Prescription Sunglasses?

[Aggie_Ama]

I am looking into getting some prescription sunglasses. My eyes really hate contacts and I do wear them, but I would like the option to do without them. Right now I have to have them in to ride.

I am leaning towards the Tifosi prescription sunglasses. I really like my non-prescription Tifosis and I really like the price. Anyone have experience with them? Mainly I wonder how long they take, where to get them and if there is anything I should know before getting them.

[KnottedYet]

Oooh, those are cool! I'm still wearing my 5 or 6 year old prescription Oakley Minutes. They were expensive, but oh so worth it!

I think it took something like 2 weeks for my optometrist to get the lenses, they had to be ordered. It was very nice to have the optometrist heat the frame and then fit it to my face, making them the most comfortable sunglasses I've ever worn.

[Aggie_Ama]

I am thinking of getting the Czars with the tortoise shell. I hope I can find another Tifosi dealer, our local one is kind of annoying to me. For some reason the shop has great customer service but they annoy me.

[SR500]

My husband just got a pair or Rx Tifosi's. Ordered them from:

http://hubbikes.com/
706-355-3989

It's a Athens, GA bike shop very close to Tifosi HQ. The guys all know one another. They can get anything you want, just ask for Brain.

My DH's were with the special lenses for bad eyes and wrap frames - he loves them.

[Bad JuJu]

Hmmm....I've been using the same pair of no-name Rx sunglasses for about 5 years now, and not only are the frames about to give up the ghost, but my Rx has now changed so much that my poor eyes go crazy trying to adapt from my regular untinted indoor glasses to my sunglasses. So it's time for a change.

I checked out the Tifosi site and it looks as if you can get either sunglasses with prescription lenses OR sunglasses with non-Rx lenses plus an Rx insert. My eye optometrist offers something like the latter also. But has anyone tried this arrangement--the little Rx insert, that is? It seems very economical, since when your prescription changes, you don't have to buy a whole new set of frames, but just the insert. On the other hand, does the insert provide a satisfactory field of vision? And what about security of fit? Does that little devil ever work itself loose? I'd just like to hear from anyone who has experience with this kind of Rx sunglasses.

[xeney]

JuJu, my husband uses something like that, not because of money but because he has a bad astigmatism so he can't have his prescription lens curved or wrap-around, as most cycling glasses are. He likes them fine, and no, they have never popped out. He said there was an adjustment period, though, and that at first everything looked a little blurry.

That is the big concern with prescription sunglasses, the astigmatism issue. I have a mild astigmatism so I can wear most sunglasses as prescription lenses, but it does take a while for my eyes to adjust to them, too. Unfortunately my astigmatism is getting worse and the doctor said my next pair will probably need to be the insert style.