Cocked up

ilovegrace

I lost my perscription sunglasses a few weeks a go. After a bit of looking around i bought a frame only set of oakley half jackets and ordered a set of prescription lenses from cillary blue £200 total cost plus £150 for the the ones I lost,.
used the New ones this week ,and what a ball ache. The lenses are to small any riding at a decent pace causes eyes watering worse than bambi movie.
Total waste of money , just felt like getting this of my chest, it's good to talk

pblakeney

Don't worry.
You won't be the only person to buy the wrong things this week.

johngti

Not necessarily the wrong thing but I've bought a trek domane to replace my giant defy composite. I'm excited to get the new one but there's still a nagging doubt since the defy has been an awesome bike. Which will now need to be sold. Which is a bit upsetting after everything we've been through together.

cougie

I've half jackets as casual glasses. Used them occasionally on bike rides and not noticed any problems. Their lenses are shallow compared to the bike glasses though.

dyrlac

Yeah, half jackets are not great for cycling. I'd replace mine, but like you, they're prescription and for whatever reason I'm stuck in a sunk cost fallacy, so I've persevered with them for 3.5 years (!).

PhilipPirrip

PBlakeney wrote:

Don't worry.
You won't be the only person to buy the wrong things this week.

Add me to that list. I spent £400+ on a set of hydraulic STI levers and calipers only to realise when they arrived I'd ordered flat mount instead of post mount.

As to Oakley prescription lenses I looked at them earlier this year but the cost and concern of loss or damage put me off. In the end I went for stick on reading optics and, only having vision in one eye, was able to use the pair of optics on two lenses.

DeVlaeminck

What Oakleys or other frames would people recommend for prescription cycling glasses . Can they do pretty much anything - I'm assuming not.

My eyes have deteriorated to the point I use glasses for night driving and I'm planning on getting a pair for cycling but was hoping they'd double up for casual Summer use too though cycling is the main use. Was looking at Ciliary Blue to do the lenses.

ilovegrace

Thanks for the reply chaps.
I used cillary blue , decent firm , not sure if they can gaze all oakleys sunglasses.
If i was to go through the process again I would do it differently.
My main spec was for a pair of prescription glasses that doubled up as cycling , driving and general sunglasses.
The half jackets looked to fit the spec , my main error and what I would do in future is , buy a set use them for a ride
send them back and if they are ok search for frames only .It peeves me to buy a full set of glasses only to throw the lessens away.
This is what I should have done .
I would go for the Half jacket xl , they give more lens area .
Try a pair and see , make sure you check with cillary blue that they can do the xl lens and not just the standard.
Hope this helps
regards
Mark

carbonclem

Ive used RX for Oakley prescriptions. They do most lenses I believe. It is a pain having to 'commit' to glasses for so long though, due to the cost.

pblakeney

No one "throws away" Oakley lenses. Do they? Put them on Ebay, second hand, new for someone looking for spares. Assuming unused. Recoup a huge portion of your initial outlay.

grenw

My missus has used half jackets with prescription lenses in for cycling for years with no problems. Maybe it's a 'head size' thing. My Radars seem to have better coverage though - bigger lens with less visible frame. Not sure whether you can get a prescription version of the single 'lens' though

arthur_scrimshaw

You're not the only one, from the first page of today's posts :-

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viewtopic.php?f=40042&t=12864294
viewtopic.php?f=20005&t=13084539

HTH!

keef66

I now need to wear varifocals any time I'm not asleep. I have the near vision of a mole without them. Can't read a map, phone or Garmin, and mending a puncture would be impossible.
If it's sunny I'll ride wearing my everyday / holiday prescription sunglasses - Hugo Boss, rather stylish if I say so myself - but if the sun goes in everything looks a bit gloomy. They also sit very close to my face, so as soon as I stop, everything steams up.

When riding in overcast weather, rain or at night I've muddled through with a combination of either:

A) My standard varifocals - optically fine, but it feels a bit odd wearing them on the bike and they don't provide the same protection as a bigger lens / sports frame. Plus if I crash I'll have a metal frame rammed into my face and I won't be able to function till they're replaced.

A pair of Bolle Contour safety specs - very cheap, excellent eye protection (durr) but I still can't see. So I've either taken a cheap pair of reading glasses in case I need to fix anything or use my mobile phone, or just hoped that I'll not need to do either.

So I'm finally starting to consider a pair of photochromic, prescription sports or cycling specific sunglasses. I can't bring myself to spend what it would cost to do this with Oakleys; are there any cheaper options anyone could suggest?

Ted Mason

I have Oakley Race Jacket with a varifocal lenses and reacto light coating. They do what it says on the tin, but I wouldn't wear them on there own they make you look like a WW1 fighter pilot. Overall an excellent pair of cycling glasses.

PhilipPirrip

keef66 wrote:

A pair of Bolle Contour safety specs - very cheap, excellent eye protection (durr) but I still can't see. So I've either taken a cheap pair of reading glasses in case I need to fix anything or use my mobile phone, or just hoped that I'll not need to do either.

So I'm finally starting to consider a pair of photochromic, prescription sports or cycling specific sunglasses. I can't bring myself to spend what it would cost to do this with Oakleys; are there any cheaper options anyone could suggest?

As I mentioned earlier I bought stick on bifocal lenses - Hydrotac ones for £13 a pair off of Amazon - which add the bifocal element to any lens.

Whilst my standard Oakley lenses don't have the distance element of my normal glasses, which is no problem for me when riding, the stick on bifocal element means I can glance at the computer with clarity or for any other close up activity.

keef66

PhilipPirrip wrote:

keef66 wrote:

A pair of Bolle Contour safety specs - very cheap, excellent eye protection (durr) but I still can't see. So I've either taken a cheap pair of reading glasses in case I need to fix anything or use my mobile phone, or just hoped that I'll not need to do either.

So I'm finally starting to consider a pair of photochromic, prescription sports or cycling specific sunglasses. I can't bring myself to spend what it would cost to do this with Oakleys; are there any cheaper options anyone could suggest?

As I mentioned earlier I bought stick on bifocal lenses - Hydrotac ones for £13 a pair off of Amazon - which add the bifocal element to any lens.

Whilst my standard Oakley lenses don't have the distance element of my normal glasses, which is no problem for me when riding, the stick on bifocal element means I can glance at the computer with clarity or for any other close up activity.

Right, I've bagged a pair of Rudy Project polarised and photochromic glasses from a fellow forumite. Next I think I need to have my eyes tested again to see if my near vision has deteriorated any further in the past 3 years. I think I know the answer will be yes for my right eye, it's shocking without specs. (I really need to get into the habit of an annual eye test if only to have the pressures measured since my dad had glaucoma)
But I'm assuming that If I get some stick on bifocals as long as they work for one eye at least they'll be good enough for the Garmin / phone / roadside repairs...

Off to Amazon to pursue your advice

PhilipPirrip

As long as you have at least one eye that can be corrected with the addition of a reading lens they'll work fine.

I've only ever had one good eye so one pair of the stick on lenses is good for two pairs of glasses, so even more of a bargain for me!