Eye protection for cycling

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Steven Andrews

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I'm fed up with getting flys and other bugs in my eyes whilst cycling. Can you please recommend a pair of glasses to wear that will offer protection. Clear lenses would be nice, and I'm a sweaty person - so they'd need good ventilation/anti fog.....
I've seen some Briko Switcher and Rudy Project Tayo that look quite appropriate. What else is there out there?
 
oakleys work very well for me. superior lenses IMO. and polycarbonate really gives you confidence if you should take a dive.
 
Stephen,

I use an elderly pair of Madison D'Arcs. They were extremely well-reviewed when I bought them. A major advantage is that - as an enthusiastic wine drinker - I didn't have to sell a kidney to buy them, as one does with Oakleys.

http://www.ukbikestore.co.uk/acatalog/MADISON_SUNGLASSES.html

They can be bought with 3 interchangeable lenses: dark, yellow and clear.

Oakleys are, doubtless, the mutt's nuts, but the price tickets always leave me hoping that they've misplaced the decimal place....

maximus otter
 
Originally posted by maximus otter
Stephen,
I use an elderly pair of Madison D'Arcs.
maximus otter
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I've got them to but the damn lenses kept faling out the frame. I think I had a dodgy pair so I just glued the yellow lense in place and I've been using them for a while with no problems.
Steven, if your looking for anti-fog you could use anti-fog spray. 'Speedo' make some for swimming goggles and theres a few brands available for motorbike helmet visors.
Hope this helps
D.
 
Cat Crap, Its a product made by the people that make cat straps. I used to do biatholon for the army guard and wore glasses. I would have a problem when I stopped skiing to shoot my glasses would fog. Cat Crap would stop that.


Paul
 
Spy Optic has good Italian-made sunglasses. I have gone through about 3 pairs of Oakleys and they're OK, but i just think they're too common. For me, the fit of the Spy Neoscoop is perfect on the bike. The Arnette Threat is out of production, but I like those too, even though they're a little flimsy. They're also made in Italy.

Oakley is annoying because I see them on lots of FLKs (funny lookin' kids). The worst is when they wear them indoors. I work a few nights a week as a bouncer at a club and Oakleys are definitely the brand of choice for people who wear them like some kind of freakin' princess tiara in their cheesy dyed hair at night because they think that chicks will be impressed by their $150 plastic sunglasses on the top of their heads even though they are wearing a $20 Timex on their wrist and buying the cheapest booze in the place and not leaving tips until they leave in their stupid loud cars to go to their cheap nasty apartments...

I can't stand those guys.
 
Spyken has the right answer. Whatever you purchase (and different faces find different manufacturers comfortable) make sure the lens' are polycarbonate.

My glasses look like mirrored sunglasses, but they are actually safety glasses. They will stop a BB and a .22LR shard, and that's a real advantage.

The Uvex I wear has an adjustable frame; you can get a very secure fit.
 
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