All Gear No Idea?

So today I bought a $530 pair of glasses for cycling.

Yep, Rudy Project.

Full on.

(image via blog.massagetoday.com)

So yeah, they're pretty much the most expensive cycling glasses..  Most cyclists wear pretty cheap sunglasses.

Reasons why I bought them:

1. My husband has them and they feel really light.
2. You can adjust the nose bits - this is important because I have a flat nose and for my whole life, I've never ever found glasses that sit on my face properly.
3. You can adjust the ear bits - my ears are actually lopsided.  (Although I think this is really common).
4. They have different methods to allow for prescription lenses.  By the way, I went the cheapest option and got the prescription lens clips.  Most expensive at around $1077 was getting the lens built into the frame - this is the most robust option.  I thought this was a bit much since my road bike cost less than that...
5. The glass in the frame are photochromatic (transition from clear to dark depending on the sunlight like transition lenses) so I can use them for cycling and don't need to change them when the sun goes up / down.

So I think it was a pretty good investment, my prescription is pretty weak - I'm shortsighted and don't need my prescription lens in the daylight, I mostly wear glasses at night or at dusk / dawn when the light is low (my husband thinks I'm a dragon because apparently they are the best times to slay dragons because they can't see very well either!)

I'm currently not really cycling at those times, but I guess as Summer starts to / Daylight Savings end, it is likely to be darker when I will be cycling in the morning.

(image via www.rudyproject.com)

The optometrist - Eyecare Plus on Jamieson St at Wynard - are the only Rudy Project dealers in Sydney - suggested the mirror lenses - as they will hide the prescription lens a bit better than the clear glass.

ANYWAY, so it was quite expensive and it's a pretty high profile brand, but I think it should be good quality and suit my needs.

And it's important that I can see as effectively on the road as I can.  That is priceless, right?  :)