[Closed] Off road with 4 eyes

Not cheap, but I use Oakley M-frames with RX inserts.

Optilabs do some excellent ones that are designed for cycling and work.

I had the Sprint frame option and framewise they were great. However, I chose to get them with polarised lenses and they were just too dark in the forests. A pair with clear lenses would be perfect.

When I rode with glasses I never really had any problems with them coming off. I just made sure that the curve in the arms, that goes down the back of my ear was quite tight.

I'm in contact lenses with either Oakley Jawbones or Oakley Crowbar goggles now. I'd never go back to riding in specs.

Contact lenses for me- and generally some sort of glasses over the top, just because that's a good idea. Very rarely I ride in glasses then remember why I chose contacts.

optilabs only seem to be available as sunglasses?

liking the oakley flak jacket, looking for something not to styled.

been a long time since i tried contacts, maybe have another look..

thanks

Another one for contact lenses - nothing else compares

I changed my glasses to something a bit wider no draught anymore, but still suffer in rain

Contact lenses and a clear lens over the top it sunglasses. Have the benefit that you can take them off when its raining.

Hi - I had the same problem. My eyes kept watering on fast decents & I tried clip on sun lenses but they were poor with low sun on partially shaded track.

I got myself a pair of Rudy Project Rydons with the rimless RX inserts. The Rydon lenses are photochromatic Impact X - so pretty tough & scratch resistant. I shopped around & got then for about £130 (I think) & the RX inserts (about £50) I got glazed on line pretty cheaply with my perscription.

Not cheap - as has been said but I wear them all the time for cycling & also when on Hols for windsurfing (with a tie on the back). They also look pretty cool!

From Optilabs website:

LENS OPTIONS
Photochromic – Non prescription, single vision prescription, bifocal & varifocal
Standard polarised – Non prescription, single vision prescription, bifocal & varifocal
Mirror finish (polarised) – Non prescription & single vision prescription only
Ultra 2000 polarised (Drivewear®) – Non prescription, single vision prescription, bifocal & varifocal
[b]Plain (clear) – Non prescription, single vision prescription, bifocal & varifocal[/b]

I wear Oakley Split Jackets with non-Oakley transitions Rx lenses because my prescription is outside what Oakley can do. I don't get on with contacts and no-one's getting anywhere near my corneas with a laser, so they seemed like a good option. Expensive (~£300 all in) but definitely some of the best money I've ever spent on outdoors kit.

They are comfy, keep the wind out, the lenses are good for everything from night riding to bright summer sunshine (probably not dark enough for sunny snow conditions though). With some anti-fog stuff on they don't steam up at all. They have fallen off my face once - but I ended up taped to a spinal board in A and E for six hours, the specs got a tiny scratch on one lens, nothing more.

The other advantage of contacts of course is that you can peel onions without tears.

I will just stick to wearing contact lenses.

Oakley Transition Prescription Jawbones (now called Racing Jackets).

Knocks anything with an insert into a cocked hat!
Seriously good bit of kit but will cost you about £270...

I however would spent that amount of money again without a second thought.

I Have a clear pair of [url= http://www.kontrolsports.co.uk/p/7/prescription-sunglasses/sports-sunglasses/moondog-ii-cobalt-grey-rx/details.asp ]these[/url] which I got Glazed for ~£15, they've done well for me for a couple of years, considering how cheap they were.

I recently bought a pair of "Fauxley" Jawbones from a Chinese seller on ebay a few months ago, and Cilliary blue glazed those for me.
They did a good job of fitting the lenses to the frame, I cheaped out and got their most basic clear lenses though and maybe I should have spent a bit more and had the thin or ultra thin lens, but at ~£15 for the frame / ~£20 lenses I'm really chuffed with them.

I know I'd never spend anything like the money for a Pukka pair of Oakleys (with prescription lenses you'd be looking at an easy £250+) to then go and fall on them/break them on a trail...

I use the Jawbones most of the time now, it's good to have the old RX pair as spares still.

I also use Bob Heath anti-Fog Visor spray on all my riding glasses to keep fogging under control...

For DH I have a pair of Oakley L-Frame (Over the glasses Goggles, TBH I find them a bit shite really lots of faff, they Fog up/smear far too easily even with liberal coatings of the Bob Heath stuff and all the foam torn out to aid venting, I mostly stick with the Fauxleys now...

Cheapo option.....use a neoprene strap (couple of quid of ebay) which slides over the legs. I have one for WW kayaking and my glasses stay on even in a roll.

The streaming eyes could just be due to the glasses slipping a bit..the strap keeps them fixed in place and is comfy to boot. Never had an issue on my bike since wearing one.

Not really of much use in the context here but folks may be interested to know of a solution adopted by one of my touring pals. He wears plain glasses, probably of the safety variety, and uses self-adhesive magnifying lenses at the bottom so he can read maps, routes etc simply by looking down.

decided to try a pair of these [url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=29492 ]XLC specs[/url] as a semi disposable pair for riding, good reviews and silly cheap!

thanks for the pointers

i know it is not what you asked, and i know nothing of your prescription...

however, I ummed and errrd for a long time and finally ignored the scare stories and got lasered. life changing for all activities, and i really can see way better. took a while for night glare to calm down, but after glasses steamign up, and contacts vibratign on my eyes goign downhill and numerous eye infections from buggerign about with contacts when camping I did th emaths and compared to contacts the surgery will pay back in around 8 years.
plus I was for ever losign contacts whn swimming.
i can easily read the bottom lien on the eye test charts...

previous to that it was contacts plus protective glasses coz mud plus contacts can be painful, it also means you don't need prescription glasses, sunnies, goggles, bike glasses, snooker glasses, camera viewfinders etc...

just my tuppence worth

Been using Optolabs single prescription transition lenses and polarised sunglasses for past 10 years. On the whole very good value for money and a re glaze is about £40.

I was always just wearing my standard glasses and my eyes were always watering so i saved up for some Oakley Radar Locks and i've combined them with contact lensed and it's great. Except my fox flux helmet goes down quite far at the back and interferes with the arms and i can't see that there's a lot i can do about that except a new helmet. So what i will say is, take your helmet with you when you go and buy glasses.

^good point, know this from riding motorbikes but never considered that the new style of "enduro/AM" lids could get in the way!

I've scratched a few pairs of glasses mounting biking so switched to disposable contact lenses instead. Much better.

At the moment it's a cheap option 2 'cause having a cataract in one eye means I don't need to bother with a contact lens for that one!