Chuckles1

What sunglasses available currently do you think are excellent for cycling?

My wishlist includes light, comfortable, polarized, frameless (just frame along top), wide coverage, non- fogging, close-fitting wraparound shield type. Try finding some like that!

Ogsarg

I'm very happy with my Oakley prescription glasses, but they're stupid expensive. Even after double VSP coverage, I considered them a real extravagance but they have all the attributes you're looking for.
I have no idea what they cost without prescription.

There have been many sunglass threads on the road bike forum. Might want to look there for ideas also.

pvillemasher

Roka
I'm pretty sure I got the SL-1X model last year. They don't fog or get sweat on them, are comfortable and stay put.
The biggest reason I got new sunglasses was because the upper frame on my old glasses made it so I needed to crank my neck up while in the drops. The bigger Roka lenses (IIRC the X designates the larger lens) make it so I can see the road with my head lower.
Roka SL1X

Edit: I just noticed the standard colors are out of stock. I customized mine and it looks like they have those

Iride01 

For cycling and sailing I'm very happy with these....... https://www.safetyglassesusa.com/rad-sequel-rsx.html

The ones in the link have a reader on the bottom which I need. However they have the same without the reader for even less money. A pair last me well over a year unless I drop them and step on them. Clear works great for nightime sailing and riding. There are some other brands of safety glasses with a lighter tint I use for overcast days. Don't remember the brand and they aren't where I can get to them at the moment.

If you want to spend money, the Costa's I use for driving, walking and most anything else are probably the best I've ever had since the days of RayBans in the 70's. They'd be excellent for riding, but I tend to be a little careless with glasses while riding and dealing with sweat.

ChrisWagner

Moar reasonably priced, highly rated safety glasses

alloo

I get my safety glasses from Harbor Frieght!

BlazingPedals

I'm another who buys <$20 sunglasses at Home Depot, Kroger, or anyplace else I can find a pair I like. I have a pair of Mike Holmes(tm) wrap-arounds, a pair of Style Eyes(tm) from a sporting goods store, and a pair of Foster-Grant with bifocal lenses from Meijer. I wear contacts.while cycling, so any style that prevents tearing up are fine.

Oakley lenses are about twice as thick as what I use, but I figure that's just feel-good - I've never significantly damaged a lens from impact - they usually die from scratches.

camjr

I bought a new pair of RayBan prescription Clubmasters, and use the just replaced pair of prescription Bolle' aviators. I tend to ride in the replaced pair and have for years. For pre-dawn rides, I just use a pair of yellow safety glasses that can be tossed in my Camelbak or jersey pocket after the sun comes up and I put on my sunglasses. The bottom line - always wear eye protection, even if you don't need prescription lenses.

Cheers

Climb14er

Have worn Maui Jim's for many years, two pairs, polarized, bronze, now wear them mostly for going out socially. Used to wear them cycling and climbing but replaced them with Oakley Half Jackets, iridium polarized, also G30 low light for cycling, three pairs, replaceable lenses... these are my daily sunglasses. They do scratch, be careful but they do protect eyes from wind, dust, elements. Newer designs available but my Oakleys keep on performing well out in the elements, on the water, high on the peaks.

Chuckles1

I love these, but they're cracked and beat up. Shape, fit, feel are ideal.

John_V 

Tifosi Optics

Clyde1820

I've just picked up a couple pairs of glasses for general use (indoor, outdoor), not for sports specifically.

They are prescription with the polarized Transitions Vantage lenses. They transition from light to dark, going from indoors to outdoors, and they're polarized. Pretty amazing. Will suck up the glare during the nastiest part of the day, knock down glare off the road and water, but won't be so dark during night riding or driving that it's hard to see. Great stuff. Available for Shoei and Bell motorcycle helmet visors, for Oakley wrap-around frames, ESS Crossbow wrap-around frames, and others.

Transitions Vantage lenses

Tpsfoto

I like my Nike glasses....Big-5 sporting goods runs a sale often...$29.00 for $69.00 normal retail glasses....lightweight frames, wrap around, silicone nose piece...plus when my nose piece deteriorated after 2 years....and Nike doesn't sell replacement...Big-5 swapped me a new pair...no questions asked other than what color do you want.

dagray

I have a magnetic sun shield that attaches to my helmet (Giro Air Attack).

WalterVandervor

I always wear Jackson Safety V30 Nemesis polarized sunglasses when cycling. I really like their sporty and versatile styling

repechage

I cannot wear polarized lenses- astigmatism
so, Serengeti Drivers- they have a good anti reflection backside coating- good color.

i learned of these decades ago in a column In Car and Driver magazine when it was good.

PaulH

Ray-Ban Aviator. Unfortunately, they are the opposite of your wish list.

TiHabanero

I have the Tifosi model for fat heads. On a second pair as the first pair is relegated to the workshop for brazing. They are light, wrap around, tall lens for excellent eye protection, top shelf for the price, but not polarized that I can tell. Really don't desire polarization anyway. Use them on the bike and motorcycle. Been using them for 8 years.

Clyde1820

Have had them a few weeks, now. Exceptional clarity. Would be wonderful for cycling in wrap-around type eye wear. (Mine are only normally-shaped sunglasses.) If one can tolerate polarized and likes the "transition" (tinting) feature, these are pretty nice. With prescription, mine were about ~$250 a pair. Not the cheapest on the block, but with optical clarity and "ease" on the eyes to rival anything I've used in the past 35yrs, including top-end prescription/polarized Oakleys.

indyfabz

So something like this?:

Machoman121

FYI - you can make any sunglasses with a long sighted correction (for old eyes) with stick-on diopter strengths - the brand is Hydrotac....u can buy them in +1, +1.5, +1.75,.....strenghts.

ooga-booga

got a pair of frameless tifosi currently and some older frameless oakleys as backups. have a older oakley pair that aren't frameless
that i'll only wear when i can't find either of the other two options. the diff bewtween framed and frameless is huge. that quick glance back
with framed glasses to move out of the bike lane/switch lanes can hide an entire car/motorcycle/ped (much like a car windshield post) depending on the angle.
the frameless allows you to pick it up and is worth any extra $$$ imho.

reverborama

Being far-sighted I can wear plain old sunglasses. I buy the six-pack of them at the discount store. I find the cheap ones have flimsy plastic bows which are comfortable when paired with helmet straps. And if I scuff them or lose them I just grab the next pair. I use clear safety glasses at night or on very cloudy days. I've been nailed in the face by bugs so many times I can't imagine riding without eye protection.

Clyde1820

Once rode a motorcycle without a helmet, years ago, for a ~10mi jaunt up the highway. Got nailed in the forehead by a bumble bee. Snapped my head back a good bit.

Never been struck by other insects in the face, but that one incident "cured" me for life. Eye protection. Always. At bare minimum, it helps keep the U.V. damage down. Insects, too, if they decide to come out in droves.

Loving the new polarized "transitions" lenses, in the prescription glasses. Have had them about a month and they've corrected most of the glare/contrast issues I had with the old glasses. Less eye strain, which is nice. Nearly no glare under any conditions. Much better contrast for dim sections of the road, windy trails, etc.

John E

I have magnetic sunglass clip-ons that came with my UltraClip glasses. Unfortunately, these appear to have been discontinued, so I have been hoarding gently used frames from eBay.