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sunglasses with inserts for prescription lenses
Prescription inserts in cycling sunglasses. Do these work well?
Looking for some recs or advice on cycling sunglasses that take inserts for prescription lenses or where you can just use prescription lenses at a reasonable cost. I use blended, progressive lenses in my regular glasses and would prefer to do so also here. Roy |
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sunglasses with inserts for prescription lenses
On Oct 28, 8:35*pm, yirgster wrote:
Prescription inserts in cycling sunglasses. Do these work well? Personal experience with Bolle some years back was no. Frame configuration necessitated a lens position that angled back rather than a flat plane, which threw my scrip off and made it hard to focus. I was using progressive lenses. Would talk to the lens dispenser before making the plunge. |
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sunglasses with inserts for prescription lenses
On 10/28/2010 08:35 PM, yirgster wrote:
Prescription inserts in cycling sunglasses. Do these work well? Looking for some recs or advice on cycling sunglasses that take inserts for prescription lenses or where you can just use prescription lenses at a reasonable cost. I use blended, progressive lenses in my regular glasses and would prefer to do so also here. Roy FWIW I have not yet taken the plunge and bought any kind of sport-specific glasses yet, but as a person of limited vision, I freaking LOVE my "Silhouette" rimless, hingeless glasses. Lightest glasses I've ever had and they. just. stay on my face - yes, even while cycling. I'm contemplating getting a pair of them as sunglasses. Only downside is that not being particularly "sporty" they do allow some wind in your eyes at high speed. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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sunglasses with inserts for prescription lenses
On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:35:38 -0700, yirgster wrote:
Prescription inserts in cycling sunglasses. Do these work well? Looking for some recs or advice on cycling sunglasses that take inserts for prescription lenses or where you can just use prescription lenses at a reasonable cost. I can't comment on how well they work, but for reasonable cost, you might look at the goggles carried by Zenni Optical: http://www.zennioptical.com/#/?frm_type%5B%5D=727 $25 for prescription sunglasses may seem like an indicator of bad quality, but I have some sub-$20 Zenni eyeglasses that seem just as good as what I used to pay $300 for. I use blended, progressive lenses in my regular glasses and would prefer to do so also here. |
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sunglasses with inserts for prescription lenses
try http://www.yorktowneopt.com/miva/mer...&Store_Code=YO
goes polarized copper brown light full sun/partly cloudy to blue glare guard or gray full bright sun then yellow for full cloudy. use tape to secure. the instants have wind wings prevent back glare. wash with water force then dilute non CHOH dish detergent. maybe wipe out with Bausch & Loam sight savers. brown and deafinitly copper turn blue sky bluer and define cloud shapes/SUV |
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sunglasses with inserts for prescription lenses
On Oct 28, 7:35*pm, yirgster wrote:
Prescription inserts in cycling sunglasses. Do these work well? Looking for some recs or advice on cycling sunglasses that take inserts for prescription lenses or where you can just use prescription lenses at a reasonable cost. I use blended, progressive lenses in my regular glasses and would prefer to do so also here. Roy I have some Bolle Edge II sunglasses with prescription inserts. Been using them for about 10 years or so. This model is no longer made. I have two frames that I can switch the insert between. One with dark lens and one with clear lens. I presume you could put a progressive bi-focal lens in an insert. The insert is small so that may affect how much lens you are looking through for distant or close viewing. I've been perfectly happy with using inserts. No fogging of the insert lens. It does require cleaning two sets of lenses after rides. The sunglass lens and the insert lens. |
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sunglasses with inserts for prescription lenses
On 10/28/2010 11:36 PM, Gary Young wrote:
On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:35:38 -0700, yirgster wrote: Prescription inserts in cycling sunglasses. Do these work well? Looking for some recs or advice on cycling sunglasses that take inserts for prescription lenses or where you can just use prescription lenses at a reasonable cost. I can't comment on how well they work, but for reasonable cost, you might look at the goggles carried by Zenni Optical: http://www.zennioptical.com/#/?frm_type%5B%5D=727 $25 for prescription sunglasses may seem like an indicator of bad quality, but I have some sub-$20 Zenni eyeglasses that seem just as good as what I used to pay $300 for. I use blended, progressive lenses in my regular glasses and would prefer to do so also here. I have a couple of pairs of the Zenni cycling glasses. For the price, it was easier to get one clear & one dark rather than screwing around with multiple outer lenses. They work fine, like all the glasses I've purchased from them (perhaps a dozen pairs). I find cycling glasses with inserts (Zenni or others) have several compromises. The first is that the corrective inserts, being small enough to fit behind the outer lens, do limit peripheral vision more than typical glasses. The size also limits degree of correction (I'm about 2 diopters). None of the Zenni inserts are large enough for them to be made as bifocals, according to their site (there's something like a 35 mm lens height minimum), I assume most other insert type glasses would have similar restrictions. Even if you could get a bifocal lens that small, I don't know if you'd be happy with them. Depending on the amount of curvature in the frame & especially the insert (degree of wraparound) the amount of correction may be limited before you get distortion. Having 4 surfaces rather than 2 gives you more opportunity for interior reflections and water/fog accumulation. Having the extra insert makes them heavier than regular glasses. Cycling (and most other) glasses are normally absurdly expensive, and not necessarily particularly durable. The wrap around style does limit wind on the eyes a bit, but sometimes can actually be worse if they channel air under the lens. Insert types are usually worse at this, since they stand off the face more. I think they're mostly a style affectation, and the insert type aren't particularly flattering, particularly with a clear lens. All in all, particularly for bifocals (which I don't use), I think it makes more sense just to get a suitable pair of glasses/sunglasses and ride with those. My criteria for riding glasses a reasonably large lens, light weight frame and lens and corrosion/sweat resistance. I have a pair of hingeless/frameless that are actually a little too light, I think a strong wind could blow them off. My go-to pair for riding around is usually a slightly heavier titanium framed aviator. I've never used the auto-darkening lenses, some people love them, some hate them. My wife really likes the "clip-on" sun lens style that uses tiny magnets on the nosepiece, they really do look much nicer than typical clip-ons. As it stands now, I hardly ever wear my wrap around glasses. There's nothing wrong with them, they just don't provide any particular advantage that outweighs the typical optical compromises of that type. |
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sunglasses with inserts for prescription lenses
"yirgster" wrote in message ... Prescription inserts in cycling sunglasses. Do these work well? Looking for some recs or advice on cycling sunglasses that take inserts for prescription lenses or where you can just use prescription lenses at a reasonable cost. I use blended, progressive lenses in my regular glasses and would prefer to do so also here. Roy I use Bolle Vigilante glasses with prescription insert. I have progressive lenses as well. This has worked well for me for years. Many different lenses tints including clear available. Each time I have had to buy them, I found them for sale at much less than the MSRP. BobT |
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sunglasses with inserts for prescription lenses
On 10/29/2010 8:32 AM, BobT wrote:
wrote in message ... Prescription inserts in cycling sunglasses. Do these work well? Looking for some recs or advice on cycling sunglasses that take inserts for prescription lenses or where you can just use prescription lenses at a reasonable cost. I use blended, progressive lenses in my regular glasses and would prefer to do so also here. Roy I use Bolle Vigilante glasses with prescription insert. I have progressive lenses as well. This has worked well for me for years. Many different lenses tints including clear available. Each time I have had to buy them, I found them for sale at much less than the MSRP. Do you have problems with peripheral vision? I have a pair of regular progressive lenses that darken in the sunlight. They aren't big enough so I get sun in my eyes morning and evenings over the top of the lenses. I also can't see well when looking over my shoulder because the lenses aren't wide enough. But I have friends with progressive lenses in cycling glasses and they complain that the lenses are too big and the inserts are too small to cover them so they end up with the same problem. Every functional seeming solution that I've seen is too expensive. Maybe I'll wait until styles change again and I can get bigger lenses... |
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sunglasses with inserts for prescription lenses
Looking for some recs or advice on cycling sunglasses that take
inserts for prescription lenses or where you can just use prescription lenses at a reasonable cost. I use blended, progressive lenses in my regular glasses and would prefer to do so also here. I have a pair of wrap-around Bolles (don't know which model) with prescription lenses, not inserts, and have been very happy with them. I use progressive lenses in my regular glasses, but skipped the near-vision correction on the Bolles and have no problem with that while riding. My main reason for getting the glasses was eye protection - my regular glasses let in too much dust and grit. My prescription is moderately strong (one eye is -4.75, the other is -3.50) and my usual optician told me that he could not do wrap-around lenses that strong. But through another rider I found an optician who rides and who specializes in prescription glasses for sports. So I think the best bet is to ask around and find an optician who's comfortable making this kind of lens. In New Jersey or the Phila. area, try Marlton Eye (http://www.infosheet.com/marltoneye/). |
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