Prescription Cycling Glasses

I'f you already have a pair of sunnies that are decent for riding in, you could get them reglazed at https://www.reglaze-glasses-direct.com

I got a.set of Oakley frames made up with my prescription at my local opticians. It seems to be a very common thing that they do

This all depends how awful your eyes are. Mine are pretty terrible (-5 one eye, -6 the other) and this just isn’t really possible, so daily disposable contacts it is.

For relatively inexpensive try Optilabs, or as above buy some frames and try your local optician. For more expensive (and arguably a bit more stylish) have a look at RxSport. I've bought varifocals from them in the past (Rudy Project Rydon) and been very happy. Wherever you try they will get quite a bit more expensive as you add on options, but some of those such as anti-glare and anti-mist coatings I wouldn't go without.  

I've been using Oakleys (photochromic/transitions) for years but they're not cheap. I bought the Vigor from V2O Sports last year after them hitting me with Facebook ads and they've been great for the road bike.

https://www.v2osports.com/collections/shop-by-model

I went with some Bolle safety glasses, the plus side was that they're inexpensive and I could try them on first which isn't really possible with a lot of the cheaper options. (also some people might be able to swing it as a work related thing, I only realised I could have too late).

On the downside, I look like joe 90 but then there isn't a pair of glasses in the world that can make me look stylish at the best of times never mind while riding a bike

Oakley Flak 2.0 for me. 

Goggles4U here - varifocal clear and tinted riding glasses for about £40 each. They're cheap, plastic, but perfectly fine for riding in. Not as good optically as my all day every day pair that came from the local opticians, but 5% of the price...

Rad8 for me. Been using them for about 10 years now I reckon. Good vision, don't steam up badly, light, not that expensive.

+1 for Rad8 and not just because they were half the price of my previous Oakley but they are just as good to see in.

The biggest plus for me has been the great after care, I had an issue and they sorted it, then broke an arm and they sorted it.

Really great bunch and they use Optilabs for their prescription building too.

I recently got two pairs of K-Sunm 1802 sunglasses with clear prescription lenses from Boots for £180, with scratch resistance and glare resiatance.

Great for cycling in especially towards sunset, as I was using non-prescription Lidl's finest over the last 7 years, but my eyes have got a bit worse so I need to take them off to read on my mobile and use an old pair of specs to read computer monitor at usual distance.

Am I right in saying Rad8 are only sunnies/transitions and they don’t sell simple clear glasses for say low vis / night riding?

Pretty sure Rad8 would do whatever. Their transitions go pretty colourless though.

I've got two different pairs of Tifosi some Rail XC and some Tsali that take the same optical insert. Lots of interchange lenses (I either use the full mirror tint or a photo-reactive one, the clears and coloured tints are left on the case unused) 

Some people get along with inserts, others can't abide them. The lens swapping is a big selling point for me

I rode with some photochromic "sports sunglasses" for a long time, they were cheap, but the fit and weight made them sub-optimal. Money no object I'd probably have some prescription Oakleys, but as it is the Tifosi do the job well for me. 

@ratherbeintobago I'm -6 and -6.5 with astigmatism, and have used both Optilabs and Cilary Blue for prescription riding specs. I bought two pairs of Oakley Crosslinks and had one clear and one sunglasses with high index lenses from Cillary Blue for the last lot; from memory it was £350 for the two sets, which is what I'd expect to pay for one pair of generic high index specs in Specsavers.

They've been fine for over five years - I ended up using the clear prescription ones during lockdown as daily specs. Having had workmate get grit behind a contact during a very muddy marathon race in Norway, and my general ick about contacts in general, I'd definitely recommend this path.

@bentudder Thanks, that’s useful to know. When I was looking (10+ years ago, granted) things like Adidas Evil Eyes were outside the range I could get (-6 in one eye, -5 in the other with an astigmatism)

Was involved in a project for work for eye protection and had to point out to the chap from the (well-known safety eyewear firm) that +/- 5 wasn’t going to be good enough.

^ Years ago Adidas opticians told my missus that -14 would be doable in EvilEyes. 

I had Evil Eyes with an RX insert, They weren't great - the usual issue with two sets of lenses close to each other and lots humidity.

I've used SelectSpecs for years for prescription cycling glasses. They have quite a wide range of frames in their "Aero" range that start at £20 and work well on the bike. I get the Reactolite lenses so I can also use them at night.

I've used SelectSpecs for years for prescription cycling glasses. They have quite a wide range of frames in their "Aero" range that start at £20 and work well on the bike. I get the Reactolite lenses so I can also use them at night.

Those were the ones I used before getting the Tifosi, I still have them as backups, they're very good VFM and pretty robust, but ultimately their weight and fit wasn't as good, they're arguably better in winter to reduce fogging risks, but 'Rain-X' improves life with double lenses. 

On the comments about Rad8 above - when I enquired a few years ago they would only do transitions - they wouldn’t do a clear option for me. So I’ve actually just got their frames (couple of pairs) and I used reglaze glasses direct to have prescription clear polycarbonate lenses put in. Think I had anti glare and anti scratch coating on them but it was a couple of years ago now