Hi, So now that I’ve reached the age that to prevent me hitting all of the trees I need to wear my glasses whilst riding. I keep seeing riding glasses that have an RX holder fitted behind the lenses that holds your prescription lenses. Does anyone use these and are they any good ? Also who made your prescription lenses to fit the holder. Thanks for any help.

I have a pair of Adidas Evil Eye Pro with RX inserts from SelectSpecs a couple of years ago.

As with most normal glasses they’re fine in the warmer / drier months but suffer from misting up in colder / wetter conditions – at which point they’re harder to clear as you have more surfaces (and normally have to separate the inserts).

Evil Eye here too. Had them for years – love them!

I never got on with rx inserts. Found them more prone to fogging, heavier than single layer glasses so moved a lot more on my nose. I tried Oakley M frames, Rudy Project and Revision Sawfly.
Then I got some Oakley Crosslink with prescription photochromic lenses from RX Sport (iirc) for about £140 and they were so much better.
I now wear contact lenses and that’s a million times better again.

I now wear contact lenses and that’s a million times better again.

Very much this.

Failing that, just wear your normal glasses.

I just have Loubsol prescription wrap round shades for cycling, one pair photochromatic and one pair polarised dark.

Both pairs are over 10 years old, very impressed with them; use them for everything, skiing, road, MTB, running, walking….

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I have used prescription riding glasses for aaaaaaages.

Having used Rudy Projects with an insert, the best thing I can say about them is it was relatively inexpensive to change the lens tints or when they scratched, which they did frequently.

Replaced them with Transitions Oakley Jawbones (now called Racing Jackets) and it was the best 300quid i have ever spent of bike stuff.

I recently replaced them with another set of Racing Jackets but this time with Prizm Trail lenses and for daylight riding they are amazing.  They might be a bit light on the top of a Alpine pass in bright sunshine and they are clearly too dark for night riding but for the middle 80% they are tremendous.

The sportRX youtube channel is really informative but you probaly want to buy from the UK.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO0q6Rn5duiJUMiINe5yl8A

There are definitely more options for more cycling friendly but not full on racing snakestyles out there now, Oakley Crossrange and Targetline spring to mind.

There is a good article on the front page about the Oakley Crossrange in Transitions and prescription:

https://singletrackworld.com/2019/10/oakley-crossrange-prescription-riding-glasses/

With regards to who to buy from, RXSport do a home frame trial so you can see what fits you , but I have used https://www.extreme-eyewear.co.uk/ for my last 2 pairs, Simon is ace to deal with and if you can’t see what you want on his site he will be able to get it for you.

Thanks for all the info. Lots of options to look at now 😁

I’ve had prescription transitions for about 18 months and I wear them night and day, wet and dry, woods and open as well as on the beach and skiing. They can start to fog up when hauling up a hill at walking pace in the damp and cold but they clear very quickly. If I ever kill them or have a significant prescription change I’ll buy another pair. Accept they will get a kicking and that whatever you choose it will not be perfect.

I had a look at some fairly cheap Sinner sunglasses, phoned up Specs By Post who are always really helpful and advised they would be able to reglaze the ones I was interested in. Got prescription transition lenses fitted and I’m really happy with them. Being for MTBing in all weathers I’m not too bothered if they eventually get a bit scratched as they didn’t cost a lot.

Glasses Direct, or similar, get something bigger than I normally would to take care of mud and bugs getting in my eyes, and always plastic. Dont usually pay any more than about £25 for something that fits whilst riding and running, looks fine at the post-ride pub, and is robust. Sod paying for specialist stuff; pointless for me.