Goggles
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2010
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From: Acton, CA
Bobster makes nice goggles at a decent price and also sells prescription mc sunglasses and goggles. Look them up on line www.bobster.com.
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Northern Ontario, Canada
I normally wear Bi-focals, however I had sport-RX mak me up a set of RX glasses from 7eye. They are convertable from goggle type to sunglass style. Many options are available including transition lenses that darken with sun and go clear for night driving. They are also DOT approved and I'm sure if you search on line there are other suppliers other than sport-RX, however I am very happy with my purchase and service from them. Check them out on line and give them a call.
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Rockland County, NY
I've had Wiley-x prescription glasses for a few years now. I will go on record saying that no company has ever worked harder to get their product to work perfectly for a customer than they did for me. I'm on my second pair. One for bright sun and one with light adjusting lenses for night or overcast days. You need to call for prescription but they are great to work with and make a really good product.
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Portland, OR metro area
I've had Wiley-x prescription glasses for a few years now. I will go on record saying that no company has ever worked harder to get their product to work perfectly for a customer than they did for me. I'm on my second pair. One for bright sun and one with light adjusting lenses for night or overcast days. You need to call for prescription but they are great to work with and make a really good product.
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From: North Okanagan, BC
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From: Fennario
Thanks for all the input - greatly appreciated.
If I'm wearing a lid with a shield, my regular glasses are fine. They are progressives with transition lenses. I have a pair that I use just for riding and other outdoor activities.
I will investigate the Wiley-X goggles. There are quite a few dealers here locally and will call one to investigate the process for having prescription lenses in them. For those that have gone this route - do they do transition lenses for these?
What did they cost? I see that the regular goggles (sans prescription lenses) range from $115 to $140.
I can use my health care account for this after the first.
If I'm wearing a lid with a shield, my regular glasses are fine. They are progressives with transition lenses. I have a pair that I use just for riding and other outdoor activities.
I will investigate the Wiley-X goggles. There are quite a few dealers here locally and will call one to investigate the process for having prescription lenses in them. For those that have gone this route - do they do transition lenses for these?
What did they cost? I see that the regular goggles (sans prescription lenses) range from $115 to $140.
I can use my health care account for this after the first.
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Joined: Dec 2007
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panoptics for me first pair is transitions love them,still use em after dark or on cloudy days, got a second pair with just dark tint,the transitions didnt get dark enough for all day full sun.and u cab get bi or trifocols in em.
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found a eyeglass place near me that carrys wiley x and panoptics and others that makes lenses in house it was nice to try on all the different models to get a good fit.and they will make any lens combo u want.
Tourer
Joined: Sep 2010
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If you are getting multifocal lenses, be sure to order your glasses through an optical shop or optometrist office and not a sporting goods store so that accurate measurements can be obtained for correct placement of your mutifocals in your lenses.
I have been using transitions lenses in my riding glasses for quite some time but there are times that they aren't dark enough. A little trick I have started using is to place a strip of black electrical tape, about 1/4" wide, across the top of my lenses. When riding into the sun, this strip of tape acts as a sunvisor and really helps eliminate the overhead glare from the sun. In late afternoon you can tip your head down just a little when riding directly into the sun and it's just like flipping the sunvisor down in your car. Cheap & it really helps!
I have been using transitions lenses in my riding glasses for quite some time but there are times that they aren't dark enough. A little trick I have started using is to place a strip of black electrical tape, about 1/4" wide, across the top of my lenses. When riding into the sun, this strip of tape acts as a sunvisor and really helps eliminate the overhead glare from the sun. In late afternoon you can tip your head down just a little when riding directly into the sun and it's just like flipping the sunvisor down in your car. Cheap & it really helps!