Eyewear

slackin101
slackin101 Posts: 43
edited March 2011 in MTB buying advice
I've come to the conclusion that I need to buy a pair of clear glass specs to stop my eyes from streaming while I am cycling and to prevent flies and such like getting into them. I've got a few pair of sunglasses which do in the summer but they aren't much use when it is a bit darker.

Does anybody have a relatively cheap suggestion?

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  • d3matt
    d3matt Posts: 510
    I've just brought a pair of Sunwise Twister glasses with interchangeable lenses. Only £19.95 delivered of eBay. They're excellent glasses. While they didn't come with clear, (yellow, orange & smoke) you can buy clear and darker lenses from Sunwise.
    Others have also recommended Sunwise on this forum, hence why I brought these. I can't see why you'd want to pay any more for glasses. They top glass and very light. I think they were only 19g when I weighed them.
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  • Chalky76
    Chalky76 Posts: 260
    I have some Endura's from Evans which i think were about £15 and do the job perfectly. There were some cheaper ones (Madison i think) but they broke on me fairly early. Might be ok if you are a bit more careful with them!
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  • Stoowit
    Stoowit Posts: 25
    I needed to get some but couldn't afford much so got some workman/safety specs from a tool suppliers.

    They're comfy, cheap and look exactly the same as twice the price brand name ones.

    Plus they don't steam up or let the rain stick to them!
  • d3matt
    d3matt Posts: 510
    I was wearing safety spec type glasses until last week when I brought the Sunwise glasses. I have both yellow and clear safety specs. Cost about £9-£12 from Screwfix or Toolstation. They look just the same as cycling glasses, but they are heavier and not as comfortable as the my Sunwise ones. Well worth another £10 in my view (now) and also have some different coloured lenses too.
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  • alanmck1971
    alanmck1971 Posts: 85
    I also have a pair of the sunwise interchangeable - currently using the yellow lense - excellent value for money - I picked them up a couple of years ago from mandmdirect website
  • TowerRider
    TowerRider Posts: 430
    I got these (much cheaper than price now showing at Amazon) Ladgecom All-Weather Sunglasses & Goggles with Head Strap for Cycling, Running & Ski Sports.
    I find the googles much better than glasses - well they would be if I found out how to stop them steaming up. Forget to look into it.

    EDIT these for £10.00 inc del. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ladgecom-Cycli ... 962&sr=8-2
  • jimexbox
    jimexbox Posts: 200
    Just buy some Bolle safety specs from Ebay. Cheap, and look well nice.
  • TowerRider
    TowerRider Posts: 430
    jimexbox wrote:
    Just buy some Bolle safety specs from Ebay. Cheap, and look well nice.
    Yes , I got them as well.... google strap better and comfy.
  • freeagent
    freeagent Posts: 98
    Bolle Safety specs - less than a tenner from ARCO or ebay... my brother wears them for skiing aswell...
  • paulbox
    paulbox Posts: 1,203
    Another owner of Bolle safety glasses, have been using them for a couple of years now and can't fault them.

    I have clear, smoked & yellow versions, they cost about £6 on ebay, they are light, comfortable and effective.
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  • 101_North
    101_North Posts: 607
    +1 for Bolle safety glasses. Have several pairs of Contours from eBay. Great glasses for the money.

    101
  • slackin101
    slackin101 Posts: 43
    Cheers for the replies folks. I'll check out the suggestions.
  • cavegiant
    cavegiant Posts: 1,546
    Stoowit wrote:
    I needed to get some but couldn't afford much so got some workman/safety specs from a tool suppliers.

    They're comfy, cheap and look exactly the same as twice the price brand name ones.

    Plus they don't steam up or let the rain stick to them!

    Workmans glasses are normally a lot higher than fancy bike ones. The difference is that trade people don't burn money like cyclists, and secondly PPE is VAT free.

    Screwfix do top quality specs for cheap.
    Why would I care about 150g of bike weight, I just ate 400g of cookies while reading this?
  • DCR00
    DCR00 Posts: 2,160
    Chalky76 wrote:
    I have some Endura's from Evans which i think were about £15 and do the job perfectly. There were some cheaper ones (Madison i think) but they broke on me fairly early. Might be ok if you are a bit more careful with them!

    +1 for Endura

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  • slackin101
    slackin101 Posts: 43
    I've ordered some Bolle Contour safety specs for £7 delivered from eBay. I'll try those first and see how I get on.

    Cheers folks.
  • Arkady001
    Arkady001 Posts: 201
    I prefer 'proper' shades: the lenses are less prone to distortion which can cause slight errors of depth perception at speed and are generally UV-blocking to some extent - you probably don't care about that now, but in forty years' time you certainly will...

    Mostly, I use folding Oakley M-Frame sweeps: Persimmon or VR-28 lenses in anything but bright summer sunshine where I go for tarty old blue iridium.
    Lenses with an orange or yellow base tint are much better than plain grey especially in woodland where sudden transitions from sunlight to shadow are frequent and generally coincide with a huge boulder-field or root section.
    I bought mine 15 years ago and apart from some very minor scratches on the blue iridium lens, they're as good as new.
    I've changed the 'rubber' sock-kits on them a couple of times as they can get a bit gooey if you forget to wash them and don't use them for a few months, but at £6.00 for a replacement nose and ear set, it's not exactly going to cripple me financially.
    I also use some Briko sports shades when it's wet and muddy (they fit closer around the face) which have a lens virtually the same as the Oakley VR-28. They do steam up faster when I stop moving though.
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  • captainfly
    captainfly Posts: 1,001
    Uvex or Bolle safety glases, or maybe bobster do a clear lense.
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  • slackin101
    slackin101 Posts: 43
    Arkady001 wrote:
    I prefer 'proper' shades: the lenses are less prone to distortion which can cause slight errors of depth perception at speed and are generally UV-blocking to some extent - you probably don't care about that now, but in forty years' time you certainly will...

    Mostly, I use folding Oakley M-Frame sweeps: Persimmon or VR-28 lenses in anything but bright summer sunshine where I go for tarty old blue iridium.
    Lenses with an orange or yellow base tint are much better than plain grey especially in woodland where sudden transitions from sunlight to shadow are frequent and generally coincide with a huge boulder-field or root section.
    I bought mine 15 years ago and apart from some very minor scratches on the blue iridium lens, they're as good as new.
    I've changed the 'rubber' sock-kits on them a couple of times as they can get a bit gooey if you forget to wash them and don't use them for a few months, but at £6.00 for a replacement nose and ear set, it's not exactly going to cripple me financially.
    I also use some Briko sports shades when it's wet and muddy (they fit closer around the face) which have a lens virtually the same as the Oakley VR-28. They do steam up faster when I stop moving though.

    I've got three pairs of Oakley sunglasses which I would wear when it is bright enough. The problem is later in the day, tunnels, trips through the woods etc when it isn't particularly bright but a combination of flies/wind mean I can barely see.

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