well.
Altho wearing them indoors is going to take some getting used to, my brain tells me I’m wearing sunglasses but taking them off doesn’t make much of a difference – if anything taking them off makes things too bright at times.
I’m expecting to get weird looks if I wear them indoors in public, might get a 2nd set of “normal” frames with Transitions as I’ve already been asked to remove my glasses by a security guard at a bank, they where my old Rx, normal frames with Transitions just walking in from being outdoors, I can just imagine the problems they’ll give me with an always tinted lens in a “sunglass” frame. :-/
