Riding Glasses

[Gooby]

Need a new pair..
Before crimbo I was at Gunwarf quays at the Oakley factory outlet but showed restraint and decided to wait for the sales.
Went back yesterday and they have put the prices UP!

Because I want an odd lens, it is now cheaper for me to go to oakley instead of buy a "cheap" pair from gunwharf and re-lens them.

So... while I am shopping around - what do you guys wear / rate? (Mud plugging / mountain biking)

[itsnotarace]

I use an 18 year old pair of Oakley M Frames with positive red, clear and persimmon lenses. I think I'm on my second pair of earsocks and nose thingy but otherwise as new

[ewenm]

Oakley Flak Jackets with either yellow or dark lenses.

[louiebaby]

I have a half jacket set with clear, yellow and polarised black lenses...

I put a massive scratch on one of the black lenses once, which I have since replaced, so I might have saved my eyesight with them...

[fatwomble]

Oakley Flak Jackets with prescription lenses The lenses were half price and still stupidly expensive

For night and dull days some Dixon sunglasses with a clear prescription lens which cost less than non prescription Oakleys, but don't look anywhere near as good.

[Gnarlybluesurf]

There can be only one answer Oakley Jawbones... you can quickly and pretty cheaply interchange your lenses. They are the most comfortable glasses i've ever worn so much so i use them for everything... These guys are cheap, v helpful, reliable and superfast delivery i have found, with two different lenses, replacement nose grips, soft and hard cases for £126 can't complain.....

http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/rangeViewer.asp?catego...

[RRS_Staffs]

^^^^^ what he said

Ive used dozens of glasses before I discovered Jawbones

For on and off road they feel like they have been designed by someone who actually rides bikes

Changeable lenses superb
I use clear most of the time and persimmon now and again when its overcast
I even have a dense tint for the sun !!!!!!

If I was buying again Id probably go for a transition tint as I ride mostly on road now with a clear lens for dawn/dusk MTB
AFAIK the transitions are a bit sluggish for sudden moves into wooded/shaded areas etc

Cheers

[Gooby]

My old riding glasses were a wire frame set of oakleys that had a yellow lens (perscription) put in for night driving. They were the perfect riding glasses. I do a lot of dusk and night riding and even in the height of summer they took enough glare out of the view to be comfy especially when diving into a wood, they dealt with the change of light superbly well.

I have been looking around since the loss of my other glasses and the only way to do the job I want is Jawbone. I have been doing my best not to buy jawbones because so many friends have them but I have just clenched my cheeks and pressed "order". (just feeling apres crimbo tights!).

Dark blue frame, blue jaw, black socks, Iridium blue lenses and some yellow "secondaries" which will end up primary!

Shame X metal frames dont have interchangeable lenses, I would have got them in a heartbeat....

[SkinnyBoy]

The only sunnies you will ever need. Oakley M Pro's light as a feather and brilliant optics.

[sjg]

Half Jackets are good with replaceable lenses (which are fairly cheap if they do get scratched). Else for basic clear/smoke lenses there are good safety specs for the job for no more than £10 - I've got a couple of pairs of clear Bolle Siliums for winter use.

[slomax]

For summer- cheap pair of sunglasses

for winter- pair of clear safety glasses

total outlay- £8

does the job well, and cheap enough not to care if they get scratched from mud and sand etc

why get expensive glasses when they are only going to get fouled up anyway?

[936ADL]

Jawbones here too!

Fantastic bits of kit, if a little pricey. But if you can afford them, i don't think you'll find better.

[Pupp]

Endura jobbies here, clear, yellow, grey and clear interchangeable lenses. Fit close, optically good, seem durable and about £30ish from a LBS. Yellow lenses especially good in low light/rain etc

[CC07 PEU]

I've been using a pair of Oakley Half Jackets for the last eight years or so and they're great with the interchangeable lenses.