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  • Riding with glasses or contact lenses…
  • anotherdeadhero
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    My experience with contacts is similar to druidh, I used them for football but they tended to dry out on the bike.

    There are several different kinds of contacts these days. I’m lucky, boggo super cheap monthlies just seem to stick to my eye fine and my eyes water enough never to dry out. You may get on a lot better with some of the modern soft lens technologies, or torics. Go find a decent optician that specialises in contacts. If you have to go high street, I find Boots etc much better than crapsavers, though the crapsavers free contact lens trials are handy to get into them initially …

    molgrips
    Free Member

    so why wouldn’t a glasses wearer use normal prescription glasses that are shaped to provide more coverage and be stable?

    Cos they get covered in rain, sweat and mist.

    spev
    Full Member

    brassneck, I had the same problem as you, my local Boots are doing a free consultation,you’ll need a current prescription, the guy was very helpful and showed my various techniques for putting em in and taking em out. They also gave me 8 pairs free to start me off. Go and make an appointment, you’ve got nothing to lose.

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    brassneck
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    Ta spev, I’ll do that. Had been thinking of prescription Oakleys, but the prescription changed over 2 years so I’m thinking it might not be the best investment. Likewise with surgery, I’d heard it’s not worth it unless they are stable for a bit.

    matthewjb
    Free Member

    I have found contact lenses to be great. I use daily disposable ones. They are the most comfortable ones I’ve tried.

    I always ride with sunglasses to prevent them drying out and keep the mud out.

    simonm
    Free Member

    I have contacts for rainy days but I find they really alter depth perception badly, at night its worse. Maybe its as I have a slight astigmatism and just have normal contacts…
    So, I just ride with some Oakley 5’s, tried some Rudy insert types but they steam up worse than the fives.
    Its crap really… rainy rides are the worst for glasses.

    Pieface
    Full Member

    I used to use disposables and they’re fine.

    I did recently plump for prescription transitions lenses in semi sporty frames (Oakley 5’s) and wish I’d done it years ago as they’re far more comfortable and ‘nicer’ if that makes sense, but then I normally wear glasses all the rest of the time.

    mrmo
    Free Member

    I have astigmatism and i have a pair of contacts, due to the prescription, -6, they are bespoke, something like £200 a pair. ok they work but i found that the slightest movement such as blinking and the world would go blurry. I can cope on the road but off road the vibration wind etc just no fun.

    Basically gone back to glasses, just got to figure out what the options are now, i have tried Bolle’s in the past and not impressed by the double lenses systems and most of the single wrap arounds i believe go no where near my prescription.

    trickydisco
    Free Member

    Same experience as me mrmo.

    Does anyone else know if photochromic or polorised lenses start off clear?

    Been looking at spy optic prescription glasses

    Pieface
    Full Member

    mrmo – I had to compromise on one of the settings to get the 5’s to work with my relatively low (-2.5) prescription.

    I have astigmatism so regular disposables weren’t 100% and the special astigmatism lenses didn’t impress.

    Yes the glasses do steam up and get wet, but a crud catcher / neoguard stop pretty much everyhting, but I’d wear protective glasses anyway as mud in your eye with contacts is painful. Also occassionally blinking out contact lenses is annoying.

    aP
    Free Member

    My prescription is -11 and I use Rudy Project Exception frames with the smaller prescription insert. I like them a lot, except in drizzly rain or very humid misty conditions. I’ve looked at contacts but both myself and my optician have decided to steer clear as I was offered 3 month contacts the pain and bruises all round would have made it intolerable for both of us.

    oliverd1981
    Free Member

    I just wear my old cheap specs and try not to ride in the rain. Going to try and find a specialist contact lens practitioner soon though. (Astigmatism sucks)

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