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Old 04-03-10 | 07:32 AM
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For your eyes only...

Looking at options for sunglasses. I were prescription eyeglasses, don't want to spend a ton of cash but need sun protection and reduce glare. Want some "style" but need to be functional. I know it's a long list of "wants".. what to I use?
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Old 04-03-10 | 07:51 AM
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Don't forget good wrap-around dust protection. Thanks to some skinny lenses I once picked up a tiny metal fragment in my eye on a windy ride and had to spend some quality time at the eye doctor. I figure good wrap-around glasses at almost any price are a lot cheaper than damaged eyes.
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Old 04-03-10 | 08:07 AM
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My optician was able to put my prescription in Tifosi frames for a very reasonable price. The trick is finding an optician willing to work with you and your budget. I second making sure that the glasses provide ample coverage and have impact resistant lenses. Good luck.................................
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Old 04-03-10 | 09:16 AM
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I'm fortunate that my main optical deficit is lack of close focus ability - I've been wearing bifocal safety glasses in tinted and untinted versions. My progressive addition glasses don't cut it for cycling.
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Old 04-03-10 | 06:00 PM
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Performance sells something called the Radial II with three different lenses (clear, amber and gray) and a prescription holder that snaps in . You have to take it (the RX holder) to your optomitrist and have your RX made and put into the little frame

https://www.performancebike.com/bikes...0_20000_400025

Their site says out of stock, but I was in my local Performance store recently and they had a lot of them. Reasonable price, but that varies depending on how much your lenses cost.

use mine every time I ride and like them a lot.
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Old 04-03-10 | 07:41 PM
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Very nice - Radial II This is the type of thing I was looking for - Thanks
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Old 04-04-10 | 07:00 AM
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I bought a pair of Dewalt wrap around tinted safety glasses with a magnification diopter molded into the lens.You can select
a bifocal length of 1.5, 2.0 or 2.5. Cost was less than $12.00 from SafetyglassesUSA.com. They do the trick for me.

https://www.safetyglassesusa.com/bf16.html
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