Mo1959
Legendary Member
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- Perthshire,Scotland
Just curious. Is there any danger of eye damage if glasses break in an accident or are they all made with safety glass these days?
correct spectacles for cycling
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a.twiddler
Veteran
I suppose there's always the risk of eye damage if you land on your glasses in an accident but pretty much all lenses are plastic these days so there's no risk of getting injured by broken glass. Metal or plastic frames might bend or break or even fly off, so many designs around, and all accidents are different.
Ridgeway
Veteran
- Location
- Lausanne, Switzerland
Regular specs are all plastic lenses from what i can see (6 glasses wearers in our house) and never had glass lenses in years. Even the plastic (polycarbonate) lenses will break, that unless you have safety specs.
Wearing specs has certainly saved me on a few occasions, almost never wear eye protection and some how always manage with my regular every day specs, not wise but they are already there…
pawl
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- Desford Leicestershire
I have vary vocals Sent prescription to Optilabs
First class service Now have a pair of vary focal sunglasses 😎
First class service Now have a pair of vary focal sunglasses 😎
a.twiddler
Veteran
Re longevity of lenses. My cycling glasses (unless sunglasses) tend to be my everyday ones. I'm pretty careful with my stuff, and have used microfibre cloths, alcohol lens wipes, just water, and trying not to clean them more than necessary in various combinations over the years. I drive at night from time to time, and disappointingly, no matter what I do, it is quite noticeable that after about a year the lenses will have acquired micro scratches which are very hard to see but have the effect of starring pinpoints of light or creating glare when lights approach. I keep a pair of less frequently used single distance specs for long night drives, and the difference is easy to see. If I didn't use them at night I probably wouldn't know any different, as they are fine for normal use and would be for a long time to come.
Before I retired I used to work nights, so perhaps I am hypersensitive to the lighting situations that show up the deterioration in surface quality of plastic lenses. When glass lenses were common, I never had cause to think about it, and it's a pity that despite the advantages of light weight and toughness that plastic lenses have brought, that some way of improving the surface hardness hasn't been devised. It's not the obvious scratches that are the problem, but the almost invisible ones.
Before I retired I used to work nights, so perhaps I am hypersensitive to the lighting situations that show up the deterioration in surface quality of plastic lenses. When glass lenses were common, I never had cause to think about it, and it's a pity that despite the advantages of light weight and toughness that plastic lenses have brought, that some way of improving the surface hardness hasn't been devised. It's not the obvious scratches that are the problem, but the almost invisible ones.
There is a further consideration that I forgot. I have just ordered a kask Mojit 3 helmet and it would appear that due to the design of the helmet only a few cycling glasses can be worn with it....It would help if I someone could recommend specs that will fit around the Kask and equally as important are able to take prescritpion. I say this having returned from a cycle this morning and on my way back a fly slammed straight into my unprotected eyeball....which is still weeping and sore....yes I know I should have worn any specs....unfortunately they broke :{
mistyoptic
Vintage
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- A parallel reality
Best lens material is Trivex. Less prone to scratching than polycarbonate and tougher and lighter
Below was an article I read and as my new kask helmet does not arrive until next week I cannot say whether it is correct or not.....I have a confession to make like many of us here I have been cycling for a long time and have never worn a helmet (except a cheapie if i entered a sportive) I am retiring and moving to Devon and am planning a lot of cycling adventures. My partner has said I must have a helmet (I should of course no better as a cat ran under the front wheel of my bike in Jan....no warning and I went flying...wearing no helmet....but I was ok.....lesson learned) Also this morning descending into Bath from Lansdown I hit a top speed of 40mph and it occured to me that if I came off my bike at this speed I would do some serious damage.....so back to the bike helmet
Knowing that our head sizes are all different I tried on a number of helmets and found the Kask Mojito 3 really comfortable, light, and I could see how if I was wearing this on a bike it would not interfere with my enjoyment. However I read that due to the helmet's retention system it is not suitable for all spectacles.....I will not know this until I experiment with the helmet next week....but here is the article
"As it turned out, the placement of the retention system became quite important when interfacing with sunglasses. I would say that sunglasses with curved temples (Bolle Lightshifter) were consistently better than those with straight temples. In fact, I could never get the Tifosi Sledge to work well, but I could get the Smith Attack Max and MTB to work, if I adjusted the retention system just right. The moral of the story here: bring your sunglasses along to the shop so you can try the combination on for yourself. Fiddle with it and you’ll hopefully be able to get your glasses to work, like I was ultimately able to do.
Always Cross
Guru
I used to wear reactalite glasses but found it difficult when riding by hedges in bright sunlight. My head would be in the sunlight with dark lenses but the side of the road was in the shade i found it too difficult to see the edge of the road as it was too dark. Now I use plain glasses and a peak if I need it.
kingrollo
Guru
This is my experience too. Tried the inserts they just mist up far too easily. Optilabs -ok but with my hefty prescription always looked a bit odd.
Finally direct glazed transitions -rudi projects from extreme eyewear. I just went single vision. Absolutely superb I brought out of season so got a bit of discount @ £250 - not cheap but that was 6 years ago.
IME it's one area where the budget options always have shortcomings. YMMV.
kingrollo
Guru
Somebody told me - so I did as suggested. Checked my eyes for vision and eye health (all good) - but he couldn't get me wraps in my prescription said I would need a specialist supplier. Ordered from extreme eyewear. Been great.
Gwylan
Veteran
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Anybody suggest daily disposable contacts? Take your specs with you though
Works well for me.
Works well for me.
