Looking for cheap prescription (only +1) cycling glasses, clear and or tinted.

I can't see any point in getting expensive ones as a, I will batter or loose them, b, I can't afford it anyway!

Looking for any recommendations please.

Thanks

Sarah

I went to Vision Express (other alternatives available) and once I was given the cost of my poseur branded sunglasses of choice they recommended a similar frame which only cost £39.
You then spec the lenses according to what you can afford.
I went for the full prescription photochromatic so I didn't need to carry two pairs of glasses out cycling at half the price of the branded ones.
If you ask their advice they are really very helpful.

I had some of these a few years back https://www.optilabs.com/

They are OK, but I then splashed out on some Oakleys and would never go back. I take great care of the Oakleys as a result of having spent so much money on them

Dave Barter wrote:I had some of these a few years back https://www.optilabs.com/

They are OK, but I then splashed out on some Oakleys and would never go back. I take great care of the Oakleys as a result of having spent so much money on them

That principle has served me well too. I'm on my second set of lenses now - prescription is a fraction stronger - but I've otherwise had them for almost 10 years.

I’ve had the Optilabs and Oakley (with Oakley lense), the Oakley lenses seem to last longer.

Another Optilabs user here. My problem is that my prescription is quite strong which seemed to limit my choices and like you didn't want to spend a fortune. I got them to send me a couple of frames so I could try them before ordering, They may not be the most stylish but seem to do the job.

+1 is a reading prescription (to correct your inability to focus on near objects), as you'd probably only use these for reading maps etc just pick up a cheap pair from poundland etc, I think you can also get cheap tinted ones designed for reading whilst on holiday

I wouldn't have thought riding in them would be necessary

Yeah I started out reading on +1., now on +2 for that [maps etc] and +1 for general around and about.

I figured as I like to have eye protection I might as well be able to see clearly too.

Was hoping for something a bit cheaper as I am not gentle or good a keeping up with stuff. Might have to re-learn that one.

Do you need to wear the +1 all the time to be able to see where you're going? I need reading glasses now so I wear bi-focal safety glasses when on the bike to enable me to see my garmin and maps etc. and most importantly read them menu at cafe stops. I have some of these I bought on ebay

https://www.voltxsafety.com/trade-const ... ls-p26.htm

A quick google show that prescription safety glasses are also available.

sean_iow wrote:Do you need to wear the +1 all the time to be able to see where you're going? I need reading glasses now so I wear bi-focal safety glasses when on the bike to enable me to see my garmin and maps etc. and most importantly read them menu at cafe stops. I have some of these I bought on ebay

https://www.voltxsafety.com/trade-const ... ls-p26.htm

A quick google show that prescription safety glasses are also available.

Being a cheapskate this is what I do. Bifocal so I can see my gps on the handlebars when I need to, without stopping to put the glasses on. They're not very durable, I have to say, and the lenses scratch easily, but I can still see enough to ride. Then if they get too bad, I get another pair. If I leave them somewhere, pffft! I've only lost a tenner.