pdlamb

I've got coke bottle lenses, so I've got a limited selection of sunglasses. Rudy Project (bifocal with flip-up) is my go-to, and it provides excellent coverage and wind blocking. SportRx was my source. Expensive (with fancy lenses) but worth it.

Normal prescription sunglasses are another option. I had a pair from Orvis for 20 years with big lenses, until I lost them. If I left the Rudy Projects at home, I'll put on my normal prescription (driving) glasses for a sunny ride, and it's fine.

I normally have a bandana or some other sweat control thing on my head, which helps keep the glasses on. If they're sliding down, the temples probably need adjusting, either laterally or vertically.

noimagination

I also use contact lenses with regular cycling sunglasses. For me, this solution is cheaper and less trouble than buying prescription sunglasses + using regular glasses when cloudy/dark + prescription ski goggles or ski goggles over glasses (fogging all the time) + prescription swim goggles or not being able to see in the pool/ocean + wearing heavy glasses while running/playing tennis/etc. that slip down my sweaty nose. I wear glasses most of the time, but for athletic activities contact lenses work great for me.

Since I'm an old fart now, I also carry cheap reading glasses in a jersey pocket/ski jacket pocket/beach bag for reading maps, looking at cell phone, looking for foreign bodies causing a flat, reading a book on the beach etc.

terrymorse 

Another option for age-enhanced folks who have decent distance vision, but can't read their bike computer:

Dual Eyewear: Cycling-Sport Bifocal Sunglasses

My wife wears these and likes them:



Dual Eyewear SL2 Pro-X - Bifocal reading sunglasses

GlennR

Rudy Project with clear photochromatic lenses. They also have a insert that prescription lenses can be installed. I have progressive and when your prescription changes you just replace the insert lenses and not the photochromatic.





Here's how dark the clear get.

bradyweb

For my sunglasses I have prescription sunglasses from Target that may not necessarily be "sports" glasses, but they are pretty slick looking and sporty. The arms a little thicker than I prefer but I can deal with it. For times when I'm going to be running out of daylight or even riding at night, I got some sports glasses from Zenni that have transition lenses. They have been great and they definitely do not slide off. I see you had a poor experience with Zenni so that's a shame. My purchase was just recent and all was great. Good luck!

coffeesnob

I too have prescription oakleys about 10 years old. They were expensive and luckily my prescription hasn't changed much so I can still wear them. My everyday glasses have transition lens which work pretty durn good.

coffeesnob

You can get cords/grips that attach to the end of the temples and goes behind your head to hold glasses in place. I can't really see how they would fog up unless they are like gasketed to your face. You can also squirt the lens with anti fog too

linnefaulk

I have prescription sunglasses from Warby Parker. I have progressives which mean expensive but it also means I can my see iPhone when I stop without having to switch glasses.

Leisesturm

There are no sunglasses in the special prescription I need that I know of. However, 'Solar Shield's' fits overs are deep enough to go over them though. That is saying a lot, my lenses are over 1/2" thick at the edges. That's with the fancy high index glass. When I cheap out the lenses get to 3/4" thick. I get Solar Shields locally, but Amazon has them. $20. I've lost more pairs than I care to remember, but I have hung on to some for years. That is saying a lot because I use them daily. Sometimes I find one that I have already replaced and have two going at the same time. I wish they made them in a clear version for night use! New, Solar Shields are pretty grippy, and keep both the glasses and themselves in place pretty well. But I'm not looking over the rim of the Grand Canyon with my $1,000 special issue eyeglasses on without some 'Croakies' (Rhode Gear) holding them tightly to my head.

Slightspeed

I'm on my second pair of these by Libertysport. These are trifocals, fixed density. I got the first pair at Kaiser, and these at Lenscrafters when Kaiser discontinued them. I used Carreras with metal frames until I had a bad crash, faceplant on pavement and the metal frames cut my face, 1/4" from my eye. I like plastic frames now.

Arthur Peabody

I didn't say you should. I just reported my experience, same as you.

superpletch

oakley flak 2.0 with progressive road prizm lenses-not cheap but work well. purchased from sportrx which offers good customer service.

bfuser284953024

I have large hipster frames that sit close to my face. They fog very easily in cooler temps, and humid days.


I've had my glasses adjusted a lot. Please believe me lol I think my eye doctor office hates me, I was in there every day for like 2 weeks when I got my new frames to get them adjusted and bent to best fit. They have a bit of slip in the nose due to the style (no nose pads to adjust) and that's really it. But that slip is insanely annoying when sweaty.

noimagination

Everyone has different experiences, which is why these forums are great. You can get lots of stories and lots to consider. Even invalid criticism can get you to reexamine and may lead to other ideas.

I can relate to the slipping glasses - one summer when I was a teen my glasses slipped so much, and I was shoving them up my nose so much, I got a great big scab running down the bridge of my nose. Not the most attractive look, especially for an awkward teen.

BTW, if you're cycling in South County this weekend and see a couple on a red tandem, that's probably my wife and I. Give us a wave.

kingston 

For years I used some cheap nashbar glasses with interchangeable lenses and one Rx insert in the left eye and a non-Rx insert in the left eye so I could see street signs and read my cue-sheet. It worked fine and the whole setup was was under a hundred bucks. The only slightly annoying thing was that I had to change the lenses when the light changed. Then my vision got worse. Earlier this season I made the move to progressive lenses and decided to get a set of progressive/transition lenses for cycling too since my existing setup wasn't working that well. I went with the Oakley Bottle Rocket frame, and I've been really happy with them. It's really nice to just put the glasses on my face, see everything, and never have to worry about it. The progressive/transition lenses were expensive, but you kind of need to be able to see when you're cycling.

prj71

Same here. Some Ray Ban ones that I purchased online.

Polarized doubles as use for fly fishing.

KraneXL

I don't believe in spending a lot of money for glasses. I used a cheap pair of reflective over the prescription glasses sunglasses. They meet minimum style and offer me good forward and peripheral vision and all the relief from the sun I need.

prj71

You only have one set of eyes...why go cheap?

DrIsotope

Why would anyone want to spend a lot of money on their vision? I mean, how much information do we get via our eyes, anyway?

I have not one, but two pairs of $250 shoes. Those go on my feet. So in relative terms, $300-400 for a pair of glasses-- which I use to see-- is nothing.

By contrast, my wife gets at least few years out of a $50 pair of Tifosis-- and they have 3 sets of lenses. She also spends like $400 a year on Biofinity contact lenses.

So if my math is right, I'm still ahead of the game. Yeah, I have a pair of Oakleys that were pushing $600 after all of the coatings and whatnots. But I've also been wearing them daily... since 2003.

KraneXL

When its about quality I couldn't agree more. But eyeglass are an incredible rip-off, the cost of which do nothing to improve your vision. Once I figured out I couldn't see any better (nor do the glassesd last any longer) with my $400 eye glasses than I could with those I have costing 1/4 as much I got off that bandwagon. Its largely the designer (Made in China) frames you're overpaying for anyway. If that's your thing, knock yourself out. Its your money.

Milton Keynes

I used to have transitions lenses that turn dark automatically. I loved them, but my wife hated them because my glasses would be dark when we took family pictures outdoors. I just got some clip ons and they work great. They're frameless and light, so I don't feel like they're weighing down my glasses. If not for the darker tint I wouldn't even realize I have them on.

pdlamb

Three answers:
-- Eyecrafters: One hour. However, when my wife went that route on vacation a while back, she had to get them re-done. Eyecrafters did a free re-do, and then when she was still having problems, she went to
-- Traditional glasses shop: 7-10 days.
I've got cycling sunglasses from
-- SportRx.com: 10-14 days.

FWIW, my wife has bad astigmatism, and my eyes are just plain bad.

The Chemist

I have a magnetic sun shield (and a separate yellow tinted shield) that sticks on to my helmet by strong magnets. Then I can wear my usual glasses and have better sun protection for my eyes than I'd get with normal sun glasses. Best of both worlds, really.

rm -rf

Stick on bifocals with or without prescription lenses

I have progressive bifocals for my regular glasses.
But for my Rudy prescription inserts, I got distance only lenses and I use a cut down stick-on bifocal. I like it!
see this older thread "stick on bifocals" for a photo.

I don't really want progressives on a bike. I like having all distance vision with a tiny reading bifocal. It was very weird the first ride or two, with the bifocal line in my vision. But after that, my brain adapted, and I never notice it now.

The prescription insert works great for me. The Rudy frames have interchangeable lenses. I have light yellow lenses for very dreary, cloudy days, extra dark mirror lenses for clear, bright sunny days, and photochromic lenses that transition to clear in a few minutes (and go dark in seconds). I use the photochromic most of the time.

c_m_shooter

I get prescription sunglasses made at the Walmart. They usually have some sort of wraparound frames that are safety rated. The coatings are pretty sensitive, so don't use any solvents on them. I just run them under water to clean them.