Clear glasses

Surf-Matt

Okay, getting sick of insects in my eyes and mud splats. Glasses time (non prescription).

Happy to spend on some parts but not on these - any recommendations for basic eyewear?

Got decent sunglasses so no sun protection needed!

Preferably not too spazzy...!

Captain Turok

Maddisons do some cheapie ones.
I always ride with them now, its surprising how much you find sticking to them!

alfablue

I got these Bolle clear safety glasses, £4 delivered from ebay. Tough lenses (obviously) and a flexible frame that won't break easily. All you need!

Tim.s

I get mine in tool station, not the most fashionable but not spazzy but any stretch. Kinda like a wraparound style.

Best thing is they are only £2.50 a pair so no need to bother looking after them, I normally buy a couple of pairs at a time. Also they are proper safety glasses so you know they are not going to shatter and blind you in a crash. They also do the yellow lens one too which are handy for dull days.

AndyOgy

I used to work in the floorig industry and some of the saftey glasses look pretty cool. Much cheaper than the glasses that you get from any cycle shop too. The pair that I currently use are designed for people who sand wooden floors so they fit nice and tight on the cheeks and have a foam strip running across the top to prevent sweat dripping into my eyes. They're also rubberised and grippy since they're designed to stay on the head of somebody using heavy, vibrating floor sanding equipment.

If you check out the screwfix website, you'll find clear glasses that look like designer sunglasses for about a fiver.

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/87190/Wor ... fety-Specs

Or there are some nice DeWalt ones foe a couple of quid more. These aren't the ones I use, I got mine from a small trade supplies shop in Redhill. But there's a good choice at screwfix anyway. I consider glasses to be just as important as a helmet when it comes to safety and rarely ride without them.

The Northern Monkey

alfablue wrote:

I got these Bolle clear safety glasses, £4 delivered from ebay. Tough lenses (obviously) and a flexible frame that won't break easily. All you need!

+1

I got 2 pairs f these and they're perfect for the job.

Surf-Matt

Perfect - gone for the plastic ESP Bolles - cheers all!!

llamafarmer

Captain Turok wrote:

Maddisons do some cheapie ones.
I always ride with them now, its surprising how much you find sticking to them!

I've got some maddisons as well, they do a narrow fit pair which are perfect for me.

bails87

Aldi have got some in at the moment too, quite a narrow (they fit my scrawny face!), but flexible fit. 3 sets of lenses; clear, dark and yellow, rubbery grip bits at the end of the arms and a decent looking case too. All for £3.97!

Northwind

The Bolle ones are really good, probably better than most cycling specific glasses. Quite annoyed about that, a mate of mine has a pair and they look and work better than my DHB's.

Surf-Matt

Northwind - that's why I'm really chuffed that Bikeradar helped me out again!

I'm a real fan of Bolle stuff too - had several pairs of their sunglasses but the most recent pair were almost £90 (and wife's were £75) so nice to grab a bargain!

allthegearnoidea

i did find that the bolle's lenses marked quite easily when in the bag but i didnt have them in anything protective, but they were Great glasses for the money!

was going to say aldi's had some and might be worth a look as they do the triple leses ones for a few quuid!

britishseapower

I got some cheapo £8 ones from decathlon and they do the job quite well, and the lenses are interchangeable, you get clear and dark in the box. They steam up sometimes though when you've got a sweat on and come to a stop. But for the price the overall performance is good.

deffler

I used the dhb triple lens i got free from wiggle with my first order of £50. one clear lens, one blue lens and one grey lens, covers all weathers.
they were an amazing fit and never budged during a ride and they looked good. i recently gave them away as started using my oakley halfjackets to ride in and to be honest i prefer the dhbs

kopite1979

i also went for the bolle ones on ebay 8)

seataltea

Another tick for Bolle safety glasses from Ebay, smoked ones are great too on v bright days.

Surf-Matt

Arrived today and they (Bolles) are superb!

Cannot believe that "proper" ones are £100++.

I went crazy and paid the extra quid or so for the ESP (go darker in bright light) lenses - a whole £7 delivered.

They look decent and will test them out tomorrow.

Cheers all - you saved me a big chunk of cash!

XxxBFGxxX

kopite1979 wrote:

i also went for the bolle ones on ebay 8)

+1 also put a bid in lol

Surf-Matt

I just went for a "Buy it now" on the one with best feedback!

Even the metal ones are cheap!

Total and utter bargain.

Northwind

Surf-Matt wrote:

I went crazy and paid the extra quid or so for the ESP (go darker in bright light) lenses - a whole £7 delivered.

Is the ESP reactive? I didn't realise that. Now I'm even more annoyed at the prices!

Surf-Matt

Northwind - that's what is says on the description and they seem to work!

3110neil

Hi
Surf-Matt wich glasses did you get ,did they come from a place called shotton in the north east .Its just that this ebay shop is 8 miles from where i live ,any photos
cheers

Surf-Matt

Neil - I used this link (do a search on Bolle Contour - then they all come up):

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... SA:GB:1123

The seller was wiwuk (99.% +ve feedback)

They really are very good indeed!

Slightly different from the pic - mine have sort of smoked metail coloured frames. Definitely look as good as any "proper" glasses I have seen.

Just one thing - they can fog up a bit when you stop - any hints for cheap anti fogging anyone?

Mr Wu

cut a potato in half and rub it over the lens, then gently wipe of any mess.

The Northern Monkey

tiny bit of washing up liquid on the inside of the lense, or get some car window anti fog spray from halfrauds.

Surf-Matt

Mr Wu - really?! I like it! Cheers!

Mr Wu

Well it works on my paintballing goggles really well. I think you can do the same thing with candle's.

Mr Wu

http://www.ehow.com/how_4866082_goggles-antifog.html

3110neil

Thanks surf -mat
ill have a look now ,cheers

3110neil

Ordered, cheers surf-mat for the info .

Surf-Matt

Just ordered another pair for Mrs Matt!