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I sometimes wear daily disposables and sunglasses, but won't be doing it anymore in warmer weather. I've had 2 contact lenses, which, due to sweat pooling in my eyeball (?) have slid down my eyelashes, temporarily stuck to the inside of my shields, and then disappeared... into the night - so I was glad I was carrying back up specs.
In hot and dry daytime races, after any period of standing around/stopping (i.e. no tear duct action due to 'road wind'), I've got going again, only to have dried out lenses go all fucking weird and cloudy, meaning riding a lap or 2 in the bunch (Eastway, Herne Hill, etc.) squinting and blinking furiously, trying to get them to 'reset'.
I love the peripheral vision of contacts, but the old pair of specs I'm using now have been comfortable, not slipped or given me temple pinching headaches, and not to bad in the rain (with a peaked cap or helmet).
I'm still carrying a spare pair of specs at all times, as I'd be totally fucked (especially on night rides) without them in the event of primary pair damage.
I'm -3 in both eyes, and astigmatic in the right (currently not correctable by available contacts, but just correcting the myopia does the job).