flyingscotsman

Any Suggestions?

What sort of prices am I looking at?

I know I can buy cheap regular prescription sunglasses for $50, but I have no idea about precription cycling sunglasses, I believe I need glasses, lenses and an adaptor making it rather pricy.

Your thoughts please.

InVisib0L

I have prescription regular sport sunglasses... I would guess the only difference between those and cycling ones is that the cycling ones are lighter?

clausen

Bolle parole. Has inserts that will work if you have astigmatism ( some don't ). Can't remember what I paid but I know a few others around here have them or the vigilants which slightly larger.

goldbam

www.axleyusa.com, axley makes 2 different models with rx clip ins. I have the raptors, and I love em.

marcpotash

Zeal Optics.

rfctx

I have the Vigilantes with inserts. They work well. I found them at a local sporting goods store on sale for about 25 bucks and bought the inserts of the net for about 35 bucks. Then had my eye doctor fill the inserts with my lenses, about 120 bucks.

jazzy_cyclist

You can spend a wide range on this - up to you.

I started out using my regular prescription sunglasses, but when going fast (e.g., downhill) especially when it was chilly, my eyes would tear up, so I decided to get cycling glasses which "wrap around" to avoid this problem.

I ended up getting Rudy Project Rydons, with a Rx insert (bifocals) and with interchangeable lenses. Granted, a pricey solution, but it's been one the best cycling investments that I've made. Went through sportsoptical.com.

When you get an insert, the lenses may brush against your eyelashes. The Rydons have an adjustable nose piece to avoid this. Also, I never thought much about the interchangeable lenses originally, but I use them all the time. I have dark brown polarized for bright sunny days, racing red (rose colored) for cloudy days, and yellow for low light situations.

If you think that your prescription is stable, you can get Rx wrap-around lenses now that are good quality, but this would not let you use the interchangeable lenses.

Many options out there. Lots of people mention the Bolles.

joeprim

Or just go to your regular supplier with your prescription and tell them you want them tinted and what color and dark or light. I have netrual dark for bright days and yellow for dim days and skeet shooting.

Joe

Grimmreaper

I have the Vigilantes with inserts as well, the cost was about $120 for everything, and I have had them for over a year now. So far they have held up well, The nose piece is starting to come apart, but I can stretch it out for a little while longer. Overall these have do everything I was hoping cycling glassses would do (keep the wind out of my eyes and reduce glare.

supcom

Most Rudy Project glasses can be cut for prescriptions without inserts - including bifocals. Wiley-X glasses can also be cut for prescriptions without inserts.

The Bolle lenses can be cut if your prescription is within a certain range. Otherwise you have to use an insert. I personally do not like the inserts. Inserts force the glasses away from your face and you don't get as good of wrap around coverage.

Cost depends greatly on the lens you select. Transition lenses (automatic darkening) will take a big bite out of your budget.

Try opticsplanet.com as one of the many online sunglass vendors. They sell most stuff so you can get a good comparison on prices. They will also handle getting the prescription cut for you. You just need to have the prescription from your optometrist.

Hammer 07

Nothing better than a transition lens, may cost more but well worth it.

FunkyTang

I recently purchased a pair of Oakley Big Square Wire prescription sunglasses from my eye doctor to use on the bike and at the pool. They fit nice and hey are very dark. See https://oakley.com/o/o1247d I had Oakley make the lenses.

bccycleguy

I recently got a pair of Oakley 5's 3.0 and had transition lenses cut to prescription locally. They work amazingly well compared to my regular glasses when going down hill fast, no more tearing or blurry vision.

I preferred the Rudy Projects but they don't offer transition lenses and are more expensive than the Oakleys. I have spent a lot of dough on a new bike, etc. etc. in the last year and was heading out on thin ice with my wife with the Rudys. Buying the cheaper oakleys was politically the right thing to do, and they work well. Highly recommended!

iansir

I just ordered from heavyglare.com. Came to $200 for some Nike Skylon's with prescription lenses.

doghouse

Oakley M-frame, hybrid, IR28, non-polarized. Cost = $250ish.

Best lens clearity I have ever looked through!

edit= that is just for the lens. I already owned the Mframe frame.

Crash Test

Another vote for the Bolle Parole with inserts. The quality and durability of the lens is excellent. The inserts are larger than some of the others which means that more of your vision is corrected. I bought mine with dark grey and light yellow lens for sunny and cloudy days. Changing the lens is a bit finicky but takes only a few minutes.

I purchased mine from www.opticsplanet.com for about $100USD including the inserts and then it cost about $70USD to fill the prescription. So for $170 I have a great solution that I can modify in the future if my prescription changes.

For me the improvement has been huge. My eyes no longer water during the high-speed descents for one. It keeps the grit and bugs out of my eyes. Also my eyes easily dry out which made me fatigued. The glasses made that much better.

The only downside is that if you plan to get off your bike you'll still be wearing your cycling glasses even if you go inside. Or you have to carry your regular glasses with you. The best solution is to wear contacts plus non-prescription sunglasses but I'm scared of putting those things in my eyes!!

operator

The other option is to wear a cycling cap. Keeps the sun out of your eyes $10 Then if you really need lance armstrong sunglasses then go for it.

Nick Carraway

For those of you who have recommended frames, I'm wondering how they address the main problem I have w/my regular glasses, namely that that frames are sufficiently small that I find that when I'm looking down at the road more than a couple feet in front of me, I'm looking over the top of my frames. Any thoughts/suggestions w/this in mind? Will a decent pair of prescription cycling glasses fix this?

Dead Roman

www.rudyproject.com

flyingscotsman

I am hoping so which is why I was thinking of getting wrap around type glasses, (contacts are not an option for me)

Crash Test

Yes they will. The frames are large enough so that you are looking through them and not over them. They are made for cycling after all. When you have optical inserts you will occassionally look around or over these since they have to be smaller than the glasses they are behind, but I can tell you that with my Bolle Parole this is not a big problem.

ggg300

https://www.nativeyewear.com/warranty.htm

love em!!!!

https://www.nativeyewear.com/tare.htm

mine^^^ no fog...clean...

Garfield Cat

Depends on your age. For older folks, they usually wear progressive glasses, bifocals, if you will. I bought a pair of sunglasses from my Optometrist. Its really for driving. It works well but when I go to change a flat and need glasses for close up work, it doesn't work.

astroboy

I ride with 2 pair of Oakley Penny's and 1 pair of Oakley Juliets, can't say enough good things about them!!

thewalrus

RoadcyclingUK tested this pair of prescription Optilabs, they liked them:

https://www.roadcyclinguk.com/news/ar...64873682665302