Eyewear recommendations....?

marts500

I could do with some clear or semi clear eyewear for the coming winter season.My commute will be in darkness.Any recommendations or website links?

Cheers

tyskie

I've got Rudy Project Ekynox glasses with 5 different lenses that I can change depending upon the conditions (clear, yellow, red, smoke and mirror). Not cheap but had them for about 5 years and expect them to last at least the same again. Great investment in my opinion.

RufusA

I'm very tempted by these:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=7995

Cheap as chips (well Jumbo cod and chips with a few side orders), and seem well rated. Perhaps not the most fashionable / stylish but does the job, and is at a price where it doesn't matter too much if you lose or scratch them!

Rufus.

graeme_s-2

Didn't those MVisions get a really good write up when C+ did their glasses round up at the start of the summer?

RufusA

Graeme_S wrote:

Didn't those MVisions get a really good write up when C+ did their glasses round up at the start of the summer?

Good memory - copied from the review section of Wiggle:

CyclingPlus:
"These glasses come with a single clear lens. Their job is to keep wind, insects, mud and so forth out of your eyes. They're not meant to make you look like a style god, and although the arm design maybe owes something to Oakley's M-Frame, they don't. The thing is, at this price it doesn't matter too much if you fall on them or snap the nose bridge, which is how i destroyed two sets of other glasses in the last few months. lens wraparound is sufficient to keep wind out of your eyes and the clear lens is especially good in weak winter light - or even at night. Yellow, dark, tinted or replacement lenses are available. The arms have flexible, rubber grippers at the end and they fit snug to the side of the head rather than behind the ears. The nose-piece likewise has a rubber gripper. They're comfortable and they stay on your face. Apart from style their only weakness compared to expensive eyewear is a tendency to fog up easily when it's raining or if it's cold and you stop moving. You even get a retaining cord and a small carry pouch."
Conclusion: Cheap and effective eye shields; recommended for anyone except fashionistas.
Rating: 8/10

redjedi

I recently got a pair of these from Wiggle

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?Cat=cycle&ProdID=5360030460&N=dhb%20Quattro%20Elite%20Sunglasses

They come with 4 lenses and come in a nice rigid case to store them and the lenses in.

Not bad for the money, and a lens for all conditions.

Mog Uk

All much of a muchness, I use the below, lenses are incredibly easy to change and cover all weather conditions...

http://www.velomax.co.uk/displaydetail.php?product_id=521

jackthekat

http://www.optilabs.com/

Get the reacto lite and you can use them all year round. Had a pair of Sprints for three years and wear them everyday.

baudman

I wear Smith's glasses, from their (old) slider series. Mine are 'Mainline' frames, not that it matters. They have a new funky one that you twist to change the lens.

I would be a big thumbs-up for the whole interchangeable lens concept - no matter what the brand. Just pick the lenses that suit your eyes (different tints/colours suit different ppl better) and go from there. If the conditions change while yr out there... swap lenses.

For a good proportion of my year, I wear darker tint in, and light tint home - based on the amount of sunlight.

Pat920

I had the dhbs, but the frames are brittle and the inevitable happened with too many lens changes.
Replaced them with MVisions with the 3 lenses - cheap, light and do the job. The yellow lenses do a great job of making grey days look a lot brighter! Recommended.

BentMikey

I rather like Oakley sunglasses. Expensive, but they really work well.

RufusA

Received my MVision's from CRC yesterday and first impressions are very good.

Simple, light and very comfortable. More importantly for me, unlike my glasses, they block the wind from my eyes, so I was able to cycle in this morning without freezing tears streaming down my face.

Only downside is the shape of the glasses mean they are quite bulky when folded, which may be an issue depending on how you plan to carry them when not wearing!

In retrospect I should have probably got an additional tinted lens option for night-riding as there is a stretch of cyclepath I choose to use that is littered with lamposts and other hazards which are difficult to see when dazzled by oncoming headlights!

However M:vision do sell replacement lenses, so I can easily order a tinted one!

Rufus.

woodgob

I've been wearing Smith's all spring/summer but needed clear lens for night commute. Went for cheap M:Vision option. Not perfect but a cheap, functional option for night commute. They're light and offer good vis/protection. The only drawback is the wide sweep of the arms - they don't sit well under the winter headband.

Plax

Is there any point getting these glasses if you actually wear prescription glasses?
I do wear contact lenses for other sports etc but can't wear them at work as the air conditioning/office humidity and constant use of PCs makes them itch my eyes. So I've never bothered putting my contacts in to cycle to work (they are daily disposables). I don't need to wear glasses all the time, but have to for driving (short sighted) so I'd say it especially important when cycling!

wildmoustache

i have the dhbs and really rate them. in fact i've stopped using the adidas evil eyes i have b/c the dhbs are better.