I like goggles, they give me greater flexibility than visors. Apart from being cheaper; they offer interchangeable lenses including tinted, mirrored and light reactive; are cooler in hot weather and seal your eyes from dust when riding off-road.
Until now, however, I've struggled a bit wearing goggles with my spectacles. Even using light, titanium framed spectacles, I've had to work at getting them in exactly the right position, perched on top of the breath guard in my Shoei Hornet, before placing my goggles over them. Even then, they were prone to moving around and I'd often end up with a smeared lens from it touching my eyelashes.
I've been considering RX inserts as a solution to this for quite some time but have struggled to source them here in the UK. US suppliers either refuse to ship to the UK or want ridiculous sums of money for shipping. One US company which only wanted to supply the inserts with prescription lenses fitted wanted far too much for them, partly as a consequence of the current exchange rate.
Having recently had very good experiences having new lenses fitted into my spectacles and purchasing prescription Ray-Bans for my wife, I asked the friendly and helpful folks at Spex Direct in Dunfermline Fife if they could source an insert and glaze it for me. Two days later I've just fitted the completed insert into my goggles.
Spex Direct supplied me with a universal RX insert which fits all my goggles. I actually have four pairs and three different makes and have attached pictures here to illustrate the fitting. I'll report back on how these work out after more use but at the moment, I'm extremely pleased with them.
Spex Direct Director, David Stewart, tells me that having done this for me, he'd now be happy to provide similar inserts for other customers. Price - from £89.00 depending upon your prescription.
Until now, however, I've struggled a bit wearing goggles with my spectacles. Even using light, titanium framed spectacles, I've had to work at getting them in exactly the right position, perched on top of the breath guard in my Shoei Hornet, before placing my goggles over them. Even then, they were prone to moving around and I'd often end up with a smeared lens from it touching my eyelashes.
I've been considering RX inserts as a solution to this for quite some time but have struggled to source them here in the UK. US suppliers either refuse to ship to the UK or want ridiculous sums of money for shipping. One US company which only wanted to supply the inserts with prescription lenses fitted wanted far too much for them, partly as a consequence of the current exchange rate.
Having recently had very good experiences having new lenses fitted into my spectacles and purchasing prescription Ray-Bans for my wife, I asked the friendly and helpful folks at Spex Direct in Dunfermline Fife if they could source an insert and glaze it for me. Two days later I've just fitted the completed insert into my goggles.
Spex Direct supplied me with a universal RX insert which fits all my goggles. I actually have four pairs and three different makes and have attached pictures here to illustrate the fitting. I'll report back on how these work out after more use but at the moment, I'm extremely pleased with them.
Spex Direct Director, David Stewart, tells me that having done this for me, he'd now be happy to provide similar inserts for other customers. Price - from £89.00 depending upon your prescription.
I moved to contacts.
