Do you wear spectacles whilst cycling??

[guitarpete247]

I bought some Windrams from Vision Express about 3 years ago. I think they were £100 with the prescription inserts.

 

[marafi]

Yes I wear mine short sighted. Though they get annoying when they dig into my nose while cycling. I wouldn't mind getting cycling glasses.

 

[TonyEnjoyD]

Nah, short sighted in one eye and long sighted in the other so I can get away without my specs thankfully.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I wear my contacts when cycling because i can't see forward when my head's down on my drop handles in glasses. If i had money to burn i'd buy some Dennis Taylor types to see forward while my head's down but i bet they're only available custom made so...My lenses really need a new prescription as the right one only gives about 60% decent vision.
I wear a visor on my helmet in the rain and i always wear either clear plastic industrial eye protection glasses or semi wrap around shades. I feel that fully cover the eye socket specs hold condensation, and too open glasses let in wind and bugs.

 

[Cyclist33]

I don't have much choice but have no hang ups about it either. I got a prescription shades as my second pair on my latest set, not sport glasses but they have a large surface area. Only slight issue is the arms have leopard print on the insides!

 

[Accy cyclist]

I don't have much choice but have no hang ups about it either. I got a prescription shades as my second pair on my latest set, not sport glasses but they have a large surface area. Only slight issue is the arms have leopard print on the insides!

I don't think that anyone will spot that!

 

[alans]

I have a wrap around frames from the sunglasses range by Specsavers with my prescription varifocal photochromatic lenses fitted.
They fit very close to my eyebrows & cheekbones thus keeping wind,grit & bugs etc out of my eyes.
I'm very very pleased with them.

 

[Fnaar]

I would, but I don't want to make a spectacle of myself.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I have a wrap around frames from the sunglasses range by Specsavers with my prescription varifocal photochromatic lenses fitted.
They fit very close to my eyebrows & cheekbones thus keeping wind,grit & bugs etc out of my eyes.
I'm very very pleased with them.

How much did they cost, if you don't mind me asking?

 

[RWright]

I have a pair of huge Rayban Clubmaster knock offs with rose color prescription lense that I have had for a long time. I put a small mirror on the inside of the left lense since we drive on the right side of the road here, it allows me to scan behind me easily and often. I will probably get one for the right lense soon.

The lense are scratched, the prescription is old (my eyes actually got better) and they make my eyes water when I get over about 25 mph (which doesn't happen often). I hate it when I take off to go riding and forget to put them on. They are great.

 

[gaz]

I use adidas evil eye pro glasses with inserts.

 

[alans]

How much did they cost, if you don't mind me asking?

My lenses were £90 & the frames were £30.

 

[Crankarm]

I always wear sunglasses or clear glasses in poor / low light and at night to protect my eyes. A fly in the eye makes you cry.

 

[Globalti]

I went to TK Max and bought some rather cool and dinky wraparound sunglasses, then popped out the dark lenses and got them glazed with the cheapest possible plastic lenses by a local optician. The frames cost £12.99 and the lenses £50. Not varifocal and thanks to the cheap plastic the edges are very thick but you don't see that behind the frames. A better quality denser lens would have been thinner but more costly if scratched or damaged. They protect my eyes really well from cold wind.

 

[srw]

I find ordinary glasses fine up to about 30mph, but any faster and they water, so I use a pair of Optilabs with reactive lenses when I'm in lycra mode. They're not the most stylish of things, but they're practical.