Got some flex dollars to spend, and wanted to get input from anybody that rides with prescription eyewear.  There are way too many choices.  From what I've read, it sounds like I don't want polarization.  But there are so many other options: inserts, interchangeable lenses, transitions, red/orange vs brown/black. What works best for riding around here?

My first suggestion is DON'T get transitions... the longer you have them the less dark they get! 

I would definitely recommend interchangeable lenses if you find a good pair - something you can swap out the sunglass lenses with clear lenses. 

I ride with a pair of prescription Ray Bans that I like just fine - good wind and debris protection, comfortable and light... but on those evening rides I wish I was able to swap out the lenses. 

I got a pair of these with clear lenses, which is all I use in the woods regardless of the time of day. I went to MyEyeDr up here in Concord, and they had the lenses made. Zero fogging and heavy duty.

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only clear lenses in the woods.  any tint in the woods seems to dark for me.  unless you are riding on the road, interchangeable  shouldn't be necessary.  I have interchangeable lens but actually use separate pairs instead because of convenience.

Do people's lenses fog while they are moving? Mine fog when it's humid or cold when I stop, but not when moving. I've used a few types of tifosi  glasses but assumed things stay clear when you are moving.

sager wrote on 11/26/14 at 2:05am:

The Bolle would fog sometines if I was very slow (no comments) and it was terribly humid. The Bolle had the inserts which took a while to get air to them. The Rudy's seem to clear a lot quicker.

In my opinion, Rudy Project has the most options for Rx cycling sunglasses.  I have the Keja (discontinued) with dark grey polarized progressives for the road and they're great!  I sometimes wear them for MTB if it is very sunny, but they are usually too dark for the woods.  After the first of the year (so I can get partial reimbursement from my vision plan) I plan to get some Rudys with the Rx insert (probably the Exception or Noyz) and interchangeable lenses (laser black for the road and racing red photochromic and clear for MTB).  Rudy has a lot of their eyewear on sale and often has promotions that reduce the cost.  Still expensive but worth it.

I go through about pair a year....Most recent pair was $28 with shipping (and without insurance)....I did buy some prescription Oakley's a couple yrs back that were $250 even after insurance.....They broke I threw them away and went back to the cheepsters....To me it's all about thrift....Glasses are glasses.....They all fog up (I just take mine off when I stop) and get lost or broken....$28 got me photochromatic lenses and I don't really care if they get lost or broken....I've had my current pair for about a year and they work fine....I can't tell the difference between these and the Oakleys honestly.....Sometimes I think we trick ourselves into thinking a logo makes something perform better....

I use this website and feed in my script from my annual eye visit:


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