New glasses advice

Liamo08

I'm thinking of getting a new pair of glasses for the bike, no particular preference just looking for something with changeable lenses as I like to use clear glasses on cloudy days. Any advice appreciated.

Morgan

Budget?

Captain Havoc

Me personally, I'm on my third pair in just over a year. I just got the €15 ones in Argos which are as good as the pair of BBBs I paid €40 for. Before them I had a really good pair of Bloc glasses but the lenses weren't interchangable but they worked really well. The €2 shop has ones with interchangeable lenses, for €2 (surprise, surprise) you couldn't go wrong and if they really are shyte you can throw them away and you've lost €2 instead of a lot more.

Liamo08

Morgan wrote: »

Budget?

I'd be willing to spend a few € to get a decent pair, I only want the changeable lenses as I always wear them just to keep wind/flies/grit etc out of my eyes and I'd prefer not to have a dark lens on a typical dull Irish day.

Me personally, I'm on my third pair in just over a year. I just got the €15 ones in Argos which are as good as the pair of BBBs I paid €40 for. Before them I had a really good pair of Bloc glasses but the lenses weren't interchangable but they worked really well. The €2 shop has ones with interchangeable lenses, for €2 (surprise, surprise) you couldn't go wrong and if they really are shyte you can throw them away and you've lost €2 instead of a lot more.

I'm currently sporting a a pair of Lidl's finest but I'd like to upgrade to a decent pair.

DirkVoodoo

Oakley Radars are pretty good, great lenses but the frames seem a bit flimsy.

DualFrontDiscs

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Oakley Radars are pretty good, great lenses but the frames seem a bit flimsy.

As a long standing Oakley user, all the way back to the Frogs (?), you're paying for the name. From just a quick look on Wiggle, these are rated: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/dhb_Pro_Triple_Lens_Sunglasses/5360036778/

DFD.

jwshooter

oakley M frames .

i have two frames and about 10 sets of lenses for clay shooting , they work well on the bike also .
i also have a pair of half jackets i like them a lot.

west country guns have a very good stock of oakley

Quigs Snr

Probikekit glasses come with 5 sets of lenses and are on sale at about 70% off at the moment. Going for between 10-13 euro with free delivery to Ireland. I bought 5 pairs today. I am a bit of a fan you see, I think they are great value for the money. 3 different styles so you are bound to see something that floats your boat.

http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?cat=PBK%20Sunglasses

lyders

I absolutely love my Oakley half jacket carbon fibre print glasses. Very easy to change lenses. I've been meaning to buy polarized lenses for quite a while but haven't bothered.

Ghost Rider

I had a pair of these. They're very good, especially for the price, but they're not very durable. The second time I dropped mine on the road the frame was done for.

Quigs Snr wrote: »

Probikekit glasses come with 5 sets of lenses and are on sale at about 70% off at the moment. Going for between 10-13 euro with free delivery to Ireland. I bought 5 pairs today. I am a bit of a fan you see, I think they are great value for the money. 3 different styles so you are bound to see something that floats your boat.

http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?cat=PBK%20Sunglasses

leftism

If you're buying Oakleys go for these....

You'll be the coolest kid in school! I promise

Liamo08

lyders wrote: »

I absolutely love my Oakley half jacket carbon fibre print glasses. Very easy to change lenses. I've been meaning to buy polarized lenses for quite a while but haven't bothered.

They look nice alright, where did you pick them up?

crashoveroid

I would go for a set of Oakley Jawbones i got two lenes and i love them i eveb prefer them over my Radars
http://www.smartbuyglasses.ie/designer-sunglasses/Oakley/Oakley-JAWBONE-O4-2O6-56721.html

Not a bad price too at €170.00

Lumen

Oakleys are OK but stupidly expensive; you can get perfectly good interchangable lenses for a fraction of the price.

I have custom Oakley Flak Jackets (£145) and M:Vision DArcs (£30). The Oakleys look better, but that's it. Both have safety tested lenses IIRC.

The Oakleys also feel pretty cheap, construction wise.

JacksonHeightsOwn

i wear prescription glasses, so at the moment im just wearing my prescription sunnys

luckily, they have polarised lenses, i cant give advice on glasses, but make sure you get a polarised lense, once you use them, you`ll actually wonder how you ever got by without them,

DJsail

Oakleys are mad expensive but you can always justify the price in some way when you see something you like, found an Airgas catalouge at work and when ordering my safety garb for the year changed my usual eye gear for a couple of pairs of UVEX and Smith and Wesson sports safety glasses with interchangeable lenses, couldn't believe it when they arrived as are far better quality than my original Oakley M frames which to be honest looked like they were made on the same taiwanese conveyor belt that chucks out lego which was a pity considering the price!

Diarmuid

Lumen wrote: »

I have custom Oakley Flak Jackets (£145) and M:Vision DArcs (£30). The Oakleys look better, but that's it. Both have safety tested lenses IIRC.

You can pick up Oakley Flak Jackets on Ebay for stg£50. I did. Here's one on Ebay for £57 delivered

Highway_To_Hell

I had a pair of Spiuks Ventix's for the past few years and the came with interchangeable lenses (sun, clear and night). I found them comfortable and at €70 (i think) not bad value for money. One concern I had when riding on my aero bars the top of the frame slightly blocked my forward vision, but I didn't spend a huge amount of time on the bars. The vents in the glasses worked well and rarely steamed up. I lost these glasses during a race and for a few weeks just used a cheap pair of Aldi glasses but have upgraded to a pair of Rudy Project Syluro, only have them a week or so but are very light and comfy and no issues when in the aero position. They have interchangeable lenses but have to be bought separately.

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FergusF

I had the same problem, wanted clear lenses for dull days and tried several makes of interchangeable lens glasses over the years. The problem with all of them I found was the hassle of changing lenses, having to carry the extra lenses if out for the day, then cleaning the inevitable finger marks after changing them, etc.

I would recommend Rudy Projects, mine have the photochromic lens that changes from clear to dark grey when / if the sun comes out. Gosportspex also have them for slightly less, I think this is where I bought mine actually.

For a lower budget, I agree with Lumen - the M: Vision Darcs are great value, comfortable, excellent quality for the price and they provide good protection (wide / deep lenses). The yellow / orange lenses are great for overcast days.

I'd also recommend Tifosi for good value / quality, had a pair of photochromic ones for years but unfortunately they got stolen...

Ghost Rider

I second the M:Vision DArcs recommendation. They're pretty cheap but more durable than other cheap glasses. (That said, I haven't dropped them yet...)

Diarmuid

Ghost Rider wrote: »

I second the M:Vision DArcs recommendation. They're pretty cheap but more durable than other cheap glasses. (That said, I haven't dropped them yet...)

I have them too. Agree with the above but they look crap.

ten speed racer

I'd recommend Rudy Project Rydons. I also have a pair of Briko glasses that I was perfectly happy with for years, but the Rudys are a much better pair of glasses.

When I was buying them, the cheapest place I saw them was Chain Reactions, but if you know someone in the U.S., Rudy Project USA has a great deal where you get a free helmet, spare lenses, t-shirt, bag, and hat. You can also pay a little extra to upgrade the helmet. (I bought a pair of Rydons from Chain Reactions last Christmas, and this summer I got the brother in Boston to pick up this package for me).

tunney

DualFrontDiscs wrote: »

As a long standing Oakley user, all the way back to the Frogs (?), you're paying for the name. From just a quick look on Wiggle, these are rated: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/dhb_Pro_Triple_Lens_Sunglasses/5360036778/

DFD.

Not true. In a smash do you really want the glasses you are wearing to turn to flying shards of debris? As someone whos face and head has scars from smashed less-than-oakley glasses its just not worth being scabby.

tunney

ten speed racer wrote: »

I'd recommend Rudy Project Rydons. I also have a pair of Briko glasses that I was perfectly happy with for years, but the Rudys are a much better pair of glasses.

When I was buying them, the cheapest place I saw them was Chain Reactions, but if you know someone in the U.S., Rudy Project USA has a great deal where you get a free helmet, spare lenses, t-shirt, bag, and hat. You can also pay a little extra to upgrade the helmet. (I bought a pair of Rydons from Chain Reactions last Christmas, and this summer I got the brother in Boston to pick up this package for me).

If you want to buy a good few pairs of replacement lenses for the rydons I have some to sell. No need for them since one set of lenses and the frames shattered and ripped my face to bits.

Liamo08

tunney wrote: »

If you want to buy a good few pairs of replacement lenses for the rydons I have some to sell. No need for them since one set of lenses and the frames shattered and ripped my face to bits.

Are the Oakley glasses more shatter proof than the Rudy Project ones, cause I'd be very tempted by the photochromic lenses?

tunney

Liamo08 wrote: »

Are the Oakley glasses more shatter proof than the Rudy Project ones, cause I'd be very tempted by the photochromic lenses?

Yes.

i got the photochromic lenses too. The quality of the lenses is vastly superior to rudys and the rest. and the "hydropohic" gimmick they go on about? its not a gimmick, it works!

Ghost Rider

I was told by someone who works for Madison that the M:Vision Darcs are "constructed from shatterproof plastic".

Lumen

There are two types of Rudy lens. One is shatterproof, and hard to find. The more common one is not Tunney-proof. On mobile now so can't google the names.

Tunney, I can understand why you slag the Rudys, but that doesn't make anything that isn't Oakley similarly dangerous.

Bolle for instance make safety glasses, so I'd expect their cycling ones to be decent.

edit: Impact-X are the better Rudy lenses. Good like finding them in an attractive colour on a decent frame.