Glasses with flexible temples

[Arends]

Being of certain age (hence this bike and forum), I need glasses. And my current pair of glasses, although having titanium temples, start feeling uncomfortable after an hour or riding.

There are flexible glasses promoted by Ryan F9, but they are in Canada. So shipping cost is significant and returns could take too long.

Could you recommend glasses with flexible temples, that are available in EU? I would prefer to try them in a physical store first, or to avail of EU shipping that usually does not take ages. Return policies are covered by our magnificent united legislation, so I feel safe, protected and empowered.

All suggestions are welcome.

[Randyjaco]

Check out Zenni Medical. They are Chinese and I have been buying from them for about 30 years. Never got a bad pair of glasses. Many of their frames have flexible temples. You will like their prices.

[Capt Sisko]

I have a pair of straight arm glasses which my optician recommended. They don't work inside a helmet (Neotec II) very well. I find I constantly have to raise my visor and push them back up my nose a quarter of an inch. Annoying to say the least, really annoying in the rain. I also have pair of wrap around prescription sports glasses that 1. Suffer from the same slide down your nose problem, 2. The prescription inserts are way to close to my eyes for comfort, and 3. Because of that they smudge to easily.

The most comfortable for me have been the really thin & bendy titanium ones, but every single pair of those I've ever had have eventually snapped. My current riding pair are just a basic cheapo pair, but measured properly so the bend sits behind my ears.

[redcomet]

Google "Flying eyes" They do frames to fit under a flying helmet (e.g. for open gyroplane flying ) They provide details of their frame so that your local optician can make lenses to fit them.

Good Luck

Pete

[Arends]

I went for the cheap Chinese ones, as my lenses are bloody expensive. Lenses only cost more than the Flying Eyes frames with shipment.
Flying Eyes don't ship testing to Europe, from what I could read, and they are not sold anyhwere locally. My nose seems to be too slim for majority of normal frames, hence I don't like spending too much without trying.

The Chinese ones arrived in two weeks and I've got the lenses put in by local opticians. Although I am fighting health issues, I've done 8.5 hours riding yesterday and the glasses were fine for most of the time. Just my balaclava didn't sit well after my last spot, and that pushed the glasses a bit forward, but that is an error between handlebars and the seat, not the issue of the frames.

I am happy I could test frames with flexible temples, before I can (or need) to spend double the money on Flying Eyes.