| If you have a vision defect that is corrected by | | | | with your current prescription. Many opticians offer |
| wearing specs or contact lenses, riding a bicycle might | | | | deals on their eyeglasses such as buy one, get one |
| not be too much fun. For eyeglasses wearers, it is rare | | | | free. You might want to see if you can find a deal that |
| to get ones that shield the eyes from wind blowing in | | | | lets you buy a new pair of glasses, with an option of |
| at the sides, and this can cause two contrasting | | | | getting a second pair from the store's sports range. |
| problems, depending on the individual. The side draught | | | | The important thing for all cycling glasses is that they |
| either dries out the surface of the eyes, which can | | | | wrap around your head, and that they fit snugly onto |
| cause itchiness and irritation; or it can cause them to fill | | | | your face, so the wind cannot blow in your eyes. |
| with tears, which will affect your view of the road, not | | | | For more serious cyclists, the other two options are |
| to mention making you look like you are crying! For | | | | better. You could get a high quality pair of cycling |
| contact lens wearers, the dry eye problem is even | | | | glasses - check to make sure they can be fitted with |
| worse as it can cause the lenses to stick, rather | | | | Rx inserts, which will need to be bought separately. |
| painfully, so you will always need to carry eye-drops | | | | Many styles have the ability to interchange the |
| with you. | | | | sunglasses lenses to cater for different light conditions. |
| A perfect solution is to buy a pair of cycling glasses. | | | | With this type, you get your Rx insert with your own |
| For the contact lens wearing riders, there is a vast | | | | prescription lenses, and clip it onto the cycle glasses |
| array of different brands and styles to choose from. | | | | frame behind the normal shaded lenses. Easy! |
| You can even find an excellent selection while sitting at | | | | If you do not want to be bothered with separate Rx |
| your computer - just try out Amazon for example. | | | | inserts, some brands will make up your own |
| Some people prefer not to use contacts, opting | | | | prescription lenses in a variety of colors, so that you |
| instead for glasses to correct their vision defect. The | | | | can switch them over depending on the light conditions, |
| choices for these people are slightly reduced, but | | | | but they will also be correcting your vision. This is the |
| many companies now have excellent ranges of | | | | more expensive option, but well worth the money, |
| prescription cycling glasses. They are divided into three | | | | since they are perfectly designed for cycling, rather |
| broad categories: fixed lens cycle glasses made up | | | | than being an add-on to a normal pair. |
| with your own prescription; normal ones, adapted to | | | | It is certainly safer for cyclists on the road if they wear |
| enable the use of Rx inserts; and a single glasses | | | | some rudimentary eye protection, just to keep dirt and |
| frame allowing interchangeable prescription lenses. | | | | debris from flying into their eyes. But just as other road |
| If you are a part-time cyclist, perhaps only using your | | | | users who drive motor vehicles need to correct their |
| bike to get to work or college, you might want to | | | | vision by law, so too should cyclists. And now you |
| investigate the first type, where you pick the cycle | | | | know there is a huge variety of choice to give you |
| glasses frame that you want, and have them made up | | | | security and a little bit of style. |