{"product_id":"nolan-irid-lc-photochromic-visor-x-804-clear-to-tinted-in-under-a-second","title":"Nolan Irid LC Photochromic Visor X-804 – Clear to Tinted in Under a Second","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eThe Nolan Irid LC is not a photochromic visor, even though it is sold alongside them and solves the same problem. Understanding the difference is the whole point of the price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eChemistry versus liquid crystal\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA conventional photochromic lens darkens because a compound in the material reacts to ultraviolet light. Reactions take time — several seconds to begin, considerably longer to reverse, and both figures get worse when it is cold. The Irid LC works differently: a liquid-crystal layer is laminated into the lens and switched electrically. Clear to tinted takes \u003cstrong\u003eunder a second\u003c\/strong\u003e, and clearing again is just as quick, in summer and in February alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNo battery, no charging, no button\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn integrated high-sensitivity solar sensor harvests ambient light and drives the crystal matrix from it. There is nothing to plug in, nothing to remember to charge and nothing to operate — and because the sensor reads the light actually falling on the visor, the tint tracks conditions in real time rather than lagging behind them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe three moments it pays for itself\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mouth of a tunnel. The exit of one. A westbound road at sunset. Those are the situations where a chemical photochromic leaves you riding effectively blind for a few seconds, and where riders reach up to lift a visor one-handed at precisely the wrong time. Removing that gap is a safety argument before it is a convenience one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBuilt for year-round use\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSealed to be fully waterproof and specified to keep working through temperature extremes, from a winter commute to a July tour. It carries a premium anti-fog treatment for clear, distortion-free vision in damp and cold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHomologation — read this before ordering\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Irid LC is fully \u003cstrong\u003eroad homologated, for daytime use only\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is not approved for riding at night. If you ride after dark, you still need the clear visor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFitting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade for the X-804 RS Ultra Carbon and fitting all four of its shell sizes, changed by hand on the standard visor mechanism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNolan part number SPLCV00000001.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nolan","offers":[{"title":"Universal \/ Irid LC Photochromic","offer_id":53586032918794,"sku":"SPLCV00000001","price":294.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/7831\/0410\/files\/SPLCV00000001_nolan_x-804-uc-visor.png?v=1787922402","url":"https:\/\/inter-pace.com\/en-ge\/products\/nolan-irid-lc-photochromic-visor-x-804-clear-to-tinted-in-under-a-second","provider":"Inter-Pace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}