[Closed] Prescription glasses for cycling

What is your prescription? You can get direct lenses that go from -6 to +6.5 now.

I have used inserts and I probably wouldn't again to be honest.  Firstly, they sit quite close to your eyes and you can feel your eyelashes touching them. Secondly you have an extra lenses that steams up quite easily.  Thirdly, they do look odd...

Cheers billoddie I was hoping to avoid buying twice - tinted and clear - and having to carry both for evening / overnight rides.

Transitions lenses work well for that.

I have used them for the last 7 years with no complaints.  However i also have some Oakley Prizm Trail lenses now which are rather good.

I tried the inserts and gave up with them as they steam up badly when climbing and didn’t offer great peripheral vision. Been using transitions for years now and wouldn’t go back. Oakley lenses, annoyingly, really do offer better peripheral sharpness too, which, for me, makes them worth paying for even though we all know the price is a con.

Where are you guys getting them from?

Extreme Eyewear and RX sport are both good.  Extreme eyewear do their own digital lenses which have a wider prescription range than Oakley.

I was using contacts but on long rides on hot days they dried out so quick. So I just got myself some Oakley cross link glasses from an online optician for £65 and they’ve been really good on the bike. The rubber pieces on the nose and arms mean they don’t keep falling down like my normal glasses.

I've got a proper odd prescription. Not especially strong but short sighted one side, long sighted the other, stigmatism. No wrap rounds or curved stuff for me only ophthalmic frames. After various different types and makes I still think the best compromise I've found for daytime/all weather use is some chunky plastic framed Oakleys (ophthalmic not sunglass range) with reactions lenses. Sometimes I think they'd benefit from a roadie cap under the helmet to keep sun out of the top but don't find splash from under/around too much of an issue although proper sports glasses are going to be better.

My prescription is -11(ish) and I use Rudy Project Maya which work quite well.
My optician has spent a fair bit of time researching and finding (helped by me) sports frames that cope with high prescription. If you’re in or near London PM me and I’ll give you contact details.

I use Rudy Project <somethings> from RX, with a photochromatic prescription lens that goes from almost completely clear to pretty dark very quickly, they're brilliant but I've forgotten how much it cost ... much less than Oakley obvs

I have Rudy project rydons with transitions lenses from Rx sport. I only got them this year (prescription relatively weak so I used to ride in non-prescription glasses) and they've been great.

I use normal frames, but bigger than I normally wear. Metal frames steam up less than plastic. Yellow tint for low light, dark for sunny weather, my reactions are good for all day riding but for BPW going from bright sun into the woods is a problem so I stick with the light tint for this.
If you have a high prescription go to a bricks and mortar shop as the vertical centration is important, as is the frame fit.

Rad8 mudhuggers. Transition lenses, bombproof and they really don't mist up. Fantastic. I've given up contact lenses due to buying them.

What's the issue with the contacts due to age?

I wear contacts riding due initially to smashing up expensive prescription glasses too much and prefer the wider field of view. Though I wear safety specs while riding, but I can take them off any time when stopped / at pub etc. I can also swap glasses for shades or go with goggles.

So, reluctant to ditch the contacts, but interested what might be an issue.

Age is screwing the eyes up, but it's mainly with near vision, requiring reading glasses or VFs, but not an issue really when riding, except if I have to look at a fiddly little component close up.

I use bolle tracker 2 safety glasses/goggles with rx insert. Cheap, tough and does the job as good as anything else I've tried. Not very fashionable though but I don't care.

Optilabs transitions are really good.