I've had Oakleys, mostly flak jacket XLJs for the past few years but i've just lost my 2nd pair this morning outside work 
is there any alternatives i could look at which aren't as expensive but still have decent (polarised) lenses?
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Alternative riding glasses to oakleys?
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Posted 6 months ago #
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Lidl's polarised sports glasses....Come in variety of tints for £3.99
(Normally when the fishing offers are on! The cycle ones they sell are non polarised)Who cares if I lose them or if they get broken when I fall off (Still not broken my original pair but getting a few scratches now)
Posted 6 months ago # -
Foolish boy, Pinches, foolish boy!
I've just bought my second new pair of Oakleys in as many weeks.
Then again, I'm not careless like you and I don't lose them. That would be my suggestion. There's no real alternative, so stop being so careless.
Posted 6 months ago # -
I use Bolle or Uvex safety specs - loads of choice for <£10 per pair, on ebay or from ARCO.. at that price they are basically disposable so go in the bin as soon as they get scratched/damaged.
Posted 6 months ago # -
spesh ?
Posted 6 months ago # -
I too enjoy the easy maintenance i.e. throw away joys of safety specs and there is an endless supply of them in the room next to me........currently using a new type of wrap around and they are tip top for mud protection duties
Posted 6 months ago # -
Bolle Groove are particulrly nice and come in several different lens configs...
Posted 6 months ago # -
I've had a lense crack on me, but luckily not shatter, with 'cheap' sunnies (stone thrown up from front tyre)
My eyes are worth more than £3.99.
Oakleys all the way for me...
Posted 6 months ago # -
bolle.
Posted 6 months ago # -
Bloc
Posted 6 months ago # -
got some giro ones cheap on sale, they are excellent and just as good as my oakleys as far as i can tell
Posted 6 months ago # -
BLOC polarised are pretty good. Probably not as good as Oakley, but 3-4x cheaper.
Posted 6 months ago # -
Just bought some Bolle Contour clear for night riding, unused as yet but very light and optically great, much better than a crappy pair I bought years ago. They do them in various tints, look a bit roadie maybe not enough coverage for mtb? Their ESP lens looks like a good UK day riding lens too. I'm sold, depending on how badly they steam up or not.
Posted 6 months ago # -
tifosi
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Tifosi are pretty good - they do polarised and also Fototec (reactive) Polarised lenses which optically I've found to be better than my Bloc glasses.
Not too pricey plus they have a lifetime warranty on them.
Posted 6 months ago # -
Been using Tifosi all year. Very happy with them. Plenty of lens choices including photochromic polarised ones. Decent prices too.
Posted 6 months ago # -
Rudy Project, good value and the useful light range of the photo-chromatic lenses is very wide. Good fit as well.
Grim
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Pro
Posted 6 months ago # -
As above - Tifosi Fototec are very good value.
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