Prescription cycling glasses

[toffee]

A really posh opticians in Northampton - Sheinman Opticians

Just looked at their website - looks too posh for me

 

[Blue Hills]

ah, this thread is kinda history for me - maybe will be for others if they wait.

Used to have to hunt for glasses that would take prescription inserts - not that many around.

And some, when not using the dark lens, made me look like some perverted frog as you could see the insert.

Think Les Dawson's Cosmo Smallpiece.

Now, happily, despite having to put the reading glasses on for certain bike tasks, I can use Aldi's cheapo 3 lens things that cost way less than a fiver. And in all honesty look as good to me as my Oakleys that cost me well over £200 20 years ago.

 

[psmiffy]

Just looked at their website - looks too posh for me

from my CGOB

- visit the usual optician suspects - they look at me as if I am an alien when I explain what what I want - finally pluck up the courage and go in a shop that I have never been in - I have always considered it too posh for me - inside I discover I am right - it is too posh for me - However, a nice man is summoned to speak to me and understands straight away what I am talking about - Varifocal sports glasses and a decent pair of photochromic varifocal glasses

 

[Blue Hills]

Oakleys - ... more than good enough for driving or as gash for water sports

what does this mean? is the answer SFW?

 

[psmiffy]

what does this mean? is the answer SFW?

I assume you? "Gash" = not the best - expendable - product of being a RAF sprog

 

[Blue Hills]

well a bit more than that but thanks for the reply psmiffy - you learn something new everyday.

On service slang I always rather liked SNAFU but was never sure if it was genuine.

all the best.

 

[vickster]

When I got my Oakleys (albeit with a £50 discount voucher), the cost for a frame as you describe (I got the Bottle Rocket), direct prescription glazed with polarising/transitions lenses were only around £30 more than the Optilabs offering which did nothing for me aesthetically (I went to their showroom as its closeby)

I used RX sport, might be worth a look http://www.rxsport.co.uk/

 

[vickster]

Thanks for that, Vickster, but they start at £200 for prescription lenses, and they also don't seem to do clear ones, which is what I need for night riding.

Mine are clear and then darken being transitions

The Optilabs ones were £230 IIRC for a similar direct glazed spec, but maybe the gap has widened

 

[vickster]

£100 for inserts or direct glaze? Sounds like you are sorted

 

[ianrauk]

Direct glazed. (I already have inserts, which are attached to a pair of Aldi tinted sports glasses using BluTack.)

For what it's worth TMN, transition lenses are very good, day and night. I use them all year round in dark and light.
Have no fear they are very safe.

 

[ianrauk]

In fact, would like to add. When you first get them, on a sunny day you do check to see that they have actually darkened and cleared when it's dark, they are that good.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

A bit of a thread resurrection here

I've got a sample box from Optilabs and kinda like the Rascal frames. It's all a bit different being all plastic with just the grippy bits at the end of the arms, especially when my day glasses are ultra thin virtually frameless titanium jobs.
So everything seems to sit lightly enough. My eyebrows are just grazing the top of the glasses and my cheeks only touch if I give it a good grimace. They only move if I look down quick.
These things are going to be closer to my face, I accept that but don't want to blow £200 and think it's a mistake.

Because of what they are is there a period of 'getting used to' something different or do first impressions last?

I used to be indecisive but now I'm not so sure!

 

[Vantage]

I've had mine for two years and absolutely love them to bits. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Performanc...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=EYFC98GZDCCKARSYP0QK

The actual prescription lenses on mine were done by the manufacturer of the glasses and are clearer than my normal specsavers cheapo glasses. Initially they felt a bit 'distorted' but I've gotten use to them.
Being interchangeable, there's always a shade for whatever weather I ride in although I'm not to keen on the black lenses as they tend to be very contrasty which to me at least, makes pothole spotting somewhat difficult. Good job my wheels are strong.
I've not noticed any scratches on either the outer or inner lenses except for where the two lenses touch at the sides. It's not noticeable when wearing them. I can't say they fall off easily either...I have 'oily' skin and they rarely move much. Condensation has been an issue but only in the worst of pouring rain and even then all I have to do is flip up the outer lense and just look through the inner one.
Mine cost me £90 2 years ago and that was because they did the prescription lenses too. Can't say I've regretted it.

 

[kingrollo]

I am a -5 prescription so this is real problem for me.
Optiplabs served a purpose but always looked a bit odd - but for the £100 paid they were good.
I finally took the plunge and via extreme eyewear got myself some rudy projects transitions for £250 - nothing else compares TBH. A tip I may of mentioned before if you have a hefty prescription you end up with a very thick looking lense, especially at the edges - have transitions or maybe a base tint reduces the 'goggle' appearance of this.

 

[Johnno260]

I have looked at the optilabs site, I can't see where you add your prescription?

Also how do you ask for the sample box?