Cycling glasses, prescription or no?

[quannum]

Hey folks,

Ive decided I need to get some cycling glasses, as I’m currently riding wearing my regular prescription glasses and worried I’ll break them, had a fall the other week and damaged a spring!

I’m after some opinions:

If you already need glasses to see, do you wear regular cycling glasses with contact lenses, or have prescription cycling glasses?

What brands / models do you like?

Cheers!

 

[Cardy George]

This is probably a bit too subjective to get a decent answer because everyone is different.

For example I wear glasses nearly every minute every day except when I'm on a bike. I wear them because my eyes aren't round, so they don't focus properly, but at speed on a bouncing bike nothing is really in fine focus.

Having said that I am considering wearing them for night riding because you lose a fair bit of detail.

 

[Freediver]

I've been in glasses for a few years now, contacts just don't feel right and go blurry on me after a couple hours. When I buy my glasses, both clear and sunglasses I make sure that they are a design that can be used on the bike. Bugger paying a fortune for prescription cycling glasses when you can buy something near identical from an optometrist that can double as regular glasses..

 

[gregb]

Been short-sighted for ever. I ride with contact lenses and normal riding glasses.

Not quite off topic, for trail running I use contact lenses, where as street/footpath running my normal glasses are fine.

 

[Chriso_29er]

I wore normal glasses for years then tried contacts for the bike and found it much better being able to wear a range of glasses and goggles for riding.

But eventually got sick of contacts so went and got laser surgery. Hands down best thing I ever did.

 

[Flow-Rider]

This is probably a bit too subjective to get a decent answer because everyone is different.

For example I wear glasses nearly every minute every day except when I'm on a bike. I wear them because my eyes aren't round, so they don't focus properly, but at speed on a bouncing bike nothing is really in fine focus.

Having said that I am considering wearing them for night riding because you lose a fair bit of detail.

That's what I'm like but things can get tough when you need to do a repair, and sometimes I carry some cheap foldable glasses.

 

[kten]

Glasses are something I’ve been talking about for a while now. Full sunlight is fine but when the light drops it can be a leap of faith that I know the trail. Trail side repairs are a seriously squinty affair.
It’s inevitable…stupid ageing.

 

[fimpBIKES]

used to wear disposable contacts, but now find they dry out too quickly

I get mine from www.visiondirect.com.au
cheap as and can claim them on the health fund (if they let you claim sunnys), just leave them in the car

Currently using a spy frame, but find anything with a brand-name plastic frame and around 4 to 6 base curve works well for me
eg these frames are about $155 shipped with tinted lenses

Smith SMITH DAYLIGHT T9H

The Smith SMITH DAYLIGHT eyeglasses are a great fit with their Red color for any day of the week. Made from Plastic , each pair comes with an extended 24 month warranty from Vision Direct . We are your one stop online shop for unbeatable prices . We can customize your glasses to your...

www.visiondirect.com.au

 

[cokeonspecialtwodollars]

used to wear disposable contacts, but now find they dry out too quickly

I get mine from www.visiondirect.com.au
cheap as and can claim them on the health fund (if they let you claim sunnys), just leave them in the car

Currently using a spy frame, but find anything with a brand-name plastic frame and around 4 to 6 base curve works well for me
eg these frames are about $155 shipped with tinted lenses

Smith SMITH DAYLIGHT T9H

The Smith SMITH DAYLIGHT eyeglasses are a great fit with their Red color for any day of the week. Made from Plastic , each pair comes with an extended 24 month warranty from Vision Direct . We are your one stop online shop for unbeatable prices . We can customize your glasses to your...

www.visiondirect.com.au

What a blast... good to 'see' you @fimpBIKES, now GET IN THE CAR!

 

[mooboyj]

I have Oakley prescription sunnies and made sure they fitted with my car full face and mtb full face. I also have some clear prescription sunnies that are like Oakley's and they fit with both helmets as well. The joys of getting older :/

 

[fimpBIKES]

What a blast... good to 'see' you @fimpBIKES, now GET IN THE CAR!

Finally saw a topic I had some experience in

 

[komdotkom]

I'm blind without mine so have been riding with them for a while, maybe 10 years?
It's very hard to get good prescription sunglasses which suit me for riding. I've got great ones for driving but the style I want for riding has a rounded lens which seems to mess with the prescription. Last year a got a set which were quite spendy but after 3 attempts they said we can't get them any better because of the lens curvature; it's good in one section but NFG in others.
I just squint if it's sunny.

 

[Stredda]

My wife and I have Oakley Flax XL 2.0 glasses.

Mine has the standard transition lenses and my wife has a transition with a script. She manages an OPSM store so she's good at knowing the best product.

They are great to wear and the transition works really well, I can even wear them at night.

 

[rockmoose]

My wife and I have Oakley Flax XL 2.0 glasses.
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Mine has the standard transition lenses and my wife has a transition with a script. She manages an OPSM store so she's good at know the best product.

They are great to wear and the transition works really well, I can even wear them at night.

I have these as well, with a quite dark prizm lens. I drive in them, ride in them, brush cut in them, everything.

Then forget I'm wearing them and go shopping with no issues. They are a fantastic lens, with very little distortion effect.

 

[mike14]

I've been wearing contacts pretty much every day since 1996 so I'm very much in the 'contacts and regular glasses'. And I tend to just use the Aldi glasses as they're cheap and I know I'm going to destroy them/scratch the lenses eventually. I buy a few sets each year and have one setup with clear lenses and one with tinted

 

[quannum]

Thanks all.

I ended up buying a pair of Oakleys, thanks to the bargain thread. I need to get used to my unadjusted vision with them on - wearing contacts can be my plan b.