Always had massive problems getting cyclig glasses to fit my face. Recently I've been to opticians and an Oakly dealer, and the problem I have is a very narrow bridge (about 10mm, from being broken)
Everything slides down so I end up looking over the tops, so I need to build my own bridge. Any idea what I could use?
never tried it ...http://sugru.com/
fubar - Member
never tried it ...http://sugru.com/
There was a thread about this stuff over the last week and someone else mentioned another polymer with slightly different proprieties too.
At my practice we have customised a bridge before by sticking a replacement pair of nosepads onto the bridge, fairly Heath Robinson but it worked pretty well
I broke my glasses in the middle on a week long cycling trip once - fixed it with two zip ties, worked brilliantly well actually.
+1 on the Sugru
Made a few fixes (hacks) with it. Works well and seems to last.
Never tried it on something touching skin for an extended period of time though so you might want to read up on their website.
I'll check up on the Sugru.
I'm going to find some old one piece bridges and stick them on the existing one. Roughly, if I put my finger between my nose and existing glasses bridge they fit.
Oakley Jawbones come with fatter nose pieces that you can use to narrow the distance down, plus the rubber bit is 'unobtanium' which gets sticky when you sweat...
Crikey's right - there are also Asian fit glasses for narrower bridges.
I used to have no end of trouble with my glasses sliding down but now I have some Oakleys with the unobtanium (at least that's what I think they call it) rubber ear socks and nose pads and it's fantastic, they just stay where they're put & stick better the hotter you get. Don't know if it'd help in your case but because the ear rubbers stick as well you're not just relying on the nose to keep them in place.
Edit. Beaten to it by Crikey
I dunno where Oldgit is located, but there's an Oakley store in Bristol that has tons and tons of stock in glasses that you could try. Admittedly it's a lot of stupid looking shades but they also have some technical sports eyewear in there too.
I was actually told that the 'Asian fit' is for a more reccessed bridge?
Been looking for old broken shades for extra padding.
oldgit earlier today
"This is a tin of Shinola"
Grrrrrr
I thought asian fit was for a flatter (wider) bridge, rather than a narrower bridge
"traditional" metal glasses have adjustable nosepieces, are you talking about prescription glasses for cycling or just sunnies?
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