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Hercules® Rider Readers — Day/Night Edition
Bifocal Transition Riding Glasses — Clear to Smoke, with Built-In Magnification
You’re carrying three pairs of glasses right now. Sunglasses for the day. Clear lenses for night rides. Reading glasses for your dash, GPS, and phone. You swap them at every stop, lose them in your saddlebag, and still can’t see your speedometer at 70mph.
The Hercules® Rider Readers Day/Night Edition ends all of that. The lenses automatically transition from clear to smoke based on sunlight—so they’re sunglasses during the day and clear riding glasses at night. And the built-in bifocal magnification means you can read your gauges, GPS, and phone without swapping a single pair.
Three pairs of glasses, replaced by one.
Available in +1.5, +2.0, and +2.5 magnification.
The Three-Glasses Problem Every Rider Knows
If you’re over 40 and you ride, your life looks something like this:
During the day, you need dark lenses to cut the glare. But when the sun drops or you ride into shade, those dark lenses turn dangerous—you can’t see the road clearly. So you pull over and switch to clear glasses.
Then someone texts you. Or your GPS reroutes. Or you glance at your speedometer and it’s a blur. So you’re fumbling for your reading glasses on top of everything else.
Three problems. Three different pairs of glasses. A saddlebag full of cases. And you’re still squinting half the time.
What if one pair handled all of it?
The Most Advanced Riding Glasses We’ve Ever Made
The Hercules® Rider Readers Day/Night Edition does triple duty. It’s the only pair of glasses a rider needs, no matter the time of day or how bad their close-up vision has gotten.
Feature #1: Transition Lenses That Adapt to the Light
Step into sunlight and the lenses darken to a full smoke tint—blocking glare and cutting UV just like traditional sunglasses. Walk indoors or ride at dusk and they go clear, giving you full visibility without changing glasses. The transition happens automatically, based on the UV light hitting the lens.
This isn’t a gimmick. One of our riders put it this way: “These actually get pretty dark too. Most transitional types I’ve tried barely get dark at all.” These aren’t the half-baked transitions you’ve tried before.
Feature #2: Built-In Bifocal Magnification
The bifocal reading zone sits at the bottom of each lens—right where you naturally glance down at your dash, GPS, or phone. Look straight ahead and you see the road through a clear, distortion-free lens. Glance down and everything close-up snaps into focus.
Available in +1.5, +2.0, and +2.5 magnification to match your reading prescription.
How the Two Features Work Together
|
Scenario |
Lens State |
What You See |
|
Riding in full sun |
Smoke (dark) |
Glare blocked. Glance down and your dash is sharp. |
|
Riding at dusk or dawn |
Light tint (adjusting) |
Perfect visibility as light fades. Dash still readable. |
|
Night ride |
Clear |
Full road visibility with wind and debris protection. Dash is still magnified. |
|
Stopped at a restaurant |
Clear (indoors) |
Read the menu without digging for your reading glasses. |
|
Checking your phone at a gas stop |
Adapts to shade |
Screen is clear and readable. No glasses to swap. |
Every scenario. One pair. No swapping.
Built Like Every Hercules. Engineered to Do More.
- Photochromic Transition Lenses — Automatically shift from crystal clear to full smoke tint based on UV exposure. No manual adjustment.
- Built-In Bifocal Magnification — Available in +1.5, +2.0, and +2.5. Read your dash, GPS, phone, and menus without carrying a second pair.
- Shatterproof Polycarbonate Lenses (ANSI Z87.1 rated) — Impact protection that meets industrial safety standards. Road debris, gravel, bugs—these lenses handle it.
- UV400 Protection — Full UVA and UVB block, whether the lenses are clear or dark.
- Scratch-Resistant Coating — These live in your saddlebag, not a velvet case. Coated to handle it.
- Matte Black Nylon Frames — Flexible, lightweight, and nearly indestructible. Bend them. They come back.
- Double-Injected Rubber Temples + Adjustable Nose Pad — Lock to your face inside a helmet. No slipping. No bouncing.
Day Time (in sunlight)
Night Time
Which Magnification Is Right for You?
If you already wear reading glasses, match the magnification you use now. If you’re not sure:
|
Strength |
Best For |
On the Bike |
|
+1.5 |
Mild close-up blur. You can still read a menu if you hold it out. |
Sharpens your dash and GPS with a subtle boost. Easiest transition. |
|
+2.0 |
Moderate change. You reach for readers at restaurants and when checking your phone. |
The most popular choice. Clear dash, readable GPS, comfortable for long rides. |
|
+2.5 |
Significant close-up trouble. Fine print is basically invisible without readers. |
Maximum clarity. Strong enough to read text notifications and every gauge on your dash. |
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Hercules® Rider Readers — Day/Night Edition
Sale price$74.95
Regular price$89.95
Customer Reviews
Overall rating: 4.2 / 5 from 46 reviews.
I have bought multiple pair of glasses and they are great. I had a pair that was damaged and was sent a replacement pair at no charge. Thank you, Skull Society, for standing behind your products.
I wear these everyday. Love them.
I really like the glasses. Reasonable transition. Great darkness in full son. I have actually just worn the glasses all day inside and outside. I recommend these.
for the price expected much more than a pair of cheap safety glasses going to return them pretty much junk
Great fit under a helmet, lightweight and work great
Straight line bi-focal instead of the rounded one
The glasses work great
Make them so they fit arount the ears and dont come loose
Dislike made it sound like they would a auto dark when you go into the sunlight and they don’t bad purchase and Pat advertisement
I liked the size and fit of these glasses and that they change from dark to light in a short amount of time. The bifocal area is in a perfect area to quickly use without being in the way for regular use while riding.
I like the glasses except for the biofocal comes up to high In my field of vision needs to be lower.
I intended to repurchase what I normally order. That's on me. I thought that the transition ones are well made, good design and purposeful. I noticed two things: 1. The transition to dark is slow and considering the sudden breaks from shade to light, whether hillside or tree lined curve, it's a little too slow for my needs at work or riding. 2. The bi-focal area seemed a fraction too narrow--all gauges are about 1 foot left to right -- creates blurring. I miss the debris protection (foam padded, vented lense ring) like is on the other pairs I have. I understand, cosmetically, a clear lense with a padded ring around the edges doesn't look good, but it keeps out the junk. Other than that is the ear piece grooves-a little pokey, but resolve with a croakie or heat shrink.
They are nice but they do not get very dark. My Oakley glasses are darker by far. Not impressed for sunny riding but the bifocal is nice. They really need to be darker though theses only slightly darken not much to notice.
They work very well but I thought they would get a little darker. The line for the bifocals sits right where my dash is so I have to tip my head up a bit to see it clear. Overall I do like them quite a bit.
Good glasses.
I love these glasses. They’re awesome. The transition and everything just make them perfect writing glasses and being able to use the bifocal to see the Small print on your GPS.
I like the the glasses. I can read the dash and check my phone without having to change glasses now.
Comfort
I like the looks and the feel of them however I got the transition day and night 2:50 and they work good except for when I'm riding the wind tends to blow them around. I wish they had the foam stuff around them I believe that would help them stay put. I'm on the fence about ordering another pair of Rider readers but just the sunglass ones because they have the foam. The transition because they have no foam would probably work best for driving a car or taking walks etc
Good for the harley riding
I like them but, wish the transition were darker. Fit real well.
They feel ok but do not get as dark in sunlight as they appear on the pics on the website.
Excellent
Excellent
Starnge having a transition type sunglasses with readers inset, but I'm getting used to them. Fit is good
Bring clarity to instrument panel on bike
works great
It is literally a 3 in 1 pair of glasses
Nice sunglasses so far so good.
They need to get darker in the sun.
The bifocal needs to be a little lower. It interferes with Vision when looking straight ahead.
Fits perfectly but no time yet to wear em!Still i would recommend does glasses everytime. Thanx Truekli
Glasses are great. The placement of the bifocal needs to be more towards the middle of the lens not in the corners. It causes a distorted view while riding other than that it’s a good product.
Love these glasses, the bifocals are good and the transition works well. Gonna be great for riding!
good product , great service
Better transition than expected
The glasses are very comfortable. They get dark enough in sunlight but not too dark. The bifocals are great for closeup.
AWESOME! Comfortable fit, actually follows contour of my cheeks and doesn't have a gap for glare to shine up. These actually get pretty dark too, most transitional types I've tried barely get dark at all. I do wish the "reader lens" was the same size in width as the Hercules bifocal sunglasses, the round lens on these transitionals have sort of a "binocular view" through the magnification lens. I bought these for night riding but they fit better than the 'sunglasses' so I use these for all riding.
Great pair of shades!