Specky four eyes ?

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Don't know if this is the right place to ask, if it isn't then would a kind mod please 'shove it' where it belongs ;)

I'm of an age and have been for some time where I need to wear glasses but unfortunately they are varifoculs, the prescription for the distance is border line so I have been able to drive/ride without them BUT when I do I can't read the screen of the GPS (Nav5)
Plus getting the ordinary specsavers specials on with the helmet is tight and I've broken one pair already :blast

So the question is how do you folks manage, is there any frames you can suggest ?
 
I always get frames with sprung hinges so there's some flex in them, and then go for a two-handed kind of slide them on in a walking side to side type movement.
 
Cheers, sprung hinges seem logical. Was hoping there were some slightly curved ones, I know Oakley do prescription sport glasses but none varifoculs.
 
Buy a flip up helmet and put the helmet on with your glasses already on, you need a thin flexible pair of frames though.
 
I'm guessing, as you've mentioned Specsavers, that you aren't going to spend a lot of dosh? :nenau

If you change your mind then Oakley do plenty of frames that also have interchangeable lenses, consequently you can have clear & tinted lenses for one frame. You can also change the lenses should your prescription change, but keep the frame. They do varifocals as well. I wear Split Jackets as you can also get a gasket that fits around the inside and prevents wind and sand getting in your eyes if you wear an open face. In fact I've pretty much given up closing the visor on my TourX except if it rains. Not cheap, but then quality never is :thumb
 
The glasses I always wear for riding have a heavy frame and arms. Rigid enough just to push between side of my face and helmet no problem. Plus the tinting stuff on the lenses is great, can't remember the name. :blast
 
I have a "flip up" Shoei and find it very tight trying it that way in the past Mike but will try again.

Mutley. I went to the local (local to me) Oakley dealer optician and was tempted to get them BUT at over £400 for a pair I'm afraid I backed out of the shop but I do take on board what you say re Quality cost. If I can find an on-line retailer at a half decent price I would go with them although, all the measurements want to be right and the opticians around here are reluctant to give the pupil measurement :blast

Ian that's just what I'm wearing and it feels like I'm peeling skin of the side of my head and I know it won't be long before the frames give way but agree, the reactolight coating is pretty good.

Thanks guys....Anybody got any links to affordable Oakleys or any other sport manufacturer that do Verifocals ?
 
Mutley said:
I'm guessing, as you've mentioned Specsavers, that you aren't going to spend a lot of dosh? :nenau

If you change your mind then Oakley do plenty of frames that also have interchangeable lenses, consequently you can have clear & tinted lenses for one frame. You can also change the lenses should your prescription change, but keep the frame. They do varifocals as well. I wear Split Jackets as you can also get a gasket that fits around the inside and prevents wind and sand getting in your eyes if you wear an open face. In fact I've pretty much given up closing the visor on my TourX except if it rains. Not cheap, but then quality never is :thumb
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Mutley are these Split Jackets verifocal ?
 
I just priced up some Split Jackets with photochromic anti-fog lenses and a pair of spare yellow lenses and gaskets. Even without adding my prescription, they came out at £487...!!! :eek:
 
Schtum said:
I just priced up some Split Jackets with photochromic anti-fog lenses and a pair of spare yellow lenses and gaskets. Even without adding my prescription, they came out at £487...!!! :eek:
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Yep....sharp intake of breath and retreat is what I did. They may be good but on close inspection I just can't see the money only some fancy description of how good they are.

There again....I can't afford owt like that so it really doesn't matter :aidan
 
I'm just starting on contact lenses, have one for distance and one for close up - the brains a wonderful thing (or so I'm told) and switches between near far image/eyes as required.
Not done it for long yet but it is quite a revelation!!
 
I wear Oakley Ducati with a flip helmet the trick is to wear a head scarf that way when you put on helmet it does not push the frames off your ears
 
I have worn glasses for years, always buy a couple of cheap pairs from Specsavers, usually wire type with spring arms. Last time was £40 for the pair, with anti-scratch lenses. Use them only on the bike and working in the garage. Take your helmet when you try them on. I wear a Tour X and have no problem getting them on.
 
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I have worn glasses for years, always buy a couple of cheap pairs from Specsavers, usually wire type with spring arms. Last time was £40 for the pair, with anti-scratch lenses. Use them only on the bike and working in the garage. Take your helmet when you try them on. I wear a Tour X and have no problem getting them on.
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Agree about trying them on with a helmet.

My specs have spring hinges and a titanium frame. I have always worn a flip helmet.
 
WOW....Cheers guys for all the help :thumby:.... If I can't get a solution with all the tips, I'm well and truly up the creek :blast

Titanium sprung hinges seem like a good idea and a word with the optician re contact lenses.

Keep the ideas coming lads, I'm sure I'm not the only one on here that would benefit from the advice. :rob
 
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The trick to putting your flip helmet on without dislodging your glasses is to pull the sides of the helmet apart slightly as you pull the helmet on. This way your helmet shouldn't touch your glasses at all as you put it on. When you then let go of your helmet it should then settle gently onto your glasses without moving them, might take a few goes to perfect the technique but I have been doing this for 10 years now and will never go back to a full face for this reason. No more trying the poke the arms of my glasses into my helmet and over my ears.
 
Jacal said:
Don't know if this is the right place to ask, if it isn't then would a kind mod please 'shove it' where it belongs ;)

I'm of an age and have been for some time where I need to wear glasses but unfortunately they are varifoculs, the prescription for the distance is border line so I have been able to drive/ride without them BUT when I do I can't read the screen of the GPS (Nav5)
Plus getting the ordinary specsavers specials on with the helmet is tight and I've broken one pair already :blast

So the question is how do you folks manage, is there any frames you can suggest ?[/QUOT
Struggling to understand this. I wear varifocals all the time. Bought from spec savers with wire frames. Nothing special. I also wear a Shoei Neotec which is quite a snug fit, as it should be. Helmet goes on before glasses. Tight fit but no great drama.

As suggested above perhaps go in with the helmet and try various lenses. Contacts are another options but you may find they dry your eyes out quite quickly .
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Harry I have also been putting the helmet on first but then I have to walk the glass on and in doing so I have broken a pair (on the hinge) so maybe you choose a stronger pair than me BUT I don't want another pair broken hence the help thread.

I've tried the glasses first approach and the helmet always seems to push the glasses down, maybe my ears are to big from being lifted in and out of my pram :D;)
 
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