Touring with prescription glasses
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Re: Touring with prescription glasses
Have a look at Swisseye. While some of their frames have inserts others can be prescription ground.
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Seems there is a trend here; I too have Optilabs photochromic varifocals that I use for cycling. Brilliant for me and a range of frames and lens options are available on line and in store. I had a small issue when one lens fell out as a result of being in an overly warm car. No fuss refitting for nowt plus free coffee in the Croydon showroom. Lovely people and excellent service. When my next prescription is made in March, I'll be back down there to either get new lenses fitted or new frames as well.
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When I first had prescription glasses, I began to look around for something that I could use for cycling and motorcycling...what were the pros wearing - that's pros in the peloton?
Bolle were very popular among glasses wearing pros in the late 1980s, I bought a pair of Edge II they came with two different earpieces (one pair wrap around the ears type (they don't fall off or move down you nose like ordinary glasses an), and a conventional pair.
The prescription lens is behind the"main glass", which is interchangeable according to the conditions - which has always worked for me, never any fogging problems they're great even after all these years.
BBB make something very similar at a very keen/keener price - here's the link http://bbbcycling.com/?s=glasses
Hope this helps, eyes are valuable so don't skimp on protection.
Jon.
Bolle were very popular among glasses wearing pros in the late 1980s, I bought a pair of Edge II they came with two different earpieces (one pair wrap around the ears type (they don't fall off or move down you nose like ordinary glasses an), and a conventional pair.
The prescription lens is behind the"main glass", which is interchangeable according to the conditions - which has always worked for me, never any fogging problems they're great even after all these years.
BBB make something very similar at a very keen/keener price - here's the link http://bbbcycling.com/?s=glasses
Hope this helps, eyes are valuable so don't skimp on protection.
Jon.
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I have a pair of Oakley glasses with transitions lenses. They work very well night and day.
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I have a pair of Optilabs photochromic byfocals that I use for cycling. Been on many tours. Frame snapped after 4 years but Optilab were very generous and replaced with a minimum charge. The only issue I found was when riding into a dark tunnel from bright sunlight. The photo chromatic response is relatively slow and you have to be cautious; a minor flaw I know but worth mentioning.
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22camels wrote:Thanks for the replies.
The insert option where you change the outer lens according to conditions doesn't sound nearly as convenient as the photochromic lens which changes automatically, am I missing something? I suppose if my prescription changed this would work better as then I could just get a new insert, but my prescription has been constant for twenty years.
My main concern is still that I'll have to take them off whenever I am interacting with people to swap to my regular glasses.
To me it is far more convenient
On the winter commute I use a yellow photochromic lens
On the changeable days I wear a red photochromic lens
On bright days I wear a grey photochromic lens
Total simplicity as the inner lens remains the same
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In the past (before needing varifocals to read the map) I occasionally received sports glasses to review with yellow or other tinted lenses. I could never see the point of those colours - they just made everything look weird.
I guess I was never a good enough cyclist to appreciate the benefits - maybe a bit like the emperor who couldn't see his new clothes
I guess I was never a good enough cyclist to appreciate the benefits - maybe a bit like the emperor who couldn't see his new clothes
Chris Juden
One lady owner, never raced or jumped.
One lady owner, never raced or jumped.
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Before I bought my Optilabs varifocals, I was wearing plain interchangeable lenses in a basic cycling frames.CJ wrote:........ yellow or other tinted lenses. I could never see the point of those colours - they just made everything look weird.
I read on here somewhere about yellow lenses, and yes, they do make everything weird, but what they do do, is emphasise contrast. You can actually see the difference, and wearing them you can see road imperfections far more clearly.
You get used to the yellow, and when you take them off, everything looks blue and weird.
Mick F. Cornwall
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"On the winter commute I use a yellow photochromic lens. On the changeable days I wear a red photochromic lens. On bright days I wear a grey photochromic lens."
I see! Didn't realise you were referring to photochromics of different tints, I thought you just meant ordinary lenses . Yeah that could be handy.
I'm actually trying to decide between grey and brown tinted Optilabs photochromics (in the non-interchangeable version). I know there is not much between them but I've heard the grey makes things appear more natural (does not modify the colours), whereas the brown changes the colours slightly, and improves contrast a bit? I think I'd rather see things in as natural colours as possible, but I wouldn't mind a bit of added contrast.. decisions..
I see! Didn't realise you were referring to photochromics of different tints, I thought you just meant ordinary lenses . Yeah that could be handy.
I'm actually trying to decide between grey and brown tinted Optilabs photochromics (in the non-interchangeable version). I know there is not much between them but I've heard the grey makes things appear more natural (does not modify the colours), whereas the brown changes the colours slightly, and improves contrast a bit? I think I'd rather see things in as natural colours as possible, but I wouldn't mind a bit of added contrast.. decisions..