How to choose your cycling glasses?

The number of cyclists continues to grow every year and even more so with the advent of the electric market. And for all practitioners, the question of equipment becomes central. Helmet, backpack, jacket or even glasses: you need to know how to choose the right products to be able to ride in the best conditions. Here are our tips for finding THE right glasses.

The bicycle market is booming. It is even the best-selling means of transport in France in 2022 with 2.6 million products purchased. Driven by electric models, which now represent one in four purchases, the bicycle is on the rise and brings with it more and more numerous uses involved in the values ​​conveyed: green travel, practical journeys and the benefits for health. But becoming a wheel ace doesn’t stop at acquiring a simple bike. To be able to practice it in comfort, serenity and safety, you need to know how to equip yourself. By choosing, in particular, the right cycling glasses. Essential accessory. For many reasons.

See well, protect yourself well

Before giving you our best advice for choosing your next glasses, it is important to understand why it is essential to have them. By cycling regularly, we quickly discover aspects of safety, comfort but also style which become a priority for many. Safety, first of all. By driving with glasses, you are able to protect yourself from the inconveniences of the road. A piece of dust, a leaf or a small stone quickly arrived. Protected by glasses, your eyes will be safe and you will avoid many accidents. The wind is also a natural element to take into account. For the driver, or for the child who very often rides on the back of a bike to go to school, glasses are the ideal protection against being subjected to too violent a gust (our little toddlers really hate often the sensation of too strong wind on their eyes). In terms of comfort, it’s day and night to ride with or without glasses. Among the elements of Mother Nature, there is obviously the sun. To avoid being exposed to too powerful a ray and maintain optimal vision of the road, glasses are essential. And for those, many, who attach importance to style, this is the opportunity to add THE touch that makes the difference. The diversity of models clearly allows you to find glasses to suit your taste. And even wear different ones, depending on your outfit.

Heart stroke

Our first tip for choosing the right cycling glasses is to use the famous “favorite” approach. Our daily lives have enough constraints to not let the “pleasure” cursor control the dance when it comes to equipping ourselves. Equipment manufacturers offer many models, for all tastes and it is very easy to find THE pair that you like more than the others. A pair that you will enjoy wearing on every outing. Feel good in your body, feel good on your bike, feel good with your glasses!

For what weather?

Whether you live in Brittany, Paris or the South of France, the weather is not at all the same. To choose your glasses, you must take into account the characteristics of your environment and adapt the tint of the lenses to it. There are four categories of tints, ranging from the strongest (Category 3), to choose if the sun is strong and often, up to category 0, barely tinted (almost transparent), for rainy or very weak sunlight. Having two models available, for sunny days and grayer ones, remains the best of the best.

Sportsman or city dweller?

Last important criterion: your practice! For city cyclists, who only concentrate their use in town and at a moderate pace, it is not necessary to turn to resistant and profiled glasses. Classic models will be perfect. On the other hand, if you are an expert on the handlebars and the bike is synonymous with a “muscular ride”, it is clearly recommended to turn to a “sport” model. Profiling, resistance and moisture management (sweat) will be your selection criteria.