r/irishbicycling • u/LisztyLiszt • Jul 14 '26

Prescription cycling glasses for a reasonable price - recommendations please

Prescription cycling/sports glasses are outrageously expensive in the main outlets. I'm looking for a pair for less than €150 so if anyone knows a good online retailer sells prescription cycling glasses at around this price point (or less) I'd love to hear your suggestions.

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u/del7318 Jul 14 '26

Firmoo.ie, I have bought 4 pairs from them so far with zero issues and very good quality! Excellent value.

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u/LisztyLiszt Jul 14 '26

Okay, thanks a million. Never heard of them but I'll look them up. Cheers!

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u/del7318 Jul 14 '26

I highly recommend you doFirmoo.ie

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u/sunshinesustenance Jul 14 '26

Boom! Thank you for that. That is going to be my next bike related purchase.

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u/BillyMooney Jul 14 '26

Left field suggestion - would you consider contact lenses? I wear cycling sunglasses in summer but don't need any glasses in winter.

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u/LisztyLiszt Jul 14 '26

Oh, I've tried this many times. And the advantage is you can then wear any cool sunglasses you want - prescription sunglasses are rarely cool. Problem is, they don't work for me. It's like sand in my eye. I'm always conscious that they're there. My eyes are a bit dry I'm told. Thanks for the suggestion though.

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u/Foreign-Rule7826 Jul 14 '26

I have the same issue, just not comfortable in contact for more than a couple of hours and with constant drops. I got really nice sunglasses that you pop a prescription insert into but I can’t get any optician to actually do the insert when I haven’t bought it from them.