windrams cycle glasses

[Fisheh]

Have been looking at what sports/cycle prescription glasses I can get.
Today I was told by the optician that the above glasses are the perfect thing.
Searching on the net for reviews does not reveal much other than you get two surfaces to get coated with rain/condensation and they are not worth bothering with.
Any people on here use prescription insert glasses.
Thoughts please.

 

[vickster]

Direct glaze for me, but they do cost more

I have Oakleys, but others are fans of Optilabs offering (personally their limited range of direct glaze frames did nothing for me, all heavy and ugly)

Recent discussion here https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/another-prescription-glasses-question.194219/#post-4100601

 

[Globalti]

I wouldn't want inserts because of the weight and the condensation and because they look really naff.

I got these from my optician; they weren't cheap but they are photochromic and varifocal and the vision is superb. They get around the problem of glazing curved sports frames by cleverly having the lenses in flatter sub-frames, which can be popped out and replaced with a plain shield if you wish.

 

[Fisheh]

I wouldn't want inserts because of the weight and the condensation and because they look really naff.

I got these from my optician; they weren't cheap but they are photochromic and varifocal and the vision is superb. They get around the problem of glazing curved sports frames by cleverly having the lenses in flatter sub-frames, which can be popped out and replaced with a plain shield if you wish.

They look great have you got the make or any other info on the frame that I can give my optician.

 

[Globalti]

They are by Shoptic, very difficult to find online but after much searching I found these:

http://www.specs2u.co.uk/sports-glasses/

They come in that carbon finish, red like mine and matt black. I suspect the manufacturers or importers limit access to opticians only.

Very comfortable and wind-free. If you're lucky enough to live near Blackburn you can get them from my optician, the very excellent Junaid at Ideal Eyecare on Whalley New Road.

 

[Fisheh]

That's great, thanks will pop in and ask them if they can get them .

 

[beeblemaster]

I've got Windrams these:

Had them just over two years now. They're good for the wind protection and generally do the job they're supposed to do... but they're cheaply made - the nose cushion kept coming away, and one of the screws in the arm kept coming loose, so much so that I've now lost that screw and had to bodge a fix using a paper clip! They look a bit naff too! :-)

The double glazing is a real problem in foggy/misty conditions, despite a liberal coating of an anti-fog scuba solution which works wonders for my motorcycle visor and specs.

Frustrating that I paid £95 for them whereas if I had decent vision like my riding buddies, I could just get a pair of glasses from Screwfix/Aldi for about £3 that look so much better.

I'm going to look for something else when I get round to it...

 

[vickster]

My Oakleys came from here, they do other brands. I got £50 off in an Oakley promotion

http://www.rxsport.co.uk/categories/Prescription-Sunglasses/Oakley-Prescription-Sunglasses/

 

[HLaB]

I use daily disposable contacts when riding, but whilst they work for me they don't for everyone !

 

[AFrightfulHobgoblin]

I use daily disposable contacts when riding, but whilst they work for me they don't for everyone !

I've been using disposable contacts for years for leisure riding, but once I started commuting every day it was just another thing to do before you're ready to ride, twice a day.
I got a pair of BBB OptiView glasses and got my local optician to make up the inserts a couple of months ago. I'm finding they work really well, had some truly horrible conditions recently and they're no worse than regular cycling glasses for misting or rain.

 

[Fisheh]

Still looking , contact lenses are not an option. My optician does not do Shoptic but they do Progear
http://www.eyekit.co/information/br...-information-about-the-brands-technology.html

The Oakley glasses look very nice ,again I'm not sure if my optician can supply them .
I would prefer to get them face to face so I'm trying to not order online at the moment.

 

[vickster]

Still looking , contact lenses are not an option. My optician does not do Shoptic but they do Progear
http://www.eyekit.co/information/br...-information-about-the-brands-technology.html

The Oakley glasses look very nice ,again I'm not sure if my optician can supply them .
I would prefer to get them face to face so I'm trying to not order online at the moment.

Boots quoted me £320 for the Oakleys. I just sent my prescription to the online seller, paid for special delivery due to value, they arrived in under a week, with the discount, I probably saved £80 for memory

I am not a fan of the big heavy full plastic frames, ugly IMO , the half rimmed Oakleys suit much better even if they cost a bit more

 

[phil-b]

I am also looking for some prescription glasses but I am no sure what sort of tint to go for
react to light
graded tint
just plane tint

any opinions of what is best for cycling?

 

[Globalti]

Definitely go for reactolite; my son and I use ours for night riding, at which time they're completely clear and the vision is excellent. In bright sun you don't notice the darkening at all although to an observer they look very dark.

My Shoptics are reactolite and varifocal; not cheap, as I wrote, but outstanding vision and protection.

I've never wanted those inserts as pictured by @beeblemaster as I've always thought they marked you out as an "old chap" as well as the weight and the misting problem he mentions.

(I'm an old chap but still look like a 25 year-old club racer *cough*)

 

[phil-b]

Definitely go for reactolite; my son and I use ours for night riding, at which time they're completely clear and the vision is excellent. In bright sun you don't notice the darkening at all although to an observer they look very dark.

My Shoptics are reactolite and varifocal; not cheap, as I wrote, but outstanding vision and protection.

I've never wanted those inserts as pictured by @beeblemaster as I've always thought they marked you out as an "old chap" as well as the weight and the misting problem he mentions.

(I'm an old chap but still look like a 25 year-old club racer *cough*)

I guess I am classed as an old chap now but I have always been short-sighted. my worry about the react-to-light lenses was that if you go quickly from light to dark they wont change quick enough leaving you struggling to see. as in you enter a wooded area for example . But it looks like you don't have any problems and I guess I don't ride fast enough for that to be a problem anyway