Prescription Glasses with an Open Faced Helmet

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I need to wear prescription glasses while riding and driving. While riding with an open faced helmet, the wind rushes past my eyes and they get really irritated. Any suggestions on where to find some riding glasses that would reduce the wind and also allow me to put prescription lenses in?

I've found this Bobster brand which does this but they seem to be operating through the US. http://www.bobster.com/riding/sunglasses.aspx
I'd like to find a local shop so I could try on a few pairs before purchasing. I've checked with GP Bikes and Royal Distributing today an neither of them can provide prescription lens services with their glasses. The Hakim Optical by my area didn't have an solutions either.

Hoping someone could chime in with some suggestions from experience.
 
Ask an optical place if they can fit lenses into your own frames.

Buy glasses for riding (with foam surrounds) and have transition lensea put in.


I wear aviator sunglasses for bright riding and although the wind is bothersome at first it gets better quickly. How much have you ridden with glasses? You may just need to ride for 5 more min to get used to wind on the eyes.

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I have ones from Wiley-X (www.wileyx.com). Very nice quality. And the rubber gasket surrounds are removable, so the sungoggles can look like sunglasses when needed (i.e. off bike). Was expensive, and had to order them online, but eventually worked out well.

Per the other comment, I can get by at certain speeds with just my larger aviator style glasses. And, as the season goes on, you will find you build up wind tolerance ability in your eyes. I have no idea how that works, but it does.
 
Oakley will do prescription lenses, for a price. That's the high-end curved lenses that get processed in California. That's how it was a few years ago anyway. LensCrafters has a nice selection of regular Oakleys.

For years I've been trying to get well produced, high quality prescription goggles/glasses for sports and riding, and it's tough. Getting them is one thing - getting them right seems to be another thing entirely. Apparently it's anytime you have a curvature in the lens is when it presents a problem. Keeping the integrity of the prescription presents a real problem.

I keep a pair of OTG goggles on hand - they work well in dusty areas, and especially well over my glasses when it's raining.
 
Seven said:
Oakley will do prescription lenses, for a price. That's the high-end curved lenses that get processed in California. That's how it was a few years ago anyway. LensCrafters has a nice selection of regular Oakleys.

For years I've been trying to get well produced, high quality prescription goggles/glasses for sports and riding, and it's tough. Getting them is one thing - getting them right seems to be another thing entirely. Apparently it's anytime you have a curvature in the lens is when it presents a problem. Keeping the integrity of the prescription presents a real problem.

I keep a pair of OTG goggles on hand - they work well in dusty areas, and especially well over my glasses when it's raining.
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Steven you are welcome to check mine out for quality if this is what you are looking for;


I have Oakley Jawbone glasses which have been renamed racing jacket due to a legal dispute with a bluetooth mfrg (or so im told) with prescription lenses. the lenses can be swapped out easily with clear, amber or polarized (those are the 3 i chose)
they come in at $150-200 a pair of lenses but are very good quality. i chose the 3 types of lenses i did to have a very versatile pair of glasses, and wen i order my 2nd set of frames i may opt for a set of transitions lenses.
i shopped around quite a bit and was getting prices upwards of 5 and 600 per set of lenses, Maryanne at Abbe optical has gotten my business and will for life.
http://www.abbeopticians.com/contact.html

i also have to say that these are the only glasses ive been able to wear and walk with them on. i dont have bad vision, however i have a bad astigmatism, every pair of glasses ive gotten in the past were just for night driving/riding and worked great when sitting but i honestly couldnt walk with them on. they was able to get my prescription bang on! i actually use the prescription lenses more than expected driving, riding, fishing, shooting...couldnt be happier.

if you go in there and tell her you saw the custom Oakley's she will know me, and if you have a plan on going in i can even drop mine off there for you to go see if that is something you would like. (i have no problem leaving them there for a day or 2 for her to show off, i dont wear them every day and i have other backup glasses i can use a bit if required.)
i specifically asked for no vents in my lenses, i didnt want wind going through the lenses, also i use them for target shooting so again, dont want vented (as seen in the factory oakley lens in the middle of the case.

 
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I use tinted goggles(Bought at GP for 30 bucks) over top of my regular glasses if Im not wearing the full face helmet. They kinda look goofy but they work well. Been thinking about getting some prescription Oakleys though, its just the expense of it all holding me back.
 
I've got a brand new pair of these Oakleys never used. They come with a gasket to keep out the wind and swappable lenses (clear and tinted) as well as lanyard thingy so they don't fall off. Let me know if you're interested.

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What are those called LoneRonin?

Nevermind, found them, they are called WindJacket.
 
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It depends on how bad your eyes are. Mine are -9/-10 + astigmatism. Most companies can't even make contact lens for me -_-

If you're in my boat, just save for laser eye surgery.
 
The_Marl said:
What are those called LoneRonin?

Nevermind, found them, they are called WindJacket.
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awesome glasses...sucks they've been discontinued because they're Oakley's only glasses ever designed specifically for motorcycles. That's the only reason I've kept them but I don't have the style of bike to wear them and always wear a fullface anyways.

This particular colour scheme was a part of Oakley's Ducati lineup but they've since dropped them in favour of Ferarri.
 
First solution is obvious, wear a full faced helmet.
if you must, this is the cheapest way that works for me and many others:
You buy a prescription glasses insert from Addidas, online . ~100 bucks. I got mine and smartbuyglassses.ca

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These will fit many sunglass frames. You can epoxy them into place, or epoxy a 6mm neodynium magnet (20 cents) to the insert on the bridge, and to many different pairs of sunglasses at the same location, and you can just click them on and off between different pairs.
 
I've tried many and the best fitting and nicest looking are the Guard Dog Evaders 2.
Google them up.I've got a smoke pair and a Yellow pair. Will fit small to large framed glasses.I bought mine off amazon
 
My problem is while I don't need a prescription to drive/ride, I like to where them anyway while I'm driving. But I've found for riding, they fog up from my breath alone, making them pointless to use. I have a pinlock insert for my visor but if my glasses fog up...

Sorry to thread hijack but I figure I might get some info as well.
 
OP have you tried contacts?...that's what I wore along with foam edged goggles when I had my cruiser and open faced helmet...
 
likebutta said:
My problem is while I don't need a prescription to drive/ride, I like to where them anyway while I'm driving. But I've found for riding, they fog up from my breath alone, making them pointless to use. I have a pinlock insert for my visor but if my glasses fog up...

Sorry to thread hijack but I figure I might get some info as well.
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i also pass the vision requirements, only wear them in the rain or at night.
mine only fog when im not moving so i just pop the visor open when im stopped but ive noticed since putting the chin skirt on my shoei rf1100 the visor fogs up a lot more.
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