Eyewear

[Moda]

Have a couple of fast descents on my commute. Got a fly or similar in my eye this morning which wasn't pleasant. Also sun can be an issue especially glint.

Did a quick google and there seem to be a number of retailers having sales. Seems like a good time to get some eyewear.

Anyone have any recommendations?

Rather like the Adidas range. The Evil Eye or Evil Eye Half Rim Pro look particularly good.

 

[derrick]

Not a bad thing to have interchangeable lenses, you should be wearing glasses all the time on the bike to protect the eyes.

 

[martint235]

How much do you want to pay? Planet X usually have a deal on Powerrace glasses with interchangeable lenses at around £40

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Lidl had specs in a couple of weeks ago, £2.99 a pair. I bought a yellow pair for the dull days and a dark blue pair for the sunny ones. Excellent value.

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[Kookas]

I bought a pair of those cheap ones from Lidl which actually came with three different lenses. The yellow and black ones do the job, but unfortunately, someone clearly thought the third one should be blue (why? Just for the hell of it?) instead of clear. So they're useless at night :/ think I'll spend a bit more on the next pair, they weren't that cheap anyway (cost about a tenner IIRC, think I could triple that for a better pair).

 

[the_mikey]

I started out with a pair of Bolle safety glasses, they were inexpensive but strong, kept the bugs, stones and dust out and were comfortable. Consider either buying a couple of pairs for different light conditions or buying interchangeable lenses. I prefer to have several different pairs.

 

[Moda]

How much do you want to pay? Planet X usually have a deal on Powerrace glasses with interchangeable lenses at around £40

I'm a bit short sighted so should be wearing glasses all the time but don't. Wanted to get a pair that accepts clip-in prescriptions hence budget for a quality long term pair is about £150ish

 

[DougieAB]

I started out with a pair of Bolle safety glasses, they were inexpensive but strong, kept the bugs, stones and dust out and were comfortable. Consider either buying a couple of pairs for different light conditions or buying interchangeable lenses. I prefer to have several different pairs.

I second this. Range of Bolle safety glasses, around £7 delivered.

 

[Moda]

[QUOTE 2621692, member: 30090"]Oakleys are really good and have great customer service.[/quote]
Have a pair of Oakley Juliet but not suitable for cycling. Cost put most of Oakleys eyewear in the designer/trendy bracket meaning that you have to be sitting down when getting a price for prescription lenses. The Juliet with polarised prescription lens would have cost £500+ I politely declined!

 

[Matthew_T]

I wear glassed anyway. I even have prescription sunglassed which I wear most of the time. Protects me from bugs/rain/hail/snow and other stuff on the commute (it gets a bit wild in the winter).

 

[Moda]

I second this. Range of Bolle safety glasses, around £7 delivered.

Do you have a link?

 

[Davidsw8]

I bought some glasses from Decathlon a while back but when I tried them I felt they interfered with my peripheral vision a bit and I felt a little 'disconnected'. I'm used to wearing glasses when I'm at work or if I'm watching tv so it's nothing to do with not being used to them... I agree though, bugs, dust etc can be a problem but I don't know what the solution is, maybe there are some good frameless ones around?

 

[Moda]

I agree though, bugs, dust etc can be a problem but I don't know what the solution is, maybe there are some good frameless ones around?

I got to use some what I believe we're Adidas Elevation Pro eyewear at the end of last year and although not suitable cycling they were pretty fantastic. They were a hybrid ski goggle/sun glass and totally modular ie you could have ventilation, sweat band, clipping prescription etc. Only problem was they were a bit on the large side.

 

[Moda]

After a bit of umming and arrrring decided to go for the Adidas Evil Eye as its had a number of really good reviews.

The partner doesn't like me cycle commuting in London and not wearing my glasses was one of her weapons. Wouldn't normally spend so much but really did need a prescription option which the cheaper glasses simple wouldn't allow in a useable way.
Cheers

 

[ufkacbln]

Not a bad thing to have interchangeable lenses, you should be wearing glasses all the time on the bike to protect the eyes.

Interchangeable lenses extend the use of the glasses, and make the same pair usable all year round. Clear / yellow lenses for winter / night, rose or similar for the not so bright and full blown tinted mirror for the summer.

It also means that if you do scratch a lens then it is simply the cost of the lens to replace as opposed to the full glasses

I also use an Rx insert for my prescriptions (Rudy Project Ketyum) for the above reasons of versatility, but also means that again I save as when my prescription changes , I simply reglaze the inserts