I think the time has come I need glasses

[cyberknight]

I have needed reading glasses for about 6 years ,fine without for anything distance wise but the distance I need the glasses for has got further away.i wear bifocal safety glasses at work which would make good cheap cycling glasses as you can get them in various colours

 

[gom]

If / When you need bifocals to read a map / gps, Voltx bifocal safety glasses are a popular choice. And quite cheap.
I wear such all the time while cycling, to allow reading as above, plus cafe menus etc. My distance vision is ok for cycling, but not really for driving, Off the bike I’m now on my third pair of varifocals ☹️. Excellent but £££.

 

[rockyroller]

fwiw
I keep glasses in my bike trunk & in my car
about 11 years ago I got a prescription for reading glasses & I still have them at my work office. Wifey often reminds me to have them updated
around the house, etc I have various glasses & shop glasses w/ varying levels of magnification, for whatever pops up. sometimes I have to juggle 2 pair depending on what I'm working on or looking at

 

[bobzmyunkle]

Might need smart glasses according to this
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/...for-roads-to-be-safe-for-everyone-study-finds

 

[Electric_Andy]

My partner opts for multiple pairs of cheap readers. Doesn't seem to stop her losing half of them. She (and both my parents) found that proper ones from specsavers were actually a bit better, as you obviously get the exact ones for your eyes. Maybe get a best pair from an opticians and a few cheap ones as spares

 

[davidphilips]

Started wearing glasses for reading a few years ago and have found the glasses in the local £1 shop ok but hinges break very quick, glasses in Tesco think they are about £7 for 2 seem better and tbh seem just as good as glasses from the opticians, only they are not supplied with a case so keep cases from opticians.

 

[Alex321]

My partner opts for multiple pairs of cheap readers. Doesn't seem to stop her losing half of them. She (and both my parents) found that proper ones from specsavers were actually a bit better, as you obviously get the exact ones for your eyes. Maybe get a best pair from an opticians and a few cheap ones as spares

I'm not sure you do get "the exact ones for your eyes", even from the opticians. I think even there, they just go to the nearest 0.5

 

[taximan]

I am quite worried about my eyes. My left eye is so bad that I am unable to read even huge road signs until I am close to them. My right eye is OK with glasses but I have just discovered that I have a cataract in it . I am aware that the treatment carries very little risk but I am still concerned in case there is a problem. I will have to discuss it with the specialist when I see him.

 

[night cycler]

Hi
Yesterday the Sun was out and a bike ride was looking very tempting.
I got my biking gear on , filled my bottle up with a drink and set off down the country lanes.The ride I did was around 35 miles and the weather was perfect.
Low and behold around 20 miles in I got a rear wheel puncture.So it was off with the wheel and out with the puncture repair kit to sort it.
Well I've been living in denial for a good few years now in that I need glasses, but yesterday was a turning point..I found the offending sliver of glass that sent my tyre down, but could I see the hole in the tube, not a chance even with me frantically pumping some air into it and listening for the tell tale hiss.
After around ten minutes I eventually found it and set to work patching it.Glue on and then a patch.
The only problem was I couldn't focus my failing eyesight on separating the peel off backing film from the patch.That and the fact my nails are very short left me scratting at the patch for nearly 25 minutes to separate it. As luck would have it ,a couple walking there dog came by and offered me assistance and saved the day 🤣.
Once it was sorted I was soon back on my way again.I can see perfectly fine distance wise but anything close up like a newspaper I struggle.
After another few miles under my belt I came across a nice country pub to which my bike has a nasty habit of throwing me into the beer garden.Honestly I've tried fixing this problem in the past to no success.
With the bike parked up I walked into the pub covered in mud and stinking like a tramp only to stumble into a posh reception inside.There I was surrounded by top hats and tails whilst I looked like I'd been dragged through the hedge backwards.I quickly ordered my pint and retired to the beer garden to hide.
I think my cheap reading glasses should be now taken with me my I go out on the bike again or better still get myself down to the opticians for some proper glasses 🤓

I am pleased you got the puncture sorted. Please may I suggest the easier way. Always take a spare tube with you - it' s a lot easier to fix punctures in the comfort of a warm house and a mug of tea.

 

[HLaB]

Since my late teens I have worn glasses for short sightedness. However auld age has caught up on me at the other end of the vision spectrum and I now not good with my short sighted contact lenses for reading up close. I could get by with my glasses peering out beneath the lens to read. However, at my last optician appointment earlier this year I went for varifocals. I'll put up for now with the weekend cafe stops when I need to read occasionally a menu at arms length 😂

 

[DogmaStu]

I'm the other way round - fine with close up stuff, but need glasses for distance use so I treated myself to some prescription cycling glasses. Which is fine for general riding, but when following a plotted route on the Garmin I keep needing to lift the glasses to see the map & instructions clearly.

Yep, similar to me.

I have prescription sunglasses and have to lift them up to read anything on my mobile.

 

[Alex321]

Since my late teens I have worn glasses for short sightedness. However auld age has caught up on me at the other end of the vision spectrum and I now not good with my short sighted contact lenses for reading up close. I could get by with my glasses peering out beneath the lens to read. However, at my last optician appointment earlier this year I went for varifocals. I'll put up for now with the weekend cafe stops when I need to read occasionally a menu at arms length 😂

I have worn contact lenses for short sight since I was 18, but have been needing reading glasses for a few years now.

I keep a pair of reading glasses permanently in my saddlebag on the bike so I have a pair available for the above sort of situations.

I work on the basis of buying cheap reading glasses from places such as Poundland, and keep pairs in all the places I am likely to need them.

By getting the cheap ones, it doesn't matter too much when a pair gets broken or lost.

 

[youngoldbloke]

I am pleased you got the puncture sorted. Please may I suggest the easier way. Always take a spare tube with you - it' s a lot easier to fix punctures in the comfort of a warm house and a mug of tea.

^ this - and line up your tyre logo with the valve, then when you find the shard of glass or whatever in the tyre you have a reference point for finding the hole in the tube, if you've run out of spare tubes and have to repair on the road. This of course works both ways - if you can't find the culprit in the tyre but locate the hole in the tube, again you have a reference point.

 

[Bristolian]

I have been wearing glasses for more than 30 years and varifocal ones for at least ten of those. I recently purchased these from Amazon. they come with a clip-on frame that I got Specsavers to put bifocal lenses into (my distance and reading prescription). They work really well and I can see ahead for road signs, traffic, etc., and glance down to see my bike computer.

 

[youngoldbloke]

I have been wearing glasses for more than 30 years and varifocal ones for at least ten of those. I recently purchased these from Amazon. they come with a clip-on frame that I got Specsavers to put bifocal lenses into (my distance and reading prescription). They work really well and I can see ahead for road signs, traffic, etc., and glance down to see my bike computer.

How much did Specsavers charge to glaze the 'myopia' frame?