“Ordered these on 15th May 2024 and because I ordered them with prescription bifocal lenses delivery was around 4 weeks later which is not bad. I have previously tried wearing off-the-shelf bifocal safety glasses, wearing my normal glasses under full shield cycling glasses and sticking lenses onto my sunglasses with mixed results.
First impressions were good as the glasses came with a sturdy case including a liveried drawstring bag and a large cleaning cloth. The frame is not as stylish as the big brands but perfectly acceptable and being understated may appeal to some. From the inside you can clearly see the individual lenses fixed either side and first though this was a bit clumsy looking. However, from the outside the full width shield style mirrored lens does look very cool and stylish. Weight is 50g compared with 33g for my Sun God (non-prescription) Vulcans.
I need prescription lenses to read my headunit on the bike and since my eyes tend to water at speed full width big glasses are a must. First rides with these were a week in Sierra Nevada in Spain so hot and very sunny. The higher weight wasn't an issue at all, the glasses are very comfortable. I can read my headunit perfectly even when descending at speed. I could also see longer range very clearly. Just occasionally when cornering at speed on the drops and trying to look around the corner the chunky part of the frame above the nosepiece seemed to interfere with vision but moving my head slightly improved things. An extra bonus was being able to read menus at the cafe stops without resorting to separate reading glasses so less to carry! I chose bifocals over varifocals on the advice of other cyclists and chose 'segment height' of 25% which seems just right. Protection from the bright sunlight seemed perfect.
So in summary I am really pleased. I've used these glasses back in the UK when riding a road bike only evening time trial (so no TT helmets with visors allowed) and again they were great. About the only way the glasses could be improved would be to somehow incorporate the prescription into the full shield itself so having only one layer of lens and use a flashier designer frame but I suspect that would incur a much greater cost. Couldn't really be much happier with these glasses - highly recommend.”
