Glasses legs inside or out

greenrocket

just wondering what way people wear sunglasses, inside or outside the helmet straps. i noticed lads in the giro wearing them outside. i normally wear them inside just curious what the general consensus is.

Seaneh

See #37:
http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/

Wishbone Ash

greenrocket wrote: »

... i normally wear them inside....

:eek:

Eamonnator

It doesn't matter, what the consensus is. Glasses are to be worn with the arms outside the the helmet straps. The RULES say so, and that's it. No argument.

Unless you want to wear them inside, that's fine as well.

bcmf

Wear them outside because if you take a tumble the glasses will end up on the road rather then in you eyes.

Beasty

General practice is outside. Any glasses I wear though are prescription, and I always wear inside - that way I can see what I'm doing whan I take my helmet off (and can take it off without risking my sunglasses (or normal ones) falling to the ground)

Whatever the "rules" say do what you feel most comfortable with ....

Mycroft H

Beasty wrote: »

General practice is outside. Any glasses I wear though are prescription, and I always wear inside - that way I can see what I'm doing whan I take my helmet off (and can take it off without risking my sunglasses (or normal ones) falling to the ground)

Whatever the "rules" say do what you feel most comfortable with ....

Same as beasty. Need the glasses to see so they stay on the inside of my helmet

dastardly00

Beasty wrote: »

General practice is outside. Any glasses I wear though are prescription, and I always wear inside - that way I can see what I'm doing whan I take my helmet off (and can take it off without risking my sunglasses (or normal ones) falling to the ground)

Whatever the "rules" say do what you feel most comfortable with ....

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mirv

Prescription glasses inside straps for me - I'm not going to be taking them off or anything.

outfox

Those of you with prescription glasses - do you use ordinary glasses, or do you have some fancy wraparound jobs?

mirv

I bought a pair of black plastic rimmed 'nerd' glasses with photochromic (transitions/reactions) lenses for €89 in specsavers. I made sure to get quite a large frame/lense size so I would have maximum coverage. Cheaper than oakleys and you can wear them as normal glasses too.

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outfox wrote: »

Those of you with prescription glasses - do you use ordinary glasses, or do you have some fancy wraparound jobs?

Nope, just my regular glass. I got huge cheap sunglasses I can pop over them if I need to. It does not look cool, or in anyway good but it keeps the sun out of my eyes! Both are inside the straps of my helmet. I need them to see so can't have them plopping off when I take off my helmet.

ETA Good idea mirv, I never thought of that

Ryath

mirv wrote: »

I bought a pair of black plastic rimmed 'nerd' glasses with photochromic (transitions/reactions) lenses for €89 in specsavers. I made sure to get quite a large frame/lense size so I would have maximum coverage. Cheaper than oakleys and you can wear them as normal glasses too.

Are the frames shatterproof. I wouldn't wear regular glasses training or racing. Used to wear daily disposable contact lenses and cheap sunglasses. Eyes used to get a bit dry and when it was raining heavily it could feel like the lenses would wash out. Got a pair of oakley flakjackets with transitions lenses 2 years ago and they are very good and worth the money I think I'd have spent nearly as much on contacts at this stage. There are cheaper online options if you have your prescription.

el tel

What are the practical reasons for having the legs outside versus inside. All I can think of is they are handier ( by a margin of 0.0000001%) for putting on and taking off.

Ryath

el tel wrote: »

What are the practical reasons for having the legs outside versus inside. All I can think of is they are handier ( by a margin of 0.0000001%) for putting on and taking off.

bcmf wrote: »

Wear them outside because if you take a tumble the glasses will end up on the road rather then in you eyes.

The frames will also get marked from the helmet straps if you wear them under.

Beasty

outfox wrote: »

Those of you with prescription glasses - do you use ordinary glasses, or do you have some fancy wraparound jobs?

Mainly specific cycling prescription ones. Due to specific eyesight issues have been using regular glasses recently.

smacl

Legs inside straps, keeps glasses on a bit tighter and they stay on when helmet comes off.

outfox wrote: »

Those of you with prescription glasses - do you use ordinary glasses, or do you have some fancy wraparound jobs?

Ordinary glasses, though there are some issues. Fast descents and my eyes water which doesn't help things at speed. One pair I have darken in sunlight which is a bit of a disaster cycling, as the sunlight from the side is blinding by comparison to sunlight through the specs. Particularly noticeable on summer evenings with low sun.

OldBean

Arms in. I'm blind as a bat, and have plastic lenses in my frames.

Regular eyeglasses if it's cloudy or has potential to get dark, prescription sunglasses when it's nice. I've managed to perfect changing from normal to sunglasses from my handlebar bag.

Darkglasses

My ears are ringing..

Dermot Illogical

Glasses have legs? Well Holy God!

outfox

Have any of you guys tried the prescription wraparound cycling glasses where the lens sits in a holder inside the outer wraparound screen?
Are there other types of prescription cycling glasses?

blobbie

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=68212569

crosstownk

I wear prescription glasses and they are most definitely inside the helmet straps - outside would strain the arms of my specs.

I find it a nuisance having to wear the prescription specs (shades or regular) as I look over the lens due to my position on the bike. This leads to 'eye collisions' with insects which can be somewhat painful and irritating. I've often cycled a few kms on one eye while trying to remove some flying f**ker from my eye. I won't be getting laser eye treatments as I'm not a fan of having my eyes messed with plus I could buy a very decent NEW BIKE for the cost of the laser treatment.

I'd like to get a pair of wrap-arounds that would cover my prescription specs but I'm probably asking for either too much or something very ugly.

greenrocket

Legs/arms not sure which it is.

Since I break most of the rules on that list already I shall continue to wear them inside the straps.

Daroxtar

outfox wrote: »

Have any of you guys tried the prescription wraparound cycling glasses where the lens sits in a holder inside the outer wraparound screen?
Are there other types of prescription cycling glasses?

That's what I have. They are fine until you cycle in cold weather in the rain, then they have a tendency to fog up between the insert and outer lens, although you can spray the lenses with some solution that stops the fog. I got mine for about €70 online after being quoted over 200 in a local opticians.

I'll probably get prescription lenses instead of the RX inserts next time but for now they're fine.

happytramp

Yeah you can just get cycling glasses with lenses made to your prescription. Usually in the €200 plus price bracket though.

biketard

One leg/arm outside, one inside.

outfox

greenrocket wrote: »

Since I break most of the rules on that list already I shall continue to wear them inside the straps.

Careful now, or you'll get banned.

Beasty

outfox wrote: »

Careful now, or you'll get banned.

They'll have to ban me first;)

MichealD

Prescription wearer so definitely inside. Can't risk loosing them.

I have a pair of Rudy Projects with the dark lenses for sunny days and the yellow hi contrast lenses for the other 90% or the time! I have an rx insert that clips inside the glasses frame and can be reglazed if my prescription changes. The last two times my prescription changed the optician was happy to leave the cycling glasses unchanged it was only my close up reading vision that had disimproved.

One pain in the arse for prescription wearers is the need to keep your sunglasses on even if you go inside say at a sportive feedstop. Guess I should have eaten more carrots as a child......

mirv

MichealD wrote: »

One pain in the arse for prescription wearers is the need to keep your sunglasses on even if you go inside say at a sportive feedstop. Guess I should have eaten more carrots as a child......

Get photochromic lenses!

Ryath

MichealD wrote: »

Prescription wearer so definitely inside. Can't risk loosing them.

I have a pair of Rudy Projects with the dark lenses for sunny days and the yellow hi contrast lenses for the other 90% or the time! I have an rx insert that clips inside the glasses frame and can be reglazed if my prescription changes. The last two times my prescription changed the optician was happy to leave the cycling glasses unchanged it was only my close up reading vision that had disimproved.

One pain in the arse for prescription wearers is the need to keep your sunglasses on even if you go inside say at a sportive feedstop. Guess I should have eaten more carrots as a child......

That's why transitions lenses are so handy. You can probably get a pair for your rudy projects. My flakjackets when the lenses are clear nearly pass as normal glasses. Only draw back to transitions they are no use driving.

outfox

Switching between differnet pairs of glasses tends to give me a headache, even with identical frames and prescription. So now I just use transitions, they're the business.

smacl

Ryath wrote: »

That's why transitions lenses are so handy. You can probably get a pair for your rudy projects. My flakjackets when the lenses are clear nearly pass as normal glasses. Only draw back to transitions they are no use driving.

Grand if they're full wrap around, not so good otherwise. I find it horrendous cycling in my regular transition lens glasses when the sun is side on. YMMV.

Ryath

smacl wrote: »

Grand if they're full wrap around, not so good otherwise. I find it horrendous cycling in my regular transition lens glasses when the sun is side on. YMMV.

I'd imagine so mine are full wrap around though. They are very good it's like your wearing contacts as everything in focus not just when you're looking straight ahead.

doozerie

The design of the helmet can influence your decision too. The straps on one of my helmets emerge from inside the foam of the helmet itself, so instead of the straps lying against my face they sit 1 or 2 centimetres away from it at the point where they cross my sunglasses. Wearing sunglasses outside those straps is annoying as the arms of the glasses are jammed against them and shift around a bit as you move your head or adjust the straps.

Another option is to simply wear no helmet, obviously. (Out of the “straps over glasses/glasses over straps?” frying pan and straight into the “helmet/no helmet” fire!).