Percription friendly glasses..HELP!!!

smegurmum
smegurmum Posts: 181
edited May 2009 in Road buying advice
no one seems to review percription glasses or from what i can see, so i thought id ask you guys if you've had any experiance with them and who to look at, currently im looking at a pair of oakleys however they are starting from £200. Also id rather not go for a clip-in system like specialized glasses but for the propper lenses like oakley.
thanks
Genesis Altitude
BMC Team Machine

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  • Mount Pleasant
    Mount Pleasant Posts: 34
    There maybe some hints in Speedy's post started in this forum on Tuesday. It does come up fairly regularly! One of the drawbacks of there being a high turnover of posts. All the best,

    MP
  • asmck
    asmck Posts: 1
    I've found Optilabs to be pretty good. They have a decent range of prescription lens and cycling specific wraparound frames:

    http://www.optilabs.com/site/product.ph ... &prodid=52
  • schlepcycling
    schlepcycling Posts: 1,614
    asmck wrote:
    I've found Optilabs to be pretty good. They have a decent range of prescription lens and cycling specific wraparound frames:

    http://www.optilabs.com/site/product.ph ... &prodid=52

    +1 for Optilabs, I have a pair of their glasses with the photochromic lenses and they're excellent.
    'Hello to Jason Isaacs'
  • rjsmith
    rjsmith Posts: 1,924
    The prescription Oakleys are amazing though, despite being so expensive. I've used a pair for many years so feel I've got my money's worth over time.
    When you consider (rightly or wrongly) that the normal non-prescription Oakleys cost a fortune on their own it makes them seem a bit better value.
  • JMS
    JMS Posts: 12
    I also have Oakley prescription glasses, which I've used for around 6 years both for mountain biking and road cycling. Although they are not cheap, I think they are worth the money. They seem to be immune to scratching.
  • smegurmum
    smegurmum Posts: 181
    thanks for the reasurance on oakley glasses. i shall continue to save up for them
    Genesis Altitude
    BMC Team Machine
  • ThanksBye
    ThanksBye Posts: 519
    Have you thougt about getting Contacts and wearing normal Sunglaseses?
    Cotic Soul
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  • ziggy.mcd
    ziggy.mcd Posts: 66
    I 've been chewing over the prescription cycling glasses thing for a while and after being quoted a staggering sum for Oakleys I've opted for disposable contacts and conventional cycling glasses. This gives a bit more flexibility with tints (or not) and I've started using the contacts for general use as well. I agree that Oakleys are well made and will no doubt last a while but for the fairly dedicated use they will get they are a bit rich for me.
  • ziggy.mcd
    ziggy.mcd Posts: 66
    I am trying Bolle safety glasses with contacts at the moment, the glasses I ordered wrap around quite well and have tough lenses. Bolle make several styles, some with tints, albeit not full on sunglasses. At £6 to £7 (+ VAT + P&P), I thought I'd try a few styles to see which worked best.

    [/img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3592/3517669023_1dedf8f079.jpg?v=0

    http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3597/3518479708_0c022b0ff4.jpg?v=0

    Or try here: http://www.safetysupplies.co.uk/trolleyed/3/

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