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Rd Cycling Prescription Glasses

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By *pider-Woman OP   Woman
over a year ago

Exeter, Bristol, Plymouth, Truro

Hiya to all you rd cyclist out in fab land.

I've recently started wearing glasses as I was just within the legal limit for driving.

Most opticians have next to no choice for cycling glasses.

Any help would be appreciated if any of you have any recommendations.

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By *ootall2920Man
over a year ago

Linlithgow

A fellow cyclist tells me the options are limited. He said it was either Oakley or Adidas. Neither are cheap.

Good luck, hope you are getting out in the winter!

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By *pider-Woman OP   Woman
over a year ago

Exeter, Bristol, Plymouth, Truro


"A fellow cyclist tells me the options are limited. He said it was either Oakley or Adidas. Neither are cheap.

Good luck, hope you are getting out in the winter!"

Hiya

I have a pair of Oakleys now but I cant add the lens. Does your friend use prescription glssses now then? Just wondering how he finds them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Hiya to all you rd cyclist out in fab land.

I've recently started wearing glasses as I was just within the legal limit for driving.

Most opticians have next to no choice for cycling glasses.

Any help would be appreciated if any of you have any recommendations.

"
have you tried a prescription snorkeling goggle great vision and waterproof when it rains and they come in bright colours

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By *tirluvMan
over a year ago

the right frame of mind -London

Oakley and Bolle used to do them -but only certain opticians would handle that so you're probably best asking around a few opticians first

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By *radleywigginsMan
over a year ago

northwest

You can take along any set of frames that work for you and have the optician make them up..

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

You can get a few types of glasses for cycling that have inserts in them, the inserts take the prescription lens.

A mate had a pair of oakley frogskins with prescription lens in them, he paid £240 for them. He did have the iridium coating on them though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've just got a pair of Oakleys with persciption lenses, and gotta say there worth every penny... expensive but brilliant wish I had got them years ago. You order them online direct from oakley just make sure you have and up to date prescription and its helpful if you can try on the frames beforehand.. most of the sunglasses you see in the shops are all available as prescription

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have a pair of Oakley with prescription lenses, they are amazing but if I had the choice again I probably wouldn't have got them. My eyesights not that bad that I need them all the time, I just got hoodwinked by the sales assistant after my eye test

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By *elma and ShaggyCouple
over a year ago

Bedworth

I used to work in optics, spent 3 years each with specsavers and boots opticians.

Sports eyewear is specialist and most chains will not stock it, if they do have some available the quality isn’t good. The stuff we used to sell at specsavers was terrible!

For good quality sports eyewear you will need to go to a good independent optician. They will order in exactly what you need. However, be warned, good sports eyewear is very expensive.

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By *elma and ShaggyCouple
over a year ago

Bedworth


"You can take along any set of frames that work for you and have the optician make them up.."

This is true but only if they have the appropriate ce marks on the frame

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over a year ago

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

Hi OP

I've had this problem since the 1970s. My left eye is fine for driving (Not reading newspapers though) and my right is my newspaper reading eye.

Can you, with both eyes see the road ahead and signs when pedalling? As your cycling speed is slower, then you have more time to see and focus. I never use prescriptions for cycling, but have to for driving.

I have tried Oakley Bottle Rocket frames in John Lewis. Nice, but I have to redo my eye tests every year now...cataracts are on the way. Grrrh.

Your other option is surgery or contacts. I have tried the cheap double lensed options but these are too heavy.

Finally have you thought about helmets with visors, that might work for you if you do a lot of time trials?

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By *pider-Woman OP   Woman
over a year ago

Exeter, Bristol, Plymouth, Truro


"I've just got a pair of Oakleys with persciption lenses, and gotta say there worth every penny... expensive but brilliant wish I had got them years ago. You order them online direct from oakley just make sure you have and up to date prescription and its helpful if you can try on the frames beforehand.. most of the sunglasses you see in the shops are all available as prescription"

Unfortunately the Oakley pair I have cant have the prescription lens added.

Great thanks. Did Oakley add the lens when you ordered them?

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By *pider-Woman OP   Woman
over a year ago

Exeter, Bristol, Plymouth, Truro

Thanks everyone. The other problem I have is a small head

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By *he Silver FuxMan
over a year ago

Uttoxeter

Contacts are the way to go if you can... Rain and misting up won’t be a problem, you can still wear your cool Oakley tints and with some cleaning / storage solution I used to be able to make a box of thirty daily disposables last a long time.

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

I am not sure if it helps, but have you thought about contact lens, I can't have the monthly ones but get daily disposable. I pay £22.50 for a box of 30, I had the ones for astigmatism otherwise they would be cheaper.

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By *hoenixAdAstraWoman
over a year ago

Hiding in the shadows

Thumbs up for Oakleys here too.

Worth every penny

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Thanks everyone. The other problem I have is a small head "
ideal for snorkeling goggles big lens wide view

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

I don't wear them but is it possible to use your prescription details to order the specific glasses you want from a non-local opticians, such as via the internet, potentially with a wider choice and better prices? I've heard of great price savings for regular glasses this way.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’m pretty sure poc do a pair that can have a prescription lens clipped on behind the normal lens.

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By *W ChapMan
over a year ago

Swindon


"Hiya to all you rd cyclist out in fab land.

I've recently started wearing glasses as I was just within the legal limit for driving.

Most opticians have next to no choice for cycling glasses.

Any help would be appreciated if any of you have any recommendations.

"
I use standard road glasses but have prescription lenses (specifically designed) clipped on the inside, I need them to read my garmin.

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By *pider-Woman OP   Woman
over a year ago

Exeter, Bristol, Plymouth, Truro

Thanks everyone

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By *etite HandfulWoman
over a year ago

Chester

God forbid a cyclist being able to see a red light they might actually stop at one if they wore glasses.

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By *pider-Woman OP   Woman
over a year ago

Exeter, Bristol, Plymouth, Truro


"God forbid a cyclist being able to see a red light they might actually stop at one if they wore glasses. "

Well I always do as its a pet hate of mine when I'm driving

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If it's a pedestrian crossing and the pedestrians have gone why would a cyclist stop! Sorry a lot of life is about sense, in America for example in most states a car can turn right at a red light if roads clear, I don't see the problem

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If it's a pedestrian crossing and the pedestrians have gone why would a cyclist stop! Sorry a lot of life is about sense, in America for example in most states a car can turn right at a red light if roads clear, I don't see the problem

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By *eep.Man
over a year ago

Just a background character

Contacts for me so no steaming up issues or changing dark/clear.

But a pal of mine uses reactolites lenses

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Check rxsport.co.uk

I've used them for my lensed Oakleys and some glasses for sport and found them to be excellent and very good value.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rad8 do some nice prescription, cycling specific glasses. Possibly more mtb than road if that makes a difference

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By *ranfondoMan
over a year ago

Cambridgeshire

Optilabs did mine...varifocals... Good price, great delivery

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