prescription cycling glasses

themekon

After a recent eye test it seems I will now need specs for driving and distance. I usually wear Oakley M frames with lenses to suit the light conditions when out on my bike. I know that you can get Oakleys and other glasses made up with prescription lenses so am after any recommendations please. My two new pair of specs have cost me an arm and a leg so am looking for value for money please. That will probably rule out Oakleys.

mtbroadie

I bought a pair of XLC Bahamas Prescription Sunglasses from Chain Reaction late 2012 but unfortunately they no longer stock them. You can check out the original CRC listing on http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=29492 and go to http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Revi ... elID=29492 to read the CRC buyer/user reviews - average is 4.59 out of 5.0 stars.
If you are interested then try EBAY - there is a crowd in UK who have them in stock. The URL for the listing is http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksi ... &_from=R40.

danlikesbikes

The Oakley ones are a tad on the expensive side but well made & good after service. Have used the Rudy ones a while ago & they were cheaper than Oakley at the time but we are talking 10 years ago.

greywheeler

mtbroadie wrote:

I bought a pair of XLC Bahamas Prescription Sunglasses from Chain Reaction late 2012 but unfortunately they no longer stock them. You can check out the original CRC listing on http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=29492 and go to http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Revi ... elID=29492 to read the CRC buyer/user reviews - average is 4.59 out of 5.0 stars.
If you are interested then try EBAY - there is a crowd in UK who have them in stock. The URL for the listing is http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksi ... &_from=R40.

Good call here......then you should send the inserts to Cillary Blue (http://www.ciliaryblue.com) to get them glazed to your prescription - excellent service, good price

thegreatdivide

themekon wrote:

After a recent eye test it seems I will now need specs for driving and distance. I usually wear Oakley M frames with lenses to suit the light conditions when out on my bike. I know that you can get Oakleys and other glasses made up with prescription lenses so am after any recommendations please. My two new pair of specs have cost me an arm and a leg so am looking for value for money please. That will probably rule out Oakleys.

Disposable contacts for cycling and specs for when you're not on the bike. It's what the Pro's do ;-)

pinarellokid

What he said ^^^^^^^


That's the solution I went for and much better

smoggysteve

thegreatdivide wrote:

themekon wrote:

After a recent eye test it seems I will now need specs for driving and distance. I usually wear Oakley M frames with lenses to suit the light conditions when out on my bike. I know that you can get Oakleys and other glasses made up with prescription lenses so am after any recommendations please. My two new pair of specs have cost me an arm and a leg so am looking for value for money please. That will probably rule out Oakleys.

Disposable contacts for cycling and specs for when you're not on the bike. It's what the Pro's do ;-)

I wear disposable contacts and never have a problem with them, they are very comfortable not like lenses of old. An alternative could be a prescription clip on lens set that go between your eyes and the glasses. I was issued something similar for use with ballistic glasses in Afghan. They do look a bit weird but are cheap and can be made to fit many types of shades. Useful if you have different lens colour sets for your cycling glasses.

http://www.shoothouse.co.uk/shooting-glasses/ballistic-eyewear-swiss-eye-stingray

Mikey41

I'm using some Tifosi Roubaix glasses with the prescription insert. They work well and come with 3 different lenses for the main glasses. A local firm put my prescription in for £25.

A word of warning though, since the glasses wrap around so much, the prescription lenses sit at a much greater angle than usual, which makes your vision look wierd when you first put them on. You soon get used to it, and for looking into the distance there is no difference, but look at something close and you notice the distortion.

I might look into contact lenses in the future, seriously thinking about it.

nmt

Here's another option. It's the same idea as smoggySteve suggested but more sport based.

http://www.optilabs.com/site/product.php?pfid=0,8,11,17&prodid=83

themekon

Thanks for the replies. When I pick up my new specs I will ask about contact lenses. Not sure about putting them onto my eyeball though. Am I right in assuming that you only use the disposable ones once ?

thegreatdivide

themekon wrote:

Thanks for the replies. When I pick up my new specs I will ask about contact lenses. Not sure about putting them onto my eyeball though. Am I right in assuming that you only use the disposable ones once ?

You can get daily ones which you wear and then throw away.

I used to wear terrible gas permeable ones back in the early 90's then got pi$$ed off with them and wore glasses full time. Then when I started cycling again I tried prescription shades and inserts but they screw up your peripheral vision big time. Decided to give contacts a shot again and it was such a good move. There have been huge advances since my stone age lenses :-) I wasn't sure about sticking things in my eyes when I first started - and re started- but it's second nature now. Do it!

Mikey41

Yes, disposables are a one-use deal, you buy lots of them at once. The intention is that they have little risk of triggering an eye infection as can happen if multi-use lenses aren't cleaned properly.

Superbalicious

I'm short sighted and wear glasses normally, but I have a stash of monthly contact lenses for cycling. They're a balance between those which you can leave in all the time and daily ones... the idea being that you clean them after wearing them and throw them out after a month. I'd definately recommend giving contacts a go, just make sure your sunglasses keep the wind out of your eyes as it can cause them to water and dislodge a lens making it come out.

Also, as for putting them in, rememer that you are not touching your eyeball, it's the sikly smooth lens that does that, you only touch the lens

Chris_marshall

I have been told by my opticitian I can't wear lenses for the time being so I have been riding wearing glasses which isn't ideal!

I am looking into prescription sunglasses.

Lauren85

After a recent eye test it seems I will now need specs for driving and distance. I usually wear Oakley M frames with lenses to suit the light conditions when out on my bike. I know that you can get Oakleys and other glasses made up with prescription lenses so am after any recommendations please. My two new pair of specs have cost me an arm and a leg so am looking for value for money please. That will probably rule out Oakleys.

I also have to wear glasses for driving and distance. I have never worn contacts because I don't want to hassle with them so I resorted to prescription sunglasses while I am on my bike. I ordered Tifosi from SportRx.com and they were cost effective. They also offer a brand called Summit which is also reasonably priced.

philbar72

Rx sport sorted me some great rudy project sunnies with a clip in set of lenses that work with most of their range. Not cheap but very useful.

dilatory

I glued an old pair of lenses to the bridge of a cheap pair of sunglasses and it works a treat until I can be arsed to sort out some contacts haha.

thebikeboy16

useful advice

yiannism

I am also a blind and i am using something like this and its perfectly fine for me

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Superhot-Eyewear-TR90-Optical-Frame-Rectangle-Eyeglasses-with-Magnetic-Polarized-Sun-Clips-Men-Women-Spectacle-Glasses/1170566_32812780562.html

wildpig

Aware it's an old thread, but laser eye surgery?
Recently had it - has changed my life immeasurably for the better.

DeVlaeminck

wildpig wrote:

Aware it's an old thread, but laser eye surgery?
Recently had it - has changed my life immeasurably for the better.

How old are you? Just wondered if you'd found getting your distance vision corrected had left you needing reading glasses - probably something those of us mid 40s up would have to consider.

StillGoing

I'm long sighted and struggle to see much more than 3 bits of information on my Wahoo. I recently had the BBB Reader glasses shown to me. I ordered a set and find them great. I can see down the road with my normal vision, while the 1.5 or 2.0 magnified bottom section lets me read even the smallest data on the Wahoo screen.

https://www.merlincycles.com/bbb-bsg-49 ... gLRYvD_BwE

bold seagull

Does anyone just have a single pair of reactive/transition prescription lens glasses they use for everything? I was looking to get a pair of ray-ban 7047, they're not specifically sporty looking, but neither would they look that out of place on a bike. Personal choice? Much better to have a separate pair for cycling?

Tashman

I tend to wear my standard specs for riding with. No specialist eyewear and no problems. Hasn't as yet caused me any issues

bold seagull

Tashman wrote:

I tend to wear my standard specs for riding with. No specialist eyewear and no problems. Hasn't as yet caused me any issues

I'm going to give that a go I think. Frames I like are quite sporty anyway, I can go all out on the best transition / UV / lenses, and I don't have to worry about 2 pairs of specs. See how it goes, can always get a second pair later. Thanks for the reply.

veryslowtwitch

Highly recommend Oakley Flaks with Transition varifocals. Cut out cold winds, brilliant wrap around clarity and can read garmin on looking down. Expensive but lovely and you can coordinate the frames with other bike kit. Plastic lenses and frames so they don't gouge my eyes out in a crash and nice sticky nose pads and ear leg (?) pads.

rando

philthy3 wrote:

I'm long sighted and struggle to see much more than 3 bits of information on my Wahoo. I recently had the BBB Reader glasses shown to me. I ordered a set and find them great. I can see down the road with my normal vision, while the 1.5 or 2.0 magnified bottom section lets me read even the smallest data on the Wahoo screen.

https://www.merlincycles.com/bbb-bsg-49 ... gLRYvD_BwE

I maybe being a bit thick here but on the description for the BBB glasses at Merlin it states -
'Special Interchangeable polycarbonate lenses with reading area. Designed for people with short sighted vision.'

Short sighted means you can't see things far away very well but then you say these glasses allow you see with your normal vision down the road but see your Wahoo via the glasses bottom section.
My vision for things far away is fine but my Garmin data in front of me is a blur ! So these BBB-bsg-49 glasses will help me read my Garmin ?