Road Cycling - Contacts/Cycling glasses vs Prescription Sunglasses

Hi all,
I'm blind as a bat so I've been wearing prescription sunglasses when cycling. I have contacts, though I rarely wear them, so I was toying with the idea of buying some 'proper' sunglasses. I was wondering if there are any real benefits to wearing cycling glasses instead of normal sunglasses and I was wondering where to look for reviews.

Hi,
I have a pair of Bolle Paroles and I like them a lot.
They keep wind out better, and with the interchangeable lens you can match conditions. They come with really dark lens that work
great on really bright days. You don't notice eye fatigue with something like Transition lenses until you slap on the Bolles, and it just feels better.

I use contacts and cycling glasses. Good ones sit the lenses close to the eye so you can see ahead with your head down, and they grip well and don't fall off. Clear lenses are good for rain.Prescription sunglasses are heavy, tend to slip , and don't give clear vision with your head down.

I have a pair of perscription oakleys (minutes) that I use as well oakley m-frames (on Rx). I have been using the M-frames though, becuase I have a wider range of vision, and outside the edges of the frame, I can still see clearly. one thing you could try is getting a pair of oakely m-frames, trying them w/ contacts, and you dont like that...try getting the rx lense that snaps into the m-frame. i know they are out there. I think they're in the $150 dollar range, but i cant be sure.

I use the Bolle Vigilante frame--the same style as the Parole but larger--with a prescription insert. The frames came with gray and vermillion lenses that are easy to change, gray for sunny days and vermillion for cloudy days. The frames were on sale at Bike Nashbar (http://www.nashbar.com) for about $40, and the inserts without Rx lenses were $30. I took the insert to the cheapest eyeglasses place I could find and had single-vision lenses (I wear bifocals) put in for around $80. The total cost, then, was about $150, around the price of a cheap pair of prescription sunglasses.

These glasses protect the eyes from wind and debris much better than my regular sunglasses.

I have contacts and there is a big benefit to wearing properly designed athletic sunglasses. Couple of the obvious advantages is you don't have sweat running down the lens in the middle of a ride & helps keep wind from drying out your eyes,

I'm blind as a bat and I don't think I've ever worn my glasses on my bike. I wear soft lenses and Bolle 401 sunglasses: good wraparound design, polarized lenses, and pretty cheap from sierratradingpost.com. For night riding, I've got a pair of clear lens glasses I found in the bargain bin at the LBS.

I tried the contact route. One day I looked back to check traffic, the wind blew the contact out of my eye, and I rode home with mono-vision.

Too bad you can't get good prescription cycling glasses without spending a fortune.

I wear contacts with Rudy Project Kerosenes. I also carry around an Rx insert in case I need to ditch the contacts or they ditch me. I thought about going the Oakley route with the embedded Rx lens but I realised that:


It was going to be expensive if I wanted multiple lens for different lighting conditions
The embedded Rx lens did not encompass the entire wrap so the peripheral zones did not have proper correction
The M-Frames didn't fit my face very well mainly because of the non-adjustable nosepiece which kept sliding down.


With the Rx inserts, I have the flexibility of not wearing contacts (I do this when MTBing) and the replacement lens are cheaper. The downside is the multiple optical surfaces which if not adjust right can cause distortion. Also, sweat and water (and sometimes bugs) can get trapped between the insert and the main lens.

I tried the contact route. One day I looked back to check traffic, the wind blew the contact out of my eye, and I rode home with mono-vision.

I have the opposite problem. My contacts can be hard to extract from my eyes after a long day's ride. I usually end up showering with them and that eventually helps but in general, getting contacts out has always been hard than popping them in for me.

I am far sighted, and need reading glasses. When I wear sunglasses I can not read the computer or heart rate monitor to save my life.

I have found those reading lenses that you stick (statically) inside the bottom of your sunglasses, and make them kinda bifocals.. Works great.
If you are interested check out http://www.neoptx.com/

why don't you just get a pair of true cycling glasses that allow prescription glasses? briko for one has some.

I have prescription Oakley Half Jacket sunglasses that I use for everyday wear and cycling.

I wear contacts and the major problem I had was dry eyes after a ride with extreme tiredness of the eyes and itching. I bought Smith glasses for cycling and they do a real good job. I still have to throw out my contacts after a few months of riding but I'm suppose to anyways as they are disposable everymonth or so. I can change my lenses with Smith and they really look cool on your face too.

I have two different styles of prescription sunglasses but they are not a wrap around style. However with either pair I find that I end up looking over the tops of the frames when I low on the tops of the bars and of course it's really bad while in the drops. The glasses sit normally on the bridge of my nose (not sliding down) so what might I do to fix that?
Thanks.