Clear Glasses

essex-commuter
essex-commuter Posts: 2,188
edited September 2016 in Commuting chat
After getting hit by a bee fair and square on my eyeball this morning (I shut my eye in time) I've decided I need to get some clear glasses.

I seem to remember a few saying Screwfix Bolle ones are just the job. There's quite a few Bolle glasses on the Screwfix website, can anyone recommend which ones? Don't want anything too big.

TIA. Mark

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  • cookeeemonster
    cookeeemonster Posts: 1,991
    More importantly, can anyone recommend clear glasses that don't look...awful?

    It's that time of year where I'm gonna need to consider getting another pair soon. Cheap £15 Endura ones were my last lot before they got scratched, I'll probably end up with them again unless I see some good recommendations?
  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    Decathlon Arenberg
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  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    I've got a set of the Aldi Crane glasses, seems pretty good for the money, meets the EN spec, and comes with 4 difference lenses for 4.99 I think.
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  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    BigMat wrote:
    Decathlon Arenberg

    Heard good things about these, I "think" it was via a road.cc reviewer.
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  • apreading
    apreading Posts: 4,535
    Wolfsbane2k wrote:
    BigMat wrote:
    Decathlon Arenberg

    Heard quite a lot about these, I "think" it was a road.cc reviewer.

    I used their yellow ones alot - not only protect the eyes but permanently make it look like summer...! And light enough that I never needed to use the clear ones. I also used the darker ones but now have some fancy photochromic Tifosi glasses instead. The Decathlon ones were very good though and comfy.
  • essex-commuter
    essex-commuter Posts: 2,188
    Mmm, need to look at the Decathlon ones I think, shame it's an hour + round trip to my closest store.
  • Nellyspania
    Nellyspania Posts: 71
    Another recommendation for the Decathlon ones (I also like the yellow ones)
    I have found Bolle Rush safety glasses to be good.
  • chris_bass
    chris_bass Posts: 4,913
    essex-commuter wrote:
    Mmm, need to look at the Decathlon ones I think, shame it's an hour + round trip to my closest store.

    they deliver (i think)
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  • dork_knight
    dork_knight Posts: 405
    Bolle Contour are pretty good.
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  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    It's a strong Heston Blumenthal look but I have the FWE Helios, so far so good and a big improvement from the Bolle safety specs I've used for a few years. The problem with the safety specs is that they don't sit right for aggressive riding, cycling specific is much better in that regard.

    FWE Altair or FWE Helios
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  • DrLex
    DrLex Posts: 2,142
    Dork Knight wrote:
    Bolle Contour are pretty good.
    Seconded. I picked up the full set (clear, light tint & full tint) at work. Light, comfortable and no tears when scratched/broken/lost.
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    BigMat wrote:
    Decathlon Arenberg

    yep +1 in fact i bought the clear and yellow for cloudy overcast or as we call it here in Windshire everyday, very minimal size and weight, cheap as at £3.99
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    Chris Bass wrote:
    essex-commuter wrote:
    Mmm, need to look at the Decathlon ones I think, shame it's an hour + round trip to my closest store.

    they deliver (i think)

    if you need to make up an order I recommend the clear and yellow version and their amazing cassette removal tool, just bizarre that no one else came up with this design years ago.
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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    I don't like the arenberg (or the old bolle contours I got actually) because they've got no grip on the nose peices.

    I have a particularly dainty and attractive nose, and need a rubber gripper to save me having to push my glasses up my nose like a geek in a teen movie every five minutes. Infact I had some Salice glasses that also slipped down even with the rubber bits.

    I've got some cheap decathlon 2 lens glasses that are good, but the lenses are a bit small and don't offer quite enough protection. I'm currently using some knock off radars after I stupidly sold my proper radars and they're great, but not clear enough. Might get a proper clear lens for the winter.

    In summary, try em on first.
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  • warreng
    warreng Posts: 535
    Dork Knight wrote:
    Bolle Contour are pretty good.

    I've just "borrowed" a pair of these. Fantastic. Edit - they are a Bolle Silium SILPSI Clear
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  • essex-commuter
    essex-commuter Posts: 2,188
    Couldn't be bothered to make the 1 hour round trip to Decathlon so ended up ordering these from Chain Reaction.

    Wore them this morning and very impressed for the money. Good fit and look good too (apart from my face behind them but hey ho).

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/uvex ... -prod76476
  • prhymeate
    prhymeate Posts: 795
    itboffin wrote:
    and their amazing cassette removal tool, just bizarre that no one else came up with this design years ago.

    Is this the one you are talking about? I've just been looking for a new chain whip after mine broke but this looks a lot more practical and sturdy. http://www.decathlon.co.uk/chain-whip-c ... 09913.html
  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    Prhymeate wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    and their amazing cassette removal tool, just bizarre that no one else came up with this design years ago.

    Is this the one you are talking about? I've just been looking for a new chain whip after mine broke but this looks a lot more practical and sturdy. http://www.decathlon.co.uk/chain-whip-c ... 09913.html

    Yep,, that's the one. It's on my order list when I return to DC next week.
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  • figbat
    figbat Posts: 680
    prawny wrote:
    I have a particularly dainty and attractive nose, and need a rubber gripper to save me having to push my glasses up my nose like a geek in a teen movie every five minutes. Infact I had some Salice glasses that also slipped down even with the rubber bits.

    Bollé Axis have a rubber nose grip and angle-adjustable arms.
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  • Man Of Lard
    Man Of Lard Posts: 903
    Prhymeate wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    and their amazing cassette removal tool, just bizarre that no one else came up with this design years ago.

    Is this the one you are talking about? I've just been looking for a new chain whip after mine broke but this looks a lot more practical and sturdy. http://www.decathlon.co.uk/chain-whip-c ... 09913.html
    It is quite simply the best cassette removal tool there is. I've converted about half a dozen cyclists around here to this device - big win is the near impossibility of it slipping and you skinning your knuckles. The fact that it will probably survive a zombie apocalypse too is a bonus.
  • Blacktemplar
    Blacktemplar Posts: 713
    I got a pair of blue-tint Endura Spectrals for £15 - they really brighten up a dull morning, are fine in the dark and have a funky coating.

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/endura-spectral-glasses-antifog/rp-prod26714
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  • mudcovered
    mudcovered Posts: 725
    Man Of Lard wrote:
    It is quite simply the best cassette removal tool there is. I've converted about half a dozen cyclists around here to this device - big win is the near impossibility of it slipping and you skinning your knuckles. The fact that it will probably survive a zombie apocalypse too is a bonus.

    It does look like a bit of genius design. Think I'll be getting one of those as getting the chain whip to engage when removing a cassette is always a pain. Its not even expensive. :)
  • Man Of Lard
    Man Of Lard Posts: 903
    mudcovered wrote:
    It does look like a bit of genius design. Think I'll be getting one of those as getting the chain whip to engage when removing a cassette is always a pain. Its not even expensive. :)
    Stop thinking, just buy one :mrgreen:
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    Wolfsbane2k wrote:
    Prhymeate wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    and their amazing cassette removal tool, just bizarre that no one else came up with this design years ago.

    Is this the one you are talking about? I've just been looking for a new chain whip after mine broke but this looks a lot more practical and sturdy. http://www.decathlon.co.uk/chain-whip-c ... 09913.html

    Yep,, that's the one. It's on my order list when I return to DC next week.

    Yep that's it, amazing bit of kit everyone should have
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