Cycle .Wearing Glasses

[ZIZAG]

To all spectacle /glasses wearer's .

Can anybody advise .
Is there any goggles that fit over spectacles /Glasses .

" And I dont mean the ones that you look like a complete pratt".

I usually wear contact lenses with sunglasses for glare .
But find them uncomfortable after 3/4 hours .

 

[potsy]

There are inserts you can buy,and fit into special frames,not tried them myself but I know others on here have.
I just recently went back to CL's and know what you mean about the comfort,usually OK for 8-10 hours but I like to take them out as soon as I get home after work.
Really seen the benefit this week with the wet commutes though,can finally see where I'm going in the rain

 

[Canardly]

Biggles did not have this problem ask Ginger. ( I was hoping disposables would allow me to wear some outrageously expensive cycling bins and look super coool).

 

[PpPete]

Take a look at Kontrol Sports.
Very good value, and can be used with or without the prescription inserts.
I got their "Gelshock" special offer (three different colour lenses + 1 adapter) .... one of them is clear so I could calll them "safety glasses" and charge to my company . The yellow lenses are pretty good for cycling in all light conditions, and not too dark for the cafe/ pub stop. (although look pretty silly). The dark lenses are bit too dark for conditions of dappled shade .... great for skiing though.

Bit of a faff having to get inserts filled with your prescription elsewhere, but the online place they recommend is pretty good.

 

[ColinJ]

As an alternative, how about a Shadow Visor?

 

[Amanda P]

With the enthusiasm of a recent convert myself, I'd urge you to persist with the contact lenses. If 3 to 4 hours is as long as you can stick them, talk to your optician about a different type or a different brand. A good practice will be willing to give you trials of different products until you find one that suits you - some peoples eyes just don't get on with certain polymers or solutions, for example. If your optician isn't helpful on that point (and I think there are quite a lot of opticians who are frankly a bit clueless about contact lenses), go to a different optician.

Contact lenses can be tricky to fit. A few opticians will persist until you find something that you can get on with. Many dislike the hassle of repeated consultations and trials of different types, brands etc. and just want you to go away and stop bothering them. You need the first kind.

 

[jimboalee]

I've got an ancient pair of Briko Clip. Great but the arms don't mould round my ears so a 'Croakies' is used. Obselete now but bloody brilliant. Soft nose bridge and pads. One piece lens and plastic prescription insert. Nice and light.

A pair of Rudy Project Rydon with inserts. Arms can be shaped to suit. Fog up too readily. Nose pads disingegrated. Trim fell off the arms. Seperate lenses. Metal prescription insert. Far too expensive. Crap.

A pair of normal everyday specs with Exec' bifocals so I can see the Garmin clear as well as the roadsigns.
I chose the frames carefully to get the height. Can be worn in the office with no piss take as yet.